All different types of waiting lists have certain percentage of seats allotted to that type. Eg if there are 100 seats on a train, then 65 will be in GNWL, 20 in PQWL, 10 in Tatkal CKWL and 2 in RLWL and 1 in RSWL. The chances of your ticket getting confirmed on GNWL is that GN has t he highest number of seats allotted under it. read more
GNWL: General Waiting List (GNWL) waitlisted tickets are issued when the passenger begins his/her journey at the originating station of a route or stations close to the originating station. This is most common type of waiting list and has got the highest chances of confirmation. read more