INI CET Exam 2026 July Session: Counselling, Open Round Schedule OUT, Registration
About INI CET 2026
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi will conduct the Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test or INICET exam for July 2026 session for admission to around 1631 Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS), Master of Dental Surgery (MDS), Doctorate of Medicine (DM), Master of Chirurgiae (MCh). INI CET exam is conducted twice a year for January and July sessions.
The INI CET July 2026 session exam will be conducted on May 16, 2026 for which online registrations have started. Eligible candidates can complete their registrations and fill the application form from March 28 to April 25, 2026. A total of 23 institutes are participating in the INI CET July 2026 session, with AIIMS Jammu being the latest addition.
A total of 200 MCQs will be asked in the INI CET July 2026 session exam, that need to be answered in 3 hours. These 200 questions are divided into four sequential, non-returnable sections of 50 questions each. For each section, 45 minutes are given. For every correct marks, 1 marks is given, while for every wrong answer, one-third marks is deducted.
INI CET 2026 Highlights
| Full Exam Name | Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test |
| Short Exam Name | INI CET |
| Conducting Body | AIIMS New Delhi |
| Frequency Of Conduct | Twice a year |
| Exam Level | National Level Exam |
| Participating Colleges | 22 |
INI CET Important Dates
INI CET Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (session 2026)
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
INI CET exam for the July 2026 session was conducted on May 16, 2026.
The prospectus of INI CET exam is released at the official website, aiimsexams.ac.in.
INI CET exam is conducted for admission to around 872 MD, MS, MDS, DM and MCh seats offered by 19 AIIMS, JIPMER Puducherry, PGIMER Chandigarh, SCTIMST Trivandrum and NIMHANS Bengaluru.
The INI CET July 2026 session exam was held in computer-based mode.
The result date of INI CET exam for July 2026 session was May 23, 2026.
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With a rank of around 25,686 in INI-CET and General category, the chances of getting AIIMS Microbiology are very low. In most counselling rounds, AIIMS seats (even for non-clinical branches like Microbiology) close at much better ranks. That said, counselling patterns can change slightly every year, so you should still
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With a rank of 1375 in the INI CET November 2025 session under the general category, securing a seat in general surgery or orthopedics will be very difficult, but still you have chances in fields like MCh courses or related surgical fields in the counseling rounds.
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If your employer refuses sponsorship, you cannot apply for a sponsored seat in INI-CET or DNB. Sponsorship is given only by the parent organisation.
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Apply in the general category (no sponsorship needed).
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Take Extraordinary Leave (EOL) or leave without pay to do PG.
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