How to Calculate the GATE Percentile:

How to Calculate the GATE Percentile:

The percentile score of a candidate indicates the percentage of candidates who appeared in the same paper and scored less marks than him. It is calculated as follows: If N is the total number of candidates appearing in a paper, then the percentile score P is given as

P = (number of candidates who have scored less marks than the candidate / N) x 100

You need to know two things to calculate your GATE percentile .
1 . Your AIR(All India Rank). Lets call it R
2. The total number of candidates appeared in your category. Lets call it T
then the percentile calculation formula becomes

P= ((T-R) / T) x 100

For example, if your All India Rank was 700 and the total number of candidates in your category was 3,000, you would insert this information into the formula to get: P= ((3,000-700) / 3,000) x 100 = 76.6%