Seat-pool context

How female-only seat pools work in cutoff tables.

Female-only and Gender-Neutral rows are separate allotment pools. A candidate may be eligible for more than one pool, but their historical cutoffs should not be merged.

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The pool is part of the cutoff identity

Institute, programme and category can be identical while the pool produces a different opening and closing rank.

IIT Delhi CSE · 2026GN 128 · Female-only 733

OPEN closing ranks · JoSAA Round 5

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Female-only does not mean a separate rank list

The rank basis still follows the category row—OPEN uses CRL and reserved categories use their matching lists in regular JoSAA data. The pool controls the seats being compared.

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Women-only institutes need careful defaults

IGDTUW's general rows appear in a female-only context. The explorer selects the appropriate default rather than inventing a Gender-Neutral row.

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Data note

Examples are tied to verified rows.

The numerical examples in this guide come from the cutoff files included in JEE Cutoff Explorer. They illustrate how to read a row; they do not predict future allotments or replace the current counselling brochure.

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