JEE Mains Ranking Factor for tie breaking Updated by NTA Check Details here
In a recent update to the ranking metrics for JEE Main, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has revised the criteria used for assigning ranks to candidates with identical scores. Previously, nine parameters were considered to break ties, but this year, only seven criteria will be utilized. Consequently, if two students achieve the same score after evaluating these seven factors, they will be awarded the same rank. Notably, the age and hall ticket number criteria, which were the eighth and ninth parameters respectively, have been eliminated from the JEE Main ranking metrics.
The tie-breaking process still prioritizes subject scores in mathematics, physics, and chemistry, in that order. If scores remain equal across these subjects, the rankings then consider error ratios—specifically, the number of correct answers versus mistakes in each subject, starting again with mathematics. Candidates with fewer negative marks are assigned a higher rank. Previously, in cases where all parameters were still equal, age was used as a tie-breaker, favoring the older candidate. The hall ticket number was then the final deciding factor, with priority given to higher numbers in descending order. However, with these changes, the JEE Main ranking will no longer consider either age or hall ticket numbers. Experts suggest that such identical scores, aside from those who scored 100 percentile, are quite rare in the JEE Main exam.
JEE Mains 2025 Seven Ranking Factors:
Certainly! Here are the seven tie-breaking factors used in the JEE Main ranking process for candidates with identical scores, listed in the order they are applied:
- Mathematics Score - The candidate with a higher score in mathematics is ranked higher.
- Physics Score - If mathematics scores are the same, the candidate with a higher score in physics is given a higher rank.
- Chemistry Score - If both mathematics and physics scores are identical, the candidate with a higher score in chemistry is ranked higher.
- Total Number of Positive Marks - If scores in all three subjects are the same, the candidate with the most correct answers across all subjects is ranked higher.
- Total Number of Negative Marks - If positive marks are also identical, the candidate with the fewest negative marks (least incorrect answers) is ranked higher.
- Ratio of Positive to Negative Marks in Mathematics - If the above criteria are the same, the ratio of positive to negative marks in mathematics is considered, with fewer negative marks preferred.
- Ratio of Positive to Negative Marks in Physics - Lastly, if all previous factors are still equal, the ratio of positive to negative marks in physics is used, again favoring candidates with fewer negative marks.
