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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 INI CET exam, admission to medical specialisations like MD, MS, DM (6 yrs), MCh (6 yrs) and MDS is granted. Around 75,000 candidates appeared for the INI CET 2026 exam held for the July 2026 session. Out of which, a total of 51,563 candidates qualified INI CET May 2026 exam.
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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 approximate number of appeared candidates can be calculated. The detailed statistics of the total candidates appeared in INI CET July 2026 exam have been 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 INI CET 2026.
The complete stats of the students who registered, appeared, and qualified in the INI CET exam for the July 2026 session is provided here.
Particular | Details |
Total registered candidates | Around 90,000 |
Total appeared candidates | Around 75,000 |
Total qualified students | 51,563 |
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The statistics of the total candidates appeared in the INI CET exam is provided below.
The exact number of candidates applied for INI CET July session 2026 are provided here. Around 75,000 candidates appeared in the INI CET 2026 exam (July session). Out of these, 51,563 candidates were able to qualify for the INI CET July 2026 exam.
According to the result statistics, a total of 51,563 candidates have qualified INI CET May 2026 exam. In the previous session, a total of 32374 students had qualified the exam.
Several factors influence the number of total candidates appeared in INI CET 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.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear Student,
For INI CET , the exact marks required for a clinical branch vary every session because the paper difficulty and normalization change.
Recent data suggests:
Hi,
You can use the following link to predict your college. https://medicine.careers360.com/ini-cet-college-predictor
Hope it helps!
Hello Dear Student,
As per the INI-CET prospectus, the OBC-NCL certificate used for reservation benefits must generally be valid for the prescribed financial year and satisfy the date requirements mentioned in the notification.
In your case:
The certificate issued on 05 April 2025 was valid only up to 31 March
Hello Priya
If you are looking for INICET previous year papers for preparation then you can explore the following resources:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/ini-cet-2026-question-paper-with-answer-key-solutions
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/ini-cet-may-2026-answer-key
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Yes, M.Ch Cranio Maxillofacial Surgery is offered at AIIMS Rishikesh. Candidates can take up the three-year Super specialty course after qualifying INI CET exam. Candidates must hold M.S. (or its equivalent degree) from a recognised institute.
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