Final scores in multi-shift exams will be calculated with normalization formula

SRINAGAR: In a much relief to aspirants, the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) has decided to adopt a normalization formula to calculate the final score of candidates in multi-shift exams.
An official in the JKSSB said that much was talked about the procedure to calculate the final score of aspirants in multi-shift exams that are carried out by the board.
Adding that he said, “Meetings and discussions took place that it was decided the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board will normalize the scores of candidates for the examinations which are conducted in multi-shifts to take into account any variation in the difficulty levels of the question papers across different shifts”.
The decision was taken after several aspirants reached out to the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board and stated that the normalization formula is being used by several selection boards across India to calculate the final score in multi-shift exams. So, why not use it here, he said.
The official further said that the normalization formula is used in banks and other exams well that are held at the national level.
Asked what exactly is it, the official said that the normalization is done based on the fundamental assumption that in all multi-shift examinations, the distribution of abilities of candidates is the same across all the shifts.
This assumption is justified since the number of candidates appearing in multiple shifts in the examinations conducted by the board is large and the procedure for allocation of examination shifts to candidates is random.
The formula focuses on the Normalized marks of the jth candidate in the ith shift, the average marks of the top 0.1% of the candidates considering all shifts (the number of candidates will be rounded up). The sum of mean and standard deviation marks of the candidates in the examination considering all shifts.
The average marks of the top 0.1% of the candidates in the ith shift (number of candidates will be rounded up). The sum of mean marks and standard deviation of the ith shift, the actual marks obtained by the jth candidate in the ith shift and the sum of mean marks of candidates in the shift having maximum mean and standard deviation of marks of candidates in the examination considering all shifts.
Calculation of marks will be done up to 5 decimal places, the official said.

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