INI CET Total Candidates Appeared 2026: Exam Stats & Key Highlights

INI CET Total Candidates Appeared 2026: Exam Stats & Key Highlights

Deep PathakUpdated on 18 Nov 2025, 10:43 AM IST

Around 58,000 students appeared for the INI CET 2025 exam held for the January 2026 session. The INICET is conducted by the AIIMS, New Delhi, for aspirants seeking admission to postgraduate medical courses in various institutes of national importance such as AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS, and SCTIMST. Through the INICET exam, admission to medical specialisations like MD, MS, DM (6 yrs), MCh (6 yrs) and MDS is granted.

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  1. INI CET total candidates appeared: January 2026 session
  2. INICET appeared candidates
  3. Factors Influencing INI CET number of candidates appeared
INI CET Total Candidates Appeared 2026: Exam Stats & Key Highlights
INI CET Total Candidates Appeared

The authority does not declares the total number of candidates appeared in the INI CET exam. However, based on the INI CET result, which mentions the rank and percentile of candidates, an approx number of appeared candidates can be calculated. The detailed statistics of the total candidates appeared in INI CET January 2026 exam will be provided here. Read the full article to know comprehensively about the trends, statistics, and factors related to the total number of candidates who appeared for INICET 2026.

INI CET total candidates appeared: January 2026 session

The complete stats of the students who registered, appeared, and qualified in the INI CET exam for the January 2026 session will be provided here soon.

INI CET January 2026 number of candidates appeared

Particular

Details

Total registered candidates

To be announced

Total appeared candidates

Around 58,000

Total qualified students

32374

INICET appeared candidates

The statistics of the total candidates appeared in the INI CET exam is provided below.

Students appeared for INI CET January 2026

The exact number of candidates who applied for INICET January session 2026 will be updated soon. However, based on candidates rank and percentile score, around 58000 students appeared for the INICET 2025 exam for January 2026 session.

How many students qualified INICET 2025 for January 2026 session?

The AIIMS, New Delhi has declared the INI CET result 2025 for January 2026 session on November 15, 2025. A total of 32374 students have qualified the INI CET November 2025 exam.

Factors Influencing INI CET number of candidates appeared

Several factors influence the number of total candidates appeared in INICET 2026. Some of these factors are -

  • Available seats - The number of seats available at AIIMS, PGIMER, and other participating institutes plays a direct role in determining the number of candidates who apply for INI CET exam. The INI CET seat matrix is directly related to the level of competition as a higher number of seats leads to higher registration.

  • Preferred specialisation of medical graduates - Medical graduates who do not get their preferred specialisation in the NEET PG exam appear for the INI CET exam. This indirectly leads to a higher number of participating candidates.

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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 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 !