MHT CET 2025 Normalization Process for Results

Ever wondered how MHT CET ensured a level playing field in 2024—when over 6,75,445 candidates tackled different question sets across multiple sessions? Because some MHT CET sessions were harder than others, fair results were needed.

That’s where the normalization process comes in!

To address this, the State Common Entrance Test Cell has implemented a normalization process for the MHT CET results.

The Normalization Process

The normalization process adopted for MHT CET 2025 aligns with methodologies used in other significant educational exams in India. The motive of the process is to adjust scores based on the relative performance of candidates across various shifts. The end result (i.e. your MHT CET score) of this normalization process is represented in terms of a percentile score.

Understanding Percentile Scores

A percentile score indicates the percentage of candidates who have scored equal to or below a particular score.

For example: A percentile of 90 means the candidate scored higher than 90% of those in their session of the MHT CET.

Procedure for Normalization and Preparation of Percentile Score:

Imagine the MHT CET exam is like a big event happening over two days, with two groups of students taking the test each day. They split all the students into four roughly equal groups. Think of it like sorting a big pile of papers into four smaller, even stacks.

Each group gets a specific time to take the test:

Session-1: Day-1 Batch-1
Session-2: Day-1 Batch-2
Session-3: Day-2 Batch-1
Session- 4: Day-2 Batch-2

Preparing Results for Each Session

The two formats given below will be used for the preparation of results:

Raw scores
Percentile scores

Suppose a test was conducted in 4 sessions as per the details given below: Distribution of candidates:

Session-1: Day-1 Batch-1

Session-2: Day-1 Batch-2

Session-3: Day-2 Batch-1

Session- 4: Day-2 Batch-2

		No. of Candidates			Marks
Session	Day-Batch	Absent	Present	Total	Highest	Lowest
1	D1 B1	150	2249	2399	154	1
2	D1 B2	186	2272	2458	157	0
3	D2 B1	215	2216	2431	149	0
4	D2 B2	166	2257	2423	161	0

In this scoring method, the highest raw score in each paper will be assigned a percentile of 100. This shows that 100% of the aspirants have equal or lower scores than the highest scorer or topper in that session.

Highest raw score and percentile score:

The highest raw marks in each session will be assigned a normalized percentile score of 100.

Session	Total Candidates Appeared	Highest Raw Score	Candidates Who Scored EQUAL OR LESS THAN the Highest Raw Score	Percentile Score	Remarks
1	2249	154	2249	100.0000000 [(2249/2249)*100]	i.e. all the highest raw scores would be normalized to 100 Percentile Score for their respective session.
2	2272	157	2272	100.0000000 [(2272/2272)*100]
3	2216	149	2216	100.0000000 [(2216/2216)*100]
4	2257	161	2257	100.0000000 [(2257/2257)*100]

Lowest raw score and percentile score:

The percentile for the lowest raw scores in each session is calculated considering the total number of candidates within that same session.

Session	Total Candidates Appeared	Lowest Raw Score	Candidates Who Scored EQUAL OR LESS THAN Lowest Raw Score	Percentile Score	Remarks
1	2249	1	2	(2/2249) [(2/2249)*100]	i.e. all the highest raw scores would be normalized to 100 Percentile Score for their respective session.
2	2272	0	2	(2/2272) [(2/2272)*100]
3	2216	0	1	(1/2216) [(1/2216)*100]
4	2257	0	2	(2/2257) [(2/2257)*100]

How to Calculate Percentile Scores

The Percentile Scores will be calculated up to 7 decimal places to avoid bunching effect and reduce ties. Percentile score is not the same as percentage of marks obtained.

The Percentile score of a Candidate is calculated as follows:

Compilation of MHT CET Scores

The final MHT CET scores, used for the results, will be created by combining the percentile scores calculated for the total raw scores from all four sessions. Additionally, separate percentile scores will be calculated for the total raw score and for the individual raw scores in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry within each of the four sessions.

PERCENTILE : SESSION-1 i.e. DAY-1 Batch-1
Roll Number	Physics		Chemistry		Mathematics		PCM Total
	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile
D1 B1-01	38	89.2841263	30	100	86	99.9555358	154	100
D1 B1-02	45	100	26	99.0217875	83	98.9773233	154	100
D1 B1-03	45	100	22	92.0409071	86	99.9555358	153	99.9119718
D1 B1-04	45	100	22	92.0409071	86	99.9555358	153	99.9119718
D1 B1-05	45	100	26	99.0217875	82	98.710538	153	99.9119718
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D1 B1-2244	3	3.5571365	2	6.8030236	2	2.4010671	7	1.3644366
D1 B1-2245	2	2.4455313	0	1.2449978	3	2.801245	5	1.2323944
D1 B1-2246	1	1.734104	0	1.2449978	3	2.801245	4	1.1883803
D1 B1-2247	0	0.3112494	2	6.8030236	0	0.5780347	2	1.1443662
D1 B1-2248	0	0.3112494	1	2.7567808	0	0.5780347	1	1.1003521
D1 B1-2249	1	1.734104	0	1.2449978	0	0.5780347	1	1.1003521

