AIIMS INI CET 2026:
The application form has opened for the admission to PG courses in AIIMS and other institutes.The admission will be provided for admission to PG courses [MD/MS/M.Ch.(6years)/ DM(6years)/MDS&MD(Hospital Administration)] of AIIMS, New Delhi and other AIIMS, JIPMER Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru, PGIMERChandigarh & SCTIMST Trivandrum for January 2026 session as per following schedule:
Table of contents
Schedule |
Eligibility Criteria |
Exam Scheme |
Qualifying Marks |
Application fee |
Seats |
Schedule

Application form Opens | 30-Sep |
Application form Last Date | 21-Oct |
Correction and status of application form | 24-26 October |
Exam Day | 09-Nov |
Eligibility
You need a MBBS degree for MD,MS,DM 6 Years.MCH 6 Years, MD hospital Administration and BDS degree for MDS courses from a recognized institute. The candidate must have completed the required periodof 12months compulsory rotating Internship/Practical training on or before 31 st January, 2026for all INIs.
[For Dental courses, candidature will be as per DCI endorsement No.DE-130-2011/B-4978, dated 13.12.2011, DCI Revised BDS Course (4th Amendment) Regulation-2011 published in Gazette notification (Extraordinary) Part-III, Section-4, dated 9.12.2011].
Not Eligible
Candidates who will complete their internship after 31 st January, 2026 are not eligible for registration in this examination
PGIMER Chandigarh
– For MD (Hospital Administration) a minimumexperienceofthree years in a hospital in the relevant field or five years in general practice. Acertificateissued by the District Magistrate in support of the general practice claimedshouldbeenclosed with the application
Minimum Marks
Doctor have at least 55 percent marks in aggregate. For SC/ST Categories – 50% marks in aggregate) \
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities [PWBD] candidates the minimum aggregate as provided in (a) and (b) will be applicable for the category to which the candidate belongs.
FMGE Candidates
Are eligible to apply provided that they have cleared the FMGE test conducted by NBE.
Foreign Nationals.
Foreign Nationals are those who are not National of India.
A candidate must possess MBBS degree for MD, MS, DM-6yrs, MCh-6yrs, MD(Hospital Administration)*, and BDS degree for MDS courses and must have completed the requiredperiod of 12 months compulsory rotating Internship/Practical training on or beforeaspermentioned in the Part A of Section – IV at Page-5. *For PGIMER Chandigarh: – For MD (Hospital Administration) a minimumexperienceofthree years in a hospital in the relevant field or five years in general practice. Acertificateissued by the District Magistrate in support of the general practice claimed shouldbeenclosed with the application.
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Application feeGeneral /OBC Candidates/Foreign National/OCI /Sponsored applicant Rs. 4000.00 (Rupees Four Thousandonly) SC/ST/EWS applicant Rs. 3200.00 PWBD Nil
Admit Card
The admit card will be released online and is an important document for entry to the examination centre; without this candidate cannot get entry to the examination hall
Common INI CET Qs
AIIMS INI CET is more difficult than NEET PG?
It can be a little harder than NEET PG due to its clinical focus and the nature of the questions, which require a deep conceptual understanding. But you must understand both exam demand extra effort from candidates
What is the good score in AIIMS INI CET 2026?
We are giving you fair idea about Ranks-With ranks between 500-1000, you’ll get institutes like AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER in popular specialties. Rank 2000–4000 (95–97 percentile): With this rank, you’ll get seats in NIMHANS, peripheral AIIMS, and less competitive
Exam SchemeDuration 3 Hours Number of Questions 200 Type of Questions Objective type of questions of varying types (includingSingle Correct Choice and Multiple Correct Choicequestions. Correct Answer 1 Mark Wrong Answer 1/3 Marks
Question paper are in 04 parts on random basis where each part divided in 50 questions with 45-minute duration effectively the paper will consist of 200 questions of 180-minute duration
Answer
There will be sequence in which each part enabled to view/answer questions. Access to visible active part to view/answer disabled once the allotted time of 45 minute expires and next part will be automatically activat and visible. Each part submitted automatically after respective 45 minutes. After a lapse of 45 X 4=180 minutes examination submitted automatically.
Each part will appear one by one for 45 minutes duration at one timeonly. Candidates will be allowed only to attempt questions in the currently activepartwhich will remain enable for its 45-minute duration.
Candidates will not be allowed to view or answer any questions in other parts thancurrently active /visible part. Hence attempt all possible question of respectivepartduring the given time period including review of any skipped question or questionmarked for review etc.
Qualifying Marks
INI CET 2026 is conducted to determine the eligibility for admission to post graduate course in participating
The minimum percentile cut-off requiredforapplicants will be as follows: (i) For seats under Unreserved (UR) [including Overseas Citizens of India (OCI)], EWS, Sponsored & Foreign Nationals will be 50th percentile. (ii) For OBC, SC, ST, PwBD, and Bhutanese Nationals (PGI-Chandigarh only) seats will be 45th percentile
Seat Allotment
The seats will be allotted to the candidates online. There will be two rounds of seats process. And candidates will get call for admission
Telephone to toll free number 1800117898 (Monday to Friday: 09.30 amto05.00pm, Saturday: 09.30 am to 01.00 pm, excluding National Holidays).
How to apply?
Candidates can apply online for this. The applying link is https://www.aiimsexams.ac.in/advertisement/68dbf1add6fe8f55c65468ab
Seats
Institute | Seats |
AIIMS | |
Bhatinda | 62 |
Bhopal | 86 |
Bhubneshwar | 102 |
Bibanagar | 50 |
Bilaspur | 32 |
Deoghar | 38 |
Gorakhpur | 30 |
Guwahati | 44 |
Jammu | 28 |
Jodhpur | 64 |
Kalyani | 114 |
Manglagiri | 77 |
Nagpur | 75 |
New Delhi | 183 |
Patna | 70 |
Raebareilly | 49 |
Raipur | 87 |
Rajkot | 49 |
Rishikesh | 119 |
JIPMER Poducherry | 117 |
NIMHANs Bengaluru | 25 |
PGIMER Chandigarh | 128 |
SCTIMST Trinvendrum | 2 |