Most of the Indian people aren’t aware of Indian Railways Reservation System. Indian Railways maintained BY CRIS-IRCTC.It has a strict algorithm to follow while allocating Train tickets to the passengers. There are many logical conditions will be verified before allocating berth to someone. Let’s we see, how IRCTC allocate a seat on train based on your gender and age.
Total Number of Seats in Indian train
As shown in above table, Total 1022 seat are available in a regular Indian train.
Indian Railways Open bookings are allowed before 90days of journey date. However, we can reserve a ticket under TATKAL quota a day before of train departure. It begins every morning 11 AM IST. This quota will be allotted with 20% of seats on the train.
We have Few more Reservation quotas are like VIP and Defense are covers 30-40 seats in each train. There is a strict rule to allocate 6 seats for ladies in each sleeper coach.The total number of available seat in sleeper coach is 710.
Indian Railways give First preference for Senior Citizens and ladies who are above 45 years old. Next preference is pregnant women.
Seat Allotment for single male (below 21 years old)
It is hard to get a Lower berth for male gender and above 21 years old. But it is pretty easy to get a lower berth for the male who are below age 21.male genders has age cutoff to allocate lower berths. Most of the cases lower berth will be assigned only for ladies and aged persons.
Seat Allotment for Single Female
Indian Railways has some strict rules to allocates a seat for Female gender. The top rule in the list is a female gender never be allotted seat in the group of man allotted, and also two same age groups with opposite genders never will be assigned with the same compartment.
Female gender berths are always lower or upper berth most of the scenarios. Other cases they will get any berth on the train if they travelling in group ticket or family members.
Seat Allotment for single male (above 21 years old)
Case 1: If you’re booking a seat in sleeper coach and your preference is for upper berth, Rules engine will check your age and gender first. Then it will check your berth preference. If there are any upper berth availability, it will be allotted to you. Otherwise, it checks for a middle berth, side-upper in respected order.
Case 2: If your berth preference is lower berth with male gender and above 21 years old, then System will check there is any berth around with old aged peoples. If yes you will get a lower berth.Otherwise, it starts from a standard order like Upper, Middle, Side Upper, Side Lower, Lower berths.
Seat Allotment for single Female (above 45 years old)
Seat allocation for ladies is most strict part in railway reservation. They always prefer women safety first. As we know, 2 lower berths are allotted for women in each sleeper and who are above 45 female persons are to be allotted with almost lower berths only.
Case 1: If any female gender booking a ticket with above 45 years old and prefer lower berth, she has 80% of chances to get.
Case 2: if two women waiting list tickets are confirmed and have only one lower berth on the train. Then Rules Engine will check their age and gender. If they are same in gender, then it will compare age and allocates lower berth to the elder one.
Seat Allotment for Young Couples
Indian Railways will always prefer to assign the same coach for couples. If there is no available in the same coach, then at least it prefers to give nearby coaches.
If Couple booking a Reservation ticket, then the system will check first their age and gender. If both are the having same age and opposite gender, then it will look for couple relation. If both are married, then it will check first priority as two side to side middle berths. If it is not available next, it will check for side lower-side upper (or) Lower-Lower (or) Lower-middle Combinations. At worst case, couple seats will be allotted in different coaches
Seat Allotment for Old Couples
Couples are always be allocated in the same compartment. However, here the only change is their Berth priority. If the couple is senior citizens (or) Above 45 years old, the system will check for two opposite lower berths instead of opposite middle berths. If it is failed to allot lower berths, it will check for below combinations.
Lower-middle (or) Side lower-lower (or) middle -middle
Seat Allotment for Groups
It is clear that always group booking will be allotted in the same compartment (or) same coach at least. Sometimes it depends on the size of the group. If the size of the group is more than four(4), then their first priority will be the same compartment. If it fails to provide the same compartment next priority will be the same coach with back to back seats. Very rare cases only they will get in different coaches.
Seat Allotment for Children/minors
Children get their Berth always with parents or relatives only. Most of the time, they will get a berth in with surrounded by female genders. There are no strict rules for child/minor. But the priority is the same compartment with parent/relative with lower (or) Middle berth
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