The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) recently commenced the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduates (NEET PG) 2024. Along with the start of the exam, the Board released an important notice for the normalization procedure that will be used to calculate the NEET PG Results.
For the first time in history, NEET PG is being held in two separate shifts rather than the traditional single-shift format. The exam was conducted hosted on 11 August 2024. The first shift was organized from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM and the second shift from 3:30 PM to 7:00 PM. This new two-shift system necessitated the implementation of a normalization process to ensure fairness and accuracy in the results.
NEET PG 2024 Normalisation Procedure
The NBEMS has adopted a normalization process similar to the one used by AIIMS-New Delhi for its multi-shift exams, such as the INI-CET. This method ensures that the results are adjusted to account for any variations in difficulty between the different shifts, providing a level playing field for all candidates. The Board’s notice highlighted that this process will be applied to the preparation of the NEET PG 2024 results to maintain fairness and consistency.
NEET PG Percentile Score 2024
The AIIMS entrance exam guidelines explain that candidates are randomly assigned to different shifts for the exam. This random allocation is designed to ensure fairness so that no group of candidates has an advantage or disadvantage based on the time of their exam. This approach helps to minimize any possible bias in the exam process.
Here’s how the process works:
Exam results for each shift are calculated independently. This means that the raw scores, percentages, and percentiles are determined separately for each subject within a particular shift, rather than being combined or averaged across different subjects.
Percentiles are used as a way to compare your performance with that of other candidates. Unlike raw scores, which simply tell you how many questions you answered correctly. Whereas percentiles show where you stand relative to others. For example, if you achieve a percentile of 90, it means you performed better than 90% of the other candidates.
Every candidate’s scores are converted into a percentile score on a scale from 0 to 100. The top scorer in each shift is awarded a 100 percentile, signifying that they scored higher than all other candidates in that shift. Your NEET PG percentile score indicates how your performance compares to that of other candidates who took the exam in the same shift as you. Instead of calculating an average of your scores across different subjects, the percentile score specifically shows how well you did relative to everyone else in your shift.
