IIT JEE

Step by Step Guide to Fill JoSAA Counselling Choices

If you have got CRL rank between 35K to 50K , for Seat Type Open and Gender-Neutral it is very difficut to find ideal choice filling order. We have to weighted index method based on following criteria

50% weight to average closing rank, 25% to travel time, and 25% to type of college

To rank the colleges based on above criteria we need to compute a composite score for each institute and program. Here’s the step-by-step approach:

Normalize the Metrics:

• Average Closing Rank: Lower ranks are better, so we normalize using the inverse or a relative scale.
• Travel Time: Lower travel time is better, so we normalize similarly.
• Type of College: The type values (4, to 10 ) represent different categories (e.g., NITs, IIITs, others). We assume higher values indicate higher prestige (e.g., NIT (comp./electronics )= 10 , NIT (electric /mech/ IP )= 9, NIT ( Civil )= 8, NIT (Metallurgical / mining )= 7, IIIT (comp.) =7 , IIIT (electronics .) =6 IIIT (elect/ mech) =5 GFTI ( comp./electronics )= 5,. GFTI ( electric/ Mech.)= 4 .

Weighting:

• Closing Rank: 50%
• Travel Time: 25%
• Type of College: 25%

Normalization Method:

For Closing Rank and Travel Time, we use min-max normalization to scale values between 0 and 1, where lower values (better ranks or shorter travel times) get higher normalized scores:

For Type of College, we normalize by dividing by the maximum type value (7) to scale between 0 and 1:

Composite Score:

Data Ranges:

• Closing Rank: Min = 35307 (NIT Goa, Mechanical), Max = 50207 (Puducherry Technological University, Electronics and Instrumentation)
• Travel Time: Min = 0 (MNIT Jaipur), Max = 53 (IIIT Agartala)
• Type: Min = 4, Max = 10

Calculations

For each institute, we compute:

Normalized Type: Type / 10

Composite Score: (0.5 X Norm. Closing Rank + 0.25 X Norm. Travel Time+ 0.25 X Norm. Type)

Example Calculation

For MNIT Jaipur, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering:

Closing Rank = 38658

Travel Time = 0

Type = 7

Composite Score: (0.5X0.7758 + 0.25 X1.0 + 0.25X1.0 = 0.3879 + 0.25 + 0.25 = 0.8879)

This process is repeated for all institutes. Below is the ranked list based on the composite scores

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Notes

• Top Institutes: MNIT Jaipur ranks highest due to its zero travel time (likely the reference location), high type value (NIT = 7), and decent closing rank. NIT Delhi and NIT Kurukshetra follow due to low travel times and strong type values.
• Type Impact: NITs (type 7) dominate the top ranks due to their higher type score, even with moderate closing ranks or travel times.
• Travel Time: Institutes with low travel times (e.g., Jaipur, Delhi) score higher, as travel time has a significant 25% weight.
• Closing Rank: Programs with lower closing ranks (indicating higher selectivity) contribute to higher scores, but the 50% weight is balanced by other factors.