PERCENTILE : SESSION-2 i.e. DAY-1 Batch-2
Roll Number	Physics		Chemistry		Mathematics		PCM Total
	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile
D1 B2-01	45	100	30	100	82	99.9559859	157	100
D1 B2-02	45	100	30	100	82	99.9559859	157	100
D1 B2-03	45	100	30	100	82	99.9559859	157	100
D1 B2-04	41	97.5792254	30	100	82	99.9559859	153	99.8679577
D1 B2-05	41	97.5792254	26	94.6742958	86	100	153	99.8679577
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D1 B2-2268	3	4.665493	1	2.1126761	0	0.528169	4	0.2200704
D1 B2-2269	2	3.3010563	0	0.9242958	1	0.9683099	3	0.1760563
D1 B2-2270	1	2.4647887	0	0.9242958	0	0.528169	1	0.1320423
D1 B2-2271	0	0.4841549	0	0.9242958	0	0.528169	0	0.0880282
D1 B2-2272	0	0.4841549	0	0.9242958	0	0.528169	0	0.088028

PERCENTILE : SESSION-3 i.e. DAY-2 Batch-1
Roll Number	Physics		Chemistry		Mathematics		PCM Total
	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile
D2 B1-01	37	96.6155235	30	100	82	99.8646209	149	100
D2 B1-02	41	99.4584838	26	96.6155235	82	99.8646209	149	100
D2 B1-03	45	100	23	87.8610108	78	98.5108303	146	99.9119718
D2 B1-04	41	99.4584838	26	96.6155235	79	99.0974729	146	99.9119718
D2 B1-05	41	99.4584838	30	100	74	94.9909747	145	99.8239437
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D2 B1-2212	2	5.099278	1	1.2635379	2	3.4747292	5	2.7288732
D2 B1-2213	1	3.2039711	2	3.8357401	2	3.4747292	5	2.7288732
D2 B1-2214	1	3.2039711	2	3.8357401	2	3.4747292	5	2.7288732
D2 B1-2215	3	8.4837545	0	0.5866426	0	1.0379061	3	2.5528169
D2 B1-2216	0	1.0830325	0	0.5866426	0	1.0379061	0	2.5088028

PERCENTILE : SESSION-4 i.e. DAY-2 Batch-2
Roll Number	Physics		Chemistry		Mathematics		PCM Total
	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile
D2 B2-01	41	100	30	100	90	100	161	100
D2 B2-02	41	100	30	100	90	100	161	100
D2 B2-03	41	100	30	100	86	99.0695614	157	99.9113868
D2 B2-04	41	100	30	100	86	99.0695614	157	99.9113868
D2 B2-05	37	98.5378821	30	100	90	100	157	99.9113868
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D2 B2-2253	3	14.4882588	0	0.664599	0	0.7975188	3	0.3101462
D2 B2-2254	0	1.9051839	2	4.8294196	0	0.7975188	2	0.1772264
D2 B2-2255	0	1.9051839	0	0.664599	1	1.5950377	1	0.1329198
D2 B2-2256	0	1.9051839	0	0.664599	0	0.7975188	0	0.0886132
D2 B2-2257	0	1.9051839	0	0.664599	0	0.7975188	0	0.0886132

To get the final percentiles, the percentile scores from all four test sessions will be combined. This will give us the overall percentile, as well as separate percentiles for Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. These combined percentile scores will then be used to create the final CET scores.

PERCENTILE : All 4 Sessions Combined
Roll Number	Physics		Chemistry		Mathematics		PCM Total
	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile	Raw Score	Percentile
D1 B1-01	38	89.2841263	30	100	86	99.9555358	154	100
D1 B1-02	45	100	26	99.0217875	83	98.9773233	154	100
D1 B2-01	45	100	30	100	82	99.9559859	157	100
D1 B2-02	45	100	30	100	82	99.9559859	157	100
D1 B2-03	45	100	30	100	82	99.9559859	157	100
D2 B1-01	37	96.6155235	30	100	82	99.8646209	149	100
D2 B1-02	41	99.4584838	26	96.6155235	82	99.8646209	149	100
D2 B2-01	41	100	30	100	90	100	161	100
D2 B2-02	41	100	30	100	90	100	161	100
D1 B1-03	45	100	22	92.0409071	86	99.9555358	153	99.9119718
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D2 B2-2253	3	14.4882588	0	0.664599	0	0.7975188	3	0.3101462
D1 B2-2268	3	4.665493	1	2.1126761	0	0.528169	4	0.2200704
D2 B2-2254	0	1.9051839	2	4.8294196	0	0.7975188	2	0.1772264
D1 B2-2269	2	3.3010563	0	0.9242958	1	0.9683099	3	0.1760563
D2 B2-2255	0	1.9051839	0	0.664599	1	1.5950377	1	0.1329198
D1 B2-2270	1	2.4647887	0	0.9242958	0	0.528169	1	0.1320423
D2 B2-2256	0	1.9051839	0	0.664599	0	0.7975188	0	0.0886132
D2 B2-2257	0	1.9051839	0	0.664599	0	0.7975188	0	0.0886132
D1 B2-1328	0	0.4841549	0	0.9242958	0	0.528169	0	0.0880282
D1 B2-95	0	0.4841549	0	0.9242958	0	0.528169	0	0.0880282

Note:

The roll numbers mentioned above are only for representation.

Biology percentile scores, as well as overall percentile scores for the Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) group, will be calculated using the same method.

All the best!

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Source

Document on Normalization, Maharashtra CET Cell, 04 April, 2025: Click here to read.

Kindly note that any and all information is subject to change as per the State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, Ministry of Education, and Government of India.