Institute of National Importance
Institute of National Importance (INI) is a status that is given to premier public higher education institution in India by an act of Parliament of India.These are mainly oriented on research and development. Institutes of National Importance receive special recognition and funding from the Government of India(centrally funded).
JEE MAINS Joint Entrance Examination is an engineering enterance examinations conducted yearly for admission into various engineering colleges in India.Through this student get admission into various NITs/IIITs/GFTIs etc.Is is the elegibility to sit in JEE ADVANCE.It is conducted by National Testing Agency(NTA).Joint entrance examination conducted yearly.Approximately 12 lakhs candidates apply for jee mains.Know more
On the basis of AIR students get admissions into various NITs,IIITs,GFTIs
| Institute type | Number of institute | Total number of seats |
| NITs | 31 | 17967 |
| IIITs | 24 | 4023 |
| GFTIs | 20 | 4683 |
| Total(nits+iiits+gftis) | 75 | 26673 |