hi! what i understood from your question is that you want to know which one is given the priority, number of seats or the rank. I would like to inform you that counselling always takes place keeping in mind the ranks of the students. Many times students score the same marks but do not have the same rank. The ranks are decided by calculating the marks of different subjects and then the rank is given. Whenever counselling takes place, it will always prioritize the candidate with a higher rank