eLitmus Negative Marking Scheme

October 22, 2022

Yes, on this page we will be informing you about the Negative marking scheme of eLitmus pH test.

Negative marking Scheme of eLitmus pH test

This test follows a differential negative marking scheme which is difficult to crack.

In eLitmus pH test the negative scheme follows a different track altogether and has basic two phases of marking.

The basic aim of eLitmus to design and execute such a marking scheme so that they can refer the best of the applying candidates to the companies coming up for off campus drives.

Below we will be telling you the marking scheme and the procedure of calculating the marks if you have marked the answers of the given questions wrong.

eLitmus Negative Marking Scheme

eLitmus Additional Information

SECTIONS NO. OF QUESTIONS MARKS PERCENTILE NEGATIVE MARKING
Problem Solving and Reasoning 20 Questions 200 Marks 35 – 90 marks = 75 – 95 percentile Yes
Quantitative Aptitude 20 Questions 200 Marks 50 – 80 marks = 75 – 95 percentile Yes
Verbal 20 Questions 200 Marks 95 – 160 marks = 65 – 90 percentile Yes
Total 60 Questions 600 Marks Yes

Percentile vs Approx Rank

PercentileApprox Rank*
956000
9012,000
8024,000
7036,000
6048,000

The Working of eLitmus Marking Scheme

So This is how it works. If you attempt a section and answer it right you will be scoring a +10 marks per question but if you answer a question wrong then this is how negative marking works.

  • If you do more than 25% questions wrong of the total attempt then for rest of every wrong answer half mark will be deducted.
  • If you attempt more than 1/4th of total questions wrong then you get negative marking.

For example:-

  • If 12 questions are attempted, and 25%(1/4) questions are wrong i.e. 3 questions are wrong, and 9 are correct, then there is no negative marking. Though, if the you answer 8 correct and 4 wrong, negative marks will be for the 4th not for first three.
  • Negative markings are section wise not for the complete test.

Let us give you more examples regarding this:-

To give you about a better idea of the functioning of the marking scheme we will br providing you some examples of calculated eLitmus pH exam Scores.

EXAMPLE 1:

If a person X attempted 17 question in the whole of the test and managed to score 26.30 marks in Quants, 30 marks in problem solving or Logical and 56.30 marks in Verbal respectively and have attempted 5 questions in Quants, then 3 questions in Logical and 9 questions in Verbal then this is how his marks must have been calculated.

Quants :  3/5

  1. 30 marks for 3 correct answers.
  2. Allowed incorrect = 1.25 = 25% of 5.
  3. Your incorrect = 2 = 40%
  4. Negative marking on (2 – 1.25) = 0.75.
  5. Penalty = -5
  6. Total deducted = -5 x 0.75 = -3.75.
  7. Final score = 30 – 3.75 = 26.25 => Rounded to 26.30

Logical : 3/3

Verbal : 6/9

  1. 60 marks for 6 correct answers
  2. Allowed incorrect = 2.25 = 25% of 9
  3. Your incorrect = 3 = 33%
  4. Negative Marking on (3 – 2.25) = 0.75
  5. Penalty = -5
  6. Total deducted = -5 x 0.75 = -3.75
  7. Final Score = 60 – 3.75 = 56.30

EXAMPLE 2 :

If a person Y attempted 31 question in the whole of the test and managed to score 56.30 marks in Quants, 100 marks in problem solving or Logical and 60 marks in Verbal respectively and have attempted 9 questions in Quants, then 10 questions in Logical and 12 questions in Verbal then this is how his marks must have been calculated.

Quants : 6/9

  1. 60 marks for 6 correct answers
  2. Allowed incorrect = 2.25 = 25% of 9
  3. Your incorrect = 3 = 33%
  4. Negative Marking on (3 – 2.25) = 0.75
  5. Penalty = -5
  6. Total deducted = -5 x 0.75 = -3.75
  7. Final Score = 60 – 3.75 = 56.30

Logical : 10/10

Verbal : 7/12

  1. 70 marks for 7 correct answers
  2. Allowed incorrect = 3 = 25% of 12
  3. Your incorrect = 5 = 41.6%
  4. Negative Marking on (5 – 3) = 2
  5. Penalty = -5
  6. Total deducted = -5 x 2 = -10
  7. Final Score = 70 -10 = 60

Basically The formula for finding the score is : (Correct x 10) – (( Incorrect – 25 % of Attempted ) x 5)

Additional Information (FAQ's)

What Is The Best Way For Preparing  eLitmus 2021-22 Exam?

The Best way for the preparation of eLitmus 2020-21 Exam are:

  1. Get your basic clear and strong for each section, ad you do ahve to go for deep study cause difficulty level of eLitmus Exam is very high.
  2. You should go through previous year eLitmus exam papers and get an overview what type of questions eLitmus asks in the exam.
  3. You must have proficiency in English language, speaking and written both, because eLitmus is just a initial barrier later in interview English will help you a lot.
  4. Practice for all section , Give time according to your capacity.
  5. Try mock exam to test you preparation level .
eLitmus Dashboard

What Is the Pattern of eLitmus 2021-22 Exam?

eLitmus is divided in three sections Aptitude logical,Verbal.

eLitmus test is a non – adaptive offline assessment written test exam with negative marking.

The Test is Designed in such a manner that you will be able  to Complete it in 3 hours. The difficulty of the questions are high.

The Candidates need to score marks above 530 to get more job opportunities and to get placed in good company with good package.

eLitmus Syllabus

What are the Tricks To Crack eLitmus 2020-21 Exam?

  1. Quant :  For eLitmus 2020-21 you can solve Arun sharma.
  2. Reasoning : Practice from Arun sharma logical reasoning and data interpretation book or you can solve RS Aggarwal.
  3. Verbal: This is easiest section of all you can practice from Arun sharma or any other publications book.
How to Prepare for eLitmus

How tough is the eLitmus 2020-21 Exam?

eLitmus difficulty level is of high difficulty. You can imagine the difficulty that those who are preparing for CAT exams find the questions tricky. Therefore to score 530 out of 600 in eLitmus exam is difficult but with right approach and regular practice this can easily be achived and PrepInsta will help you in that.

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