- Calculate the first-stage relative score in the language of instruction and mathematics
- Calculate a second-stage score with the penalty and weight coefficients
- Tell the minimum threshold apart from the pass mark
Murad says: “I got 20 mathematics tasks right, so I will get 80 points.” In fact it depends on the type of tasks: a written task weighs twice as much as a closed one, and in the second stage a wrong answer can even take points away. In this lesson you will learn to predict your score with DIM's official formulas — which also shows you where your time is best spent.
First stage: the formulas
In the grade 11 school-leaving exam, in the language of instruction and mathematics, each correct closed or coded answer is worth 1 raw point, and a written task gets 0, ⅓, ½, ⅔ or 1 point. In the formulas the sum of the written points is multiplied by 2, and the result is rounded to 0.1. Wrong answers do not affect the correct ones.
- RSrelative score (0–100)
- Wsum of points on the 10 written tasks (0–10)
- Cnumber of correct answers on the 20 closed tasks
- Wsum of points on the 7 full-solution tasks (0–7)
- Kcorrect answers on the 5 coded tasks
- Ccorrect answers on the 13 closed tasks
In Azerbaijani, Elvin got 16 closed tasks right and 6.5 points in total on the written tasks. In mathematics he has 10 correct closed and 4 correct coded answers and 4.5 points on the written solutions. In the foreign language DIM has given him a relative score of 81.1 (the 2027 formula is not yet published, so we take this score as given). What is his school-leaving score?
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Mathematics: 25/8 · (2 · 4.5 + 4 + 10) = 3.125 · 23 = 71.875 ≈ 71.9.
Foreign language: 81.1 (relative score as given).
Total: 72.5 + 71.9 + 81.1 = 225.5 points (out of 300).
Second stage: penalty and coefficients
- Rright answers on the 22 closed tasks
- Xwrong answers on the closed tasks (blanks are not counted)
- Kcorrect answers on the 5 coded tasks
- Wsum of points on the 3 written tasks (0–3)
If the closed part (R − X/4) comes out negative, it is taken as zero. Wrong answers on open tasks are not penalized. The subject's relative score is then multiplied by its weight coefficient (1.5 or 1).
For specialty groups I–IV. RS₁ and RS₂ are the group's subjects with coefficient 1.5, RS₃ the subject with coefficient 1.
Mathematics (1.5): 18 right and 4 wrong closed answers, 4 correct coded answers, 2 points on written tasks. Physics (1.5): 17 right, 2 wrong, 3 blank closed; 4 coded; 2 written points. Chemistry (1): 15 right, 4 wrong closed; 3 coded; 1 written point. Find the second-stage score and the total with the school-leaving score from Example 1.
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Physics: 17 − 2/4 + 4 + 2 · 2 = 24.5 → ≈ 74.2 → × 1.5 = 111.3. The 3 blanks cause no penalty.
Chemistry: 15 − 4/4 + 3 + 2 · 1 = 19 → ≈ 57.6 (× 1).
Second stage: 113.7 + 111.3 + 57.6 = 282.6 (out of 400).
Total: 225.5 + 282.6 = 508.1 (out of 700).
| Task | Approximate value (points) |
|---|---|
| School-leaving, Azerbaijani: closed / written | 2.5 / 5 |
| School-leaving, mathematics: closed or coded / written | 3.125 / 6.25 |
| School-leaving, foreign language: closed / written | not yet known for 2027 (until 2026 ≈ 2.70 / ≈ 5.41) |
| Second stage, coefficient 1.5: closed / written / wrong closed | ≈ 4.55 / ≈ 9.09 / ≈ −1.14 |
| Second stage, coefficient 1: closed / written / wrong closed | ≈ 3.03 / ≈ 6.06 / ≈ −0.76 |
Minimum threshold and pass mark
The minimum requirement DIM sets for entering the competition. In 2026, for most specialties in groups I–IV, the total had to be at least 200 and the second-stage score at least 100; some specialties had different conditions (for example, at least 250 in total for mathematics, physics and computer science).
A figure that forms for each specialty after the competition: the score of the lowest-ranked candidate who was admitted. For example, if 250 eligible candidates choose a specialty with 60 places, the top 60 are admitted and the 60th person's score becomes the pass mark.
When total scores are equal, priority goes first to the average of the grades on the school certificate, then to second-stage indicators. So your school grades matter too. You can practise fast work with percentages and fractions in Educora's Mathematics course.
Key points
- In the first stage written-task points count double in the language of instruction and mathematics, and there is no penalty for wrong answers; the 2027 foreign-language formula is not yet published.
- Second stage: RS = 100/33 · (R − X/4 + K + 2W); 4 wrong closed answers cancel 1 right one.
- Subject scores are multiplied by 1.5 or 1; the total is at most 300 + 400 = 700.
- The threshold is the minimum requirement; the pass mark is the score of the last person admitted.
Check yourself
10 questions. Every correct answer earns XP.