Every year, 14-15 lakhs aspiring engineers appear for JEE Main to get into the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and other Government-funded Technology Institutes (GFTIs). JEE Main is also the preliminary exam for candidates who wish to study in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) through the JEE Advanced. The top 2, 24,000 JEE Main candidates will be eligible to appear for the JEE Advanced.