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The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi conducts the Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI CET). The INI CET 2026 January session exam was held on November 9, 2025. The AIIMS INI CET result has been declared on November 15, 2025. Around 58000 students appeared for the exam out of which, a total of 32,374 candidates have qualified INI CET January 2026 exam. The detailed statistics for INI CET 2026 result can be checked in the article below.
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The INI CET 2026 January session exam is conducted for admission to postgraduate courses like MD, MS, MCh, DM and MDS in AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS and SCTIMST. Every year, lakhs of students appear for the INI CET exam to secure postgraduate course seats in these prestigious institutions. Read the full article on how many candidates appear for INI CET 2025 to know the statistics, previous year’s appeared candidates and other information here.
The data of INI CET total candidates appeared for the January 2026 session are provided below. The number of candidates qualified for INI CET exam have been provided along with the declaration of INI CET result.
Particulars | Details |
Total candidates registered for INI CET 2025 | Yet to be announced |
Candidates appeared for INI CET 2025 | ~ 58,000 |
Number of candidates qualified for INI CET January 2026 examination | 32,374 |
As per the AIIMS INI CET result statistics for January 2026 session, around 58000 students appeared in the exam and as many as 32,374 candidates have been declared qualified for INI CET January 2026 exam. It includes 30,071 candidates who qualified for MD, MS, DM (6-year), and MCh (6-year) courses and 2,303 candidates for MDS courses. Although, AIIMS does not release INI CET statistics of the registered, appeared or qualified candidates, based on the rank and percentile, an approximate number of appeared candidates can be known.
In INI CET July session 2025, the total number of registered candidates crossed 1.3 lakh. Approximately 49,769 candidates had qualified the INI CET 2025 July session examination.
There are several factors which affect the total number of candidates registering and appearing for the INI CET 2025 examination. Such factors can be understood below.
AIIMS, PGIMER, NIMHANS, JIPMER and SCTIMST are prestigious institutions accepting INI CET scores, candidates find it convenient to appear for the examination.
As the number of candidates completing the MBBS education are increasing, the number of PG aspirants is also increasing.
Also, candidates who do not get their preferred specialization in the NEET PG exam appears for the INI CET exam.
AIIMS, New Delhi announces the INI CET result in PDF format at the official website. Candidates who qualify for the exam are eligible to participate in the INI CET counselling. Qualified candidates have to fill and lock their preferences of courses and colleges within the specified dates. Candidates who are allotted seats during counselling have to accept the allotted seats in online mode and report at the institutes for admission completion.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The number of candidates registered for INI CET 2026 have been provided in the article above.
The total number of candidates appeared for INI CET 2026 is around 58000.
The INI CET exam date for January 2026 session was November 9, 2025.
On Question asked by student community
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 participate in all rounds, including mop-up, if you’re eligible. Keep backup options open in other INIs or central institutes, and don’t rely only on AIIMS at this rank.
I know this is very disappointing but you can explore other options too.
Thankyou
The INI CET Mock Counselling Result for the January 2026 session has been announced by AIIMS. You can find the official links and the full counseling schedule here: https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/ini-cet-counselling
Hello,
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.
I hope it will clear your query!!
Hello,
Based on previous INI-CET trends , a UR rank around 25,686 usually does not get a Microbiology seat in AIIMS institutes.
In most years, Microbiology in AIIMS closes at a much better (lower) rank for the unreserved category. Only the very last round in some years has gone close to this range, and even that is rare. Seats are few, and most AIIMS fill Microbiology well before this rank.
You may still keep hope for the open or mop-up rounds , as small movements can happen, but the chances remain low based on past data.
You can use our INI-CET College Predictor Tool to predict which colleges you can get based on your score and rank.
Hope it helps !
Hello,
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.
You can consider these options:
Apply in the general category (no sponsorship needed).
Take Extraordinary Leave (EOL) or leave without pay to do PG.
Submit a written request asking the institute to reconsider sponsorship.
Check your institute’s rules, because many autonomous bodies have strict conditions for sponsored study leave.
There is no alternate authority that can sponsor you if your own organisation denies it.
Hope it helps !
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