The ranking or merit list will be compiled as follows:

• In case of candidates who have appeared for both the attempts the best of the two NTA scores will be used. Here the total NTA score will be used for ranking purpose and not those of the subjects.
• In case of candidates who have appeared for only one exam, the four NTA scores of that attempt will be used for the preparation of the merit list
• The final NTA scores will be used to rank the candidates and the JEE Main 2019 result declared. In case of any tie, the inter-se-merit guidelines mentioned above in this article will be used to resolve it.

Rank Declaration

The ranks derived as shown above will be used for the purpose of admissions to NITs, IIITs and GFTIs.

The JEE Main 2019 All India rank and All India Category Rank will be declared on April 30 once the JEE Main II NTA scores are compiled.

Scores for Paper-II

• Raw marks for the first attempt will be announced on January 31, 2019 for students who have appeared for the exam held in January.
• The actual marks for the April exam will be announced on April 30 for those who have appeared for the same.
• The JEE Main Paper-II marks will not be normalized as the exam will be held in a  single shift so there will be no question of equivalence of the question papers and variation in difficulty levels

Rank List for Paper-II

• The raw marks for both attempts will be considered for candidates who have given both the attempts and the better of the marks considered.
• For candidates who have appeared for only one attempt, the raw marks obtained for the same will be used.
• Rank lists will be prepared as per the marks obtained as mentioned above
•  Inter-se-Merit
• Candidates who scores more marks in Aptitude Test will be ranked higher
• In case the tie is unresolved, Candidates who scores more marks in Drawing Test will be given the higher rank
• The age of the candidates — the older candidate will be awarded the higher rank

If the tie is still unresolved, the candidates will be given the same rank.

Key points

• How well you have mastered the important topics in each of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
• How much practise you have done on similar levels of questions as asked in JEE Main
• How well you have perfected on your timing of solving an objective type question
• How much attention you have given to time management & Strategy apart from covering your syllabi.
• How much calm & confident you are when you take up the actual exam.

Students are advised to give in the best shot as it is finally the relative performance in the actual exam that will fetch you a good rank in JEE 2019.