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In both JoSAA and CSAB counselling CRL Rank and Category Ranks are considered.
First the system tries to allot you a seat for your first choice based on your General Category (Open) CRL Rank. If that is not possible due to all seats for that particular choice under GEN category being filled, then the system tries to allot your first choice based on your Category Rank (i.e., SC, ST, OBC-NCL, GEN-EWS, PwD, etc.) in the respective Category Quota. If that is also filled, system moves on to your second choice and so on till it allots a seat for you.
Hope this helps you
All the best for your future
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