The National Testing Agency today, February 17, 2024, published a press release that contained the data on the distribution of applicants throughout exam shifts in an attempt to address concerns about fairness and transparency following complaints about unexpected percentiles in the JEE Main 2024 session 1 result.
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Following the announcement of the JEE Main 2024 session 1 paper 1 result on February 13, 2024, aspirants took to social media to voice their dissatisfaction with errors in the scorecard and percentile. NTA responded by providing clarity.
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The NTA official notice states that “It is reiterated that the JEE (Main) – 2024 Session 1 examination has been conducted as per the norms and procedures followed for the conduct of any high-stakes examination thereby providing fair and equal opportunity for all candidates.”
As per the norms followed by NTA, various Question papers of a similar nature in content were
prepared and randomly selected for each shift without knowledge of the difficulty level of each
Question paper.
The varied difficulty level in Question papers is an inherent part and parcel of multi-shift
examination and thus Normalization is the preferred mode for deciding scores. There is no
equivalence between raw scores and normalized scores.
The “Normalization procedure based on Percentile Score” was used to ensure that candidates
were neither benefitted nor disadvantaged due to the difficulty level of the examination” reads the notice.
JEE Main 2024 Shift Wise Distribution Of Candidates
To ensure that candidates were equally distributed in terms of number, gender, and category in each shift of the exam, the NTA has released data on the JEE Main 2024 shift-wise allotted number of candidates.
Below is the NTA data on the candidates list for the JEE Main 2024 session 1 paper 1 examination-
| JEE Main Exam Date and Shift | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 27 shift 1 | 82,371 | 39,816 | 1,22,187 |
| January 27 shift 2 | 85,659 | 39,613 | 1,25,272 |
| January 29 shift 1 | 82,589 | 39,734 | 1,22,323 |
| January 29 shift 2 | 84,089 | 40,759 | 1,24,848 |
| January 30 shift 1 | 80,761 | 41,037 | 1,21,798 |
| January 30 shift 2 | 80,936 | 40,092 | 1,21,028 |
| January 31 shift 1 | 83,389 | 41,705 | 1,25,094 |
| January 31 shift 2 | 81,088 | 39,829 | 1,20,917 |
| February 1 shift 1 | 81,237 | 39,968 | 1,21,205 |
| February 1 shift 2 | 78,568 | 38,384 | 1,16,952 |
| Total | 8,20,687 | 4,00,937 | 12,21,624 |
As a result, candidates are advised to use the updated data and formula mentioned in the press release to calculate their percentile.
Below is our comment section please free to ask any questions or queries you may have regarding the article or JEE Main 2024 session 1 examination. We will provide you with the best assistance.
FAQs
Ans. A total of 1170036 candidates have appeared for the JEE Main 2024 session 1 examination.
Ans. In both shifts of the JEE Main 2024 session 1 exam conducted on 27 January 2024, a total of 9 candidates scored 100%ile in the exam.
Ans. Candidates can calculate their JEE Main 2024 session 1 percentile by using the formulae.
JEE Main 2024 percentile = 100 X No. of candidates who appeared from the session with a raw score EQUAL TO OR LESS than the score of the Candidate/ Total No. of candidates who appeared in the session
Ans. Candidates can check the official public release of the JEE Main 2024 session 1 analysis on the official website of JEE Main @jeemain.nta.ac.in
Ans. No, the NTA does not release the raw scores of the JEE Main 2024 session 1 aspirants and only releases the percentile.
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