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Percentile to Rank Calculator (JEE Main, NEET-UG)

Estimate your all-India rank from your percentile, using the official number of candidates who sat that year.

Exam

An estimate. Runs in your browser; nothing is sent or stored.

Estimated rank (all-India) —
Candidates ahead of you
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Candidates that year
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Key facts

  • Percentile = the share of candidates who scored at or below you. It is not a percentage of marks.
  • Estimated rank ≈ (100 − percentile) × candidates ÷ 100.
  • JEE Main uses each candidate's best NTA score across sessions; ranks come out after the final session.
  • This estimates the Common Rank List (all-India). Category ranks are much lower numbers.
  • Ties at the same percentile can shift the real rank by a few places either way.

Worked example

JEE Main 2026, 97.5 percentile, 15,38,468 candidates:

(100 − 97.5) × 15,38,468 ÷ 100 ≈ 38,462

About 38,461 candidates ahead, so a rank near 38,462.

FAQs

Why does my official rank differ?

Ties, normalisation across shifts, and tie-breaking rules all move the final rank slightly. The official rank card is the final word.

Can I predict a college from this?

Only roughly. Admission depends on category, quota, home state and each year's counselling cut-offs.

Which year's data is used?

The latest year with official candidate numbers. Next year's field size will differ.

Official sources

RuleFormulaSourceAs per
JEE Main 2026 Rank ≈ (100 − percentile) × N ÷ 100 NTA JEE Main 2026 result press note (unique candidates, both sessions) verification pending —
NEET-UG 2026 Rank ≈ (100 − percentile) × N ÷ 100 NTA NEET-UG 2026 result press note (candidates appeared) verification pending —