I site one example (I have the marksheets, just in case you believe these are made up) just because you put in one of yours and to clarify my point. Student A JEE Main Score: 290 AP Board Exam Score: 491 Rank: 5234 Student B JEE Main Score: 168 AP Board Exam Score: 523 Rank: 3786 JEE Main Marks difference (290-168=122), is much more than Board difference (491-523=-32), how can the below candidate have a better rank when Board exams have lower weightage (40%) as compared to JEE Mains (60%).