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    INI CET Qualifying Marks 2026: Qualifying Percentile For MD & MS

    INI CET Qualifying Marks 2026: Qualifying Percentile For MD & MS

    Manisha TiwariUpdated on 15 Nov 2025, 11:04 PM IST

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi releases the qualifying marks of INI CET exam. Qualifying marks for INI CET refer to the minimum score a candidate must secure to be considered eligible for inclusion in the merit list. The INI CET qualifying percentile for General category is 50th and that for reserved category candidates including PwD candidates is 45th.

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    1. Qualifying percentile for INI CET 2026 July session
    2. INI CET cutoff marks
    3. INI CET cutoff 2025: July session
    4. How to calculate INI CET qualifying percentile?
    INI CET Qualifying Marks 2026: Qualifying Percentile For MD & MS
    INI CET Qualifying Marks

    AIIMS New Delhi determines INI CET 2026 qualifying marks based on various factors, such as the difficulty level of the exam, the number of candidates appearing and seat availability. For the INI CET examination, qualifying marks are expressed as a percentile rather than a percentage. A percentile score reflects the relative performance of a candidate compared to others in the exam.

    INI CET exam is conducted to grant admission to Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS), Master of Dental Surgery (MDS), Doctorate of Medicine (DM) and Master of Chirurgiae (MCh). Read the article INI CET 2026 qualifying to explore the factors that influence them, the significance of these marks and other information.

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    Qualifying percentile for INI CET 2026 July session

    The INI CET qualifying marks is an important factor that determines the minimum percentage of scores required to be eligible for the admission. Candidates must note that meeting the INI CET qualifying percentile does not guarantee admission. It merely ensures eligibility for inclusion in the merit list. Admission is granted based on the rank secured in the merit list, availability of seats, and choice of institution. The INI CET qualifying percentile for different categories are provided in the table below.

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    INI CET qualifying marks: July 2026 session

    Category

    Qualifying percentile

    For Unreserved/ EWS/ Sponsored/ Deputed/ Foreign National/ Overseas Citizen

    50th percentile

    OBC, ST, SC, PwD

    45th percentile

    Bhutanese National (PGI Chandigarh only)

    40th percentile

    INI CET cutoff marks

    The AIIMS INI CET admission cutoff marks for July 2026 session will be released after the conclusion of the counselling session. Meanwhile, candidates can check previous year's cutoff marks of INI CET from the table below.

    INI CET cutoff for January 2026 session

    Category

    Admission cutoff rank

    UR

    7621

    EWS

    17596

    OBC

    11318
    SC20266
    ST27569

    INI CET cutoff 2025: July session

    Allotted InstituteDegree TypeOver All Opening Rank Over All Closing Rank
    AIIMS BATHINDAMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses281672
    AIIMS BHOPALMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses2252994
    AIIMS BHUBANESWARMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses501890
    AIIMS BIBINAGARMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses6574065
    AIIMS BILASPURMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses712686
    AIIMS DEOGHARMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses1425166
    AIIMS GORAKHPURMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses1295309
    AIIMS GUWAHATIMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses735401
    AIIMS JAMMUMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses1535808
    AIIMS JODHPURMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses173460
    AIIMS KALYANIMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses3924010
    AIIMS MANGALAGIRIMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses414035
    AIIMS NAGPURMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses321849
    AIIMS NEW DELHIMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses21460
    AIIMS PATNAMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses1174644
    AIIMS RAEBARELIMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses1265308
    AIIMS RAIPURMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses602697
    AIIMS RAJKOTMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses894589
    AIIMS RISHIKESHMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses274252
    JIPMER, PUDUCHERRYMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses432396
    NIMHANS,BENGALURUMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses11223
    PGIMER, CHANDIGARHMD/MS/MCh(6 years)/DM(6 years) Courses72709
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    INI CET cutoff marks 2024

    Name of the AIIMS instituteINI CET 2024 opening rankINI CET 2024 closing rank
    AIIMS New Delhi1092212
    AIIMS Bathinda1192058
    AIIMS Bhopal8401351
    AIIMS Bhubaneswar2021104
    AIIMS Bibinagar11641164
    AIIMS Bilaspur5151445
    AIIMS Deoghar11071508
    AIIMS Gorakhpur10712133
    AIIMS Guwahati5661487
    AIIMS Jodhpur261029
    AIIMS Kalyani2091178
    AIIMS Mangalagiri3471863
    AIIMS Nagpur5421279
    AIIMS Patna206871
    AIIMS Raebareli2561255
    AIIMS Raipur741170
    AIIMS Rajkot1011080
    AIIMS Rishikesh1051200

    INI CET 2024 cutoff for Institute of National Importance

    Name of the instituteINI CET 2024 opening rankINI CET 2024 closing rank
    JIPMER Puducherry381627
    NIMHANS Bengaluru418418
    PGIMER Chandigarh69739
    SCTMST Trivandrum55812187

    How to calculate INI CET qualifying percentile?

    The INI CET qualifying percentile can be calculated using the below mentioned formula.

    INI CET percentile score= {(Total candidates appeared in the INI CET exam - INI CET rank)/ Total candidates appeared in INI CET}X100

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    Questions related to INI CET

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    Have a question related to INI CET ?

    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

    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

    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

    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