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    INI CET Exam Pattern 2026 - Marking Scheme, Exam Duration, Types of Question

    INI CET Exam Pattern 2026 - Marking Scheme, Exam Duration, Types of Question

    Manisha TiwariUpdated on 11 Jun 2026, 11:58 AM IST

    The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi will release the INI CET exam pattern for July 2026 session in the information brochure at aiimsexams.ac.in. The INI CET exam pattern includes details on the nature of the exam, duration, number of questions, type of questions, and marking scheme. As per INI CET exam pattern, 200 objective questions are asked and candidates are given 180 minutes to attempt the INI CET exam for the July 2026 session. For every correct answer, 1 mark is awarded while there is a negative marking of one-third mark for every wrong answer.

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    2. INI CET July 2026 marking scheme
    3. INI CET syllabus July 2026
    INI CET Exam Pattern 2026 - Marking Scheme, Exam Duration, Types of Question
    INI CET exam pattern

    The INI CET exam is conducted for admission to 1631 seats in Masters of Surgery (MS), Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctorate of Medicine (DM), Masters of Chirurgie (MCh), and Masters of Dental Surgery (MDS) seats. Check the article on INI CET exam pattern of July 2026 session below to know the syllabus and detailed paper pattern.

    INI CET exam pattern

    Particulars

    INI CET pattern

    Mode of INI CET July 2026 session exam

    Computer-based test mode

    Language of exam

    English

    Duration of exam

    180 minutes

    Nature of questions

    Multiple-choice questions

    Number of questions

    200

    INI CET exam pattern: Question types

    As per the INI CET paper pattern, multiple-choice questions are asked. Candidates have to answer a total of 200 questions in 180 minutes.

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    INI CET July 2026 marking scheme

    Candidates can check the marking scheme of the INI CET exam below.

    INI CET marking scheme

    Type of question

    Marking scheme

    Correct answer
    1 mark will be given for every correct answer

    Incorrect answer

    1/3 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer

    INI CET syllabus July 2026

    AIIMS, New Delhi releases the syllabus for INI CET for July 2026 session exam. INI CET syllabus comprises the subjects from the undergraduate medical curriculum namely Pre-Clinical, Para-Clinical and Clinical subjects. Candidates can check the syllabus of INI CET entrance test for from the table below.

    INI CET syllabus

    Subjects

    INI CET syllabus

    Pre-clinical

    Biochemistry, Physiology, Anatomy

    Para-clinical

    Pathology, Microbiology, Forensic, Medicine, Pharmacology, Community Medicine

    Clinical

    Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Community Medicine, Paediatrics, Clinical Postings, Surgery & Allied Subjects, Medicine and allied subjects


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    Hello Aniket,

    Please refer to the given link to access the INI-CET solved previous year question papers. In this article, we have provided all the previous years' question papers in one place for your convenience.

    https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/ini-cet-previous-years-question-papers-pdf-with-answer-key-and-solutions

    Hope this helps!

    Hello Dear Student,

    For the May 2026 session (conducted in July 2025, results released May 23, 2026), the Round 1 cutoff rank for the ST category is 31,313 .

    • January 2026 Session (Round 1 ST Cutoff): 27,569

    • May 2026 Session (Round 1 ST Cutoff): 31,313

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    Hello Dear Student,

    For INI CET , the exact marks required for a clinical branch vary every session because the paper difficulty and normalization change.

    Recent data suggests:

    • AIR 1 in INI CET May 2025 scored 168/200.
    • Highly competitive branches at All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi often