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    INI CET November 2026 High-Weightage Subjects: Important Topics & Chapters

    INI CET November 2026 High-Weightage Subjects: Important Topics & Chapters

    Irshad AnwarUpdated on 26 Oct 2026, 05:59 PM IST

    INI CET November 2026 High-Weightage Subjects: During the final stretch of  INI CET exam preparation or revision, it becomes difficult to revise all 19 subjects equally. The smarter move is to know which subjects carry the most marks and put your hours there. AIIMS does not publish subject-wise weightage, so we counted it ourselves from past papers. We classified 764 questions from four papers by subject and checked how steady each subject's share was from paper to paper. The INI CET November 2026 exam, officially the January 2027 session, is on November 1. So, the high-weightage subjects are what you should revise first. This article covers the INI CET November 2026 high-weightage subjects, based on trends in INI CET previous year papers and expert analysis.

    This Story also Contains

    1. INI CET November 2026 High-Weightage Subjects: How We Built the Data
    2. INI CET November 2026 Subject-wise Weightage at a Glance
    3. What the Ranges Tell You
    4. INI CET November 2026 Top Chapters Inside the Subjects
    5. How to Split Your Last Days
    6. Data Limits You Should Know
    INI CET November 2026 High-Weightage Subjects: Important Topics & Chapters
    INI CET November 2026 High-Weightage Subjects: Important Topics & Chapters

    INI CET November 2026 High-Weightage Subjects: How We Built the Data

    Detail

    INI CET

    Mode

    Computer-based test

    Questions

    200 single-answer MCQs

    Duration

    3 hours

    Structure

    Four sections of 50 questions, 45 minutes each; no returning to a section once it ends

    Marking

    +1 correct, −⅓ wrong, 0 unanswered

    How we built the data. 

    We used the tagged questions from July 2021, November 2021, May 2022 and a second 2022 paper. We left out repeats within a paper, 35 untagged May 2022 questions, and the 2020 paper. The shares below are out of the 764 questions that remained. The last column shows the lowest and highest share the subject took in a single paper.

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    INI CET November 2026 Subject-wise Weightage at a Glance

    Tier

    Subject

    Questions

    Share

    Range across papers

    Rough marks of 200

    1

    Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    74

    9.7%

    6.5–11.5%

    17–22

    1

    Pharmacology

    66

    8.6%

    7.9–9.5%

    15–19

    1

    Surgery

    65

    8.5%

    7.0–10.3%

    15–19

    1

    Pathology

    62

    8.1%

    6.1–9.0%

    14–18

    2

    Medicine

    59

    7.7%

    5.5–11.0%

    13–17

    2

    Microbiology

    48

    6.3%

    3.6–8.5%

    11–14

    2

    PSM

    48

    6.3%

    5.0–7.3%

    11–14

    2

    Biochemistry

    47

    6.2%

    4.5–7.5%

    11–14

    2

    Physiology

    45

    5.9%

    5.5–7.3%

    10–13

    2

    Anatomy

    44

    5.8%

    5.5–6.0%

    10–13

    3

    Forensic Medicine

    34

    4.5%

    3.6–5.0%

    7–10

    3

    Paediatrics

    29

    3.8%

    2.5–6.1%

    6–9

    3

    Ophthalmology

    29

    3.8%

    3.0–4.8%

    6–9

    3

    Orthopaedics

    22

    2.9%

    1.8–4.0%

    4–7

    3

    Dermatology

    22

    2.9%

    2.4–3.5%

    4–7

    3

    Radiology

    20

    2.6%

    2.0–3.0%

    4–6

    3

    ENT

    17

    2.2%

    1.5–3.0%

    3–5

    3

    Anaesthesia

    17

    2.2%

    0.5–3.5%

    3–5

    3

    Psychiatry

    16

    2.1%

    1.5–3.0%

    3–5

    The four Tier 1 subjects hold 267 of 764 questions (35%). Tier 2 holds 291 (38%), and Tier 3 holds 206 (27%). So ten subjects carry nearly three-quarters of the paper.

    What the Ranges Tell You

    Steady subjects. Anatomy stayed between 5.5% and 6.0% in every paper, and Physiology, PSM and Pharmacology also moved within a narrow band. You can count on these.

    Swinging subjects. Medicine ranged from 5.5% to 11.0%, Microbiology from 3.6% to 8.5%, and Obstetrics and Gynaecology from 6.5% to 11.5%. These can give you many marks or few in any one paper, so do not skip them on the hope of a light year.

    Small but spiky. Anaesthesia ranged from 0.5% to 3.5%. Paediatrics ranged from 2.5% to 6.1%. Treat them as a chapter-wise short list, not full subjects.

    INI CET November 2026 Top Chapters Inside the Subjects

    Subject

    Chapters that led the count

    Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    Obstetrics (39), Gynaecology (35)

    Pharmacology

    General Pharmacology (16), CNS (8), CVS (8)

    Surgery

    Gastrointestinal (14), Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic (11), Endocrine (11)

    Pathology

    Neoplasia (14), Haematology: RBC (11), Immunity (7)

    Medicine

    Neurology (12), Cardiology (11), Pulmonology (10)

    Microbiology

    Virology (11), Systemic Bacteriology (10), Parasitology (8)

    PSM

    Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases (9), National Health Programs (8)

    Biochemistry

    Genetics (18), Amino Acids and Proteins (8)

    Physiology

    Excretory System (8), Nerve-Muscle (7)

    Anatomy

    Neuroanatomy (13), Head and Neck (8)

    For the full chapter data, see our syllabus page and practise from the previous year papers.

    How to Split Your Last Days

    This is a suggestion, not data. Adjust it to your own weak areas.

    Priority

    Subjects

    How to use the time

    First

    Tier 1

    Revise the chapters in the table above, then attempt questions.

    Second

    Tier 2

    Keep daily slots. Short facts in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Anatomy require quick reading.

    Third

    Tier 3

    Do one high-yield chapter each (for example, Glaucoma, ENT nose and ear, Spine and Pelvis fractures).

    Always

    Mock tests

    Practise the four timed sections of 45 minutes each.

    Remember the marking: a wrong answer costs ⅓ mark, so guess only after you remove options. The last 15 days mock test plan and the time management guide can help you pace the paper.

    Data Limits You Should Know

    • The count is based on 764 questions from four papers, not on full official papers.

    • The mark ranges are our estimates from the share, not an AIIMS breakup.

    • Tags come from the files, and we merged spelling variants ourselves.

    • A new paper may shift the numbers, especially in swinging subjects.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Which subjects have the highest weightage in INI CET?
    A:

    In our count of 764 questions, Obstetrics and Gynaecology (9.7%), Pharmacology (8.6%), Surgery (8.5%) and Pathology (8.1%) led, followed by Medicine (7.7%).

    Q: Does AIIMS publish subject-wise weightage?
    A:

    No. All figures here are our own counts from four past papers and should be read as estimates.

    Q: Is there negative marking in INI CET?
    A:

    Yes. Each correct answer gives +1, each wrong answer deducts ⅓ of a mark, and unanswered questions score zero.

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