How Much Percentile is 180 Marks in CUET BBA?

How Much Percentile is 180 Marks in CUET BBA?

Rajyalaxmi VenkatapuramUpdated on 30 Sep 2025, 06:30 PM IST

The CUET UG (Common University Entrance Test) is the most significant undergraduate exam conducted at national level. CUET UG exam also includes BBA, the Bachelor of Business Administration. Every year the number of students who want to take BBA is increasing. With this competition, the students want to know how much percentile is required to obtain admission. This is one of the common questions for students as “How much percentile is 180 marks in CUET BBA?”. To know the answer for this, candidates need to understand the CUET scoring, and the percentile calculation.

This Story also Contains

  1. Understanding of CUET BBA Score
  2. Percentile Calculation in CUET
  3. Calculation of normal marks on a common scale
  4. How much Percentile is 180 marks in CUET BBA
How Much Percentile is 180 Marks in CUET BBA?
How Much Percentile is 180 Marks in CUET BBA?

Understanding of CUET BBA Score

The National Testing Agency conducts the CUET UG examination for BBA admission into central, state and private universities or colleges. The CUET test score is calculated for the following parameters.

  • Correct answer: +5 marks

  • Incorrect answer: -1 marks

  • unanswered questions: 0 marks

Percentile Calculation in CUET

The percentile is calculated using a formula for the candidates of BBA. This method is called the equipercentile method. The score of percentile is different from percentage. In this method, percentile of each candidate is calculated using the raw marks of other candidates in the same session. These percentiles are equated and then converted into normal marks on a common scale for the understanding of marks by the students.

The percentile score is calculated as below.

Percentile score =

Number of candidates who scored equal to or less than the candidates

* 100

Total number of candidates in that exam section

Calculation of normal marks on a common scale

The normalisation marks are calculated on a common scale using the equipercentile method that involves four steps as follows.

  • Calculating the percentile of students in each session using the raw marks of the students of different sessions.

  • Arrange these percentiles in a descending order by noting the raw marks of the candidates in each session.

  • Calculating the marks of the students using an interpolation method (estimating the missing marks of the students who missed one session but attended another session).

  • Calculate the normalised marks of each student on a common scale.

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How much Percentile is 180 marks in CUET BBA

Candidates to note that every year the percentile score changes based on the factors such as exam difficulty levels, the total number of students taking the exam, the normalisation method and also the trends of the previous years. Based on the calculation, the score of 180 is considered a moderate to good score.

Also considering the previous year trends, the score of 180 marks in terms of percentile is in a range of 75 to 85. For admission into the top BBA colleges in India, the cutoff score is considered by the colleges or universities using the normalisation method.

Best performance of the students of 2025 CUET UG

  • Only 1 candidate has scored 100 percentile in their opted 4 subjects out of 5 subjects.

  • 100 percentile scored by a total of 17 candidates in 3 subjects.

  • A total of 150 candidates have scored 100 percentile in 2 subjects.

  • A total of 2679 candidates have scored 100 percentile in 1 subject.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Which colleges can we apply for admission with CUET BBA 180 marks?
A:

Candidates can apply for admission into state and private universities and other CUET UG  participating institutions meeting this requirement.

Q: Are 180 marks sufficient for CUET BBA admission into central universities?
A:

The 180 marks might not be sufficient for CUET BBA admission into the central universities such as DU DelhiBHU Varanasi or JMI.

Q: Is 180 marks considered as a good score for CUET BBA admission?
A:

Yes, 180 marks are considered as a good score.

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