Preparatory ranks
Why some JoSAA cutoff ranks end in P.
A trailing P is part of the published rank value. It marks a preparatory rank and changes how that row must be interpreted.
P is not a thousands or percentile suffix
The value belongs to a preparatory rank list. Removing the suffix and treating it as an ordinary CRL or category rank would create a false comparison.
Verified JoSAA row28P
IIT Delhi Civil Engineering · OPEN (PwD) · Gender-Neutral · 2026 Round 5
The explorer preserves the original value
Preparatory values remain visible with P. Numeric tables and trend summaries exclude them when an ordinary rank scale is required, so 28P is never silently sorted beside rank 28.
Check eligibility before using the row
Preparatory-course eligibility follows JoSAA and institute rules. A historical P row is not evidence that every candidate with a nearby number is eligible.