JEE Mains College Predictor for Female Supernumerary Seats 2026

IITs introduced female supernumerary seats starting 2018 to address historically low female enrollment (historically ~8–10% female). By 2026, the target is 20% female enrollment. Supernumerary seats are additional seats created above the sanctioned intake — so existing male candidates are not displaced. In JoSAA 2026, female candidates appear in two seat pools: Gender-Neutral (GN) pool (competed with all genders) and Female-only pool (competed only among female candidates).

This means female candidates have two chances to get each IIT program: once in the GN pool and once in the Female pool. Female pool cutoffs are significantly higher rank numbers (i.e., more accessible). A female candidate with JEE rank 6,000 might access IIT Bombay CSE through the Female pool, whereas the GN pool cutoff for IIT Bombay CSE is approximately rank 1,500.

When using our college predictor as a female candidate: (1) Select gender as "Female" in the filter options. (2) Enter your JEE Main CRL rank for NIT/IIIT predictions or JEE Advanced CRL rank for IIT predictions. (3) The predictor will show both GN pool and Female pool options for IITs. (4) For JoSAA choice filling, always fill Female pool choices for IITs before GN pool choices for the same programs.

Key strategy: Female candidates with JEE Advanced ranks 5,000–15,000 should focus heavily on IIT Female pool options, as these provide access to IIT CSE/ECE programs that would otherwise be inaccessible. Many female candidates with rank 8,000 have gotten IIT Bombay ECE or IIT Delhi Math-Computing through the Female pool.