INICET 2027: Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI-CET) 2027

Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test

Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI-CET) 2027

INI-CET 2027
[Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test 2027]
conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Admission to PG Courses [MD, MS, DM (6 yrs), MCh (6 yrs), MDS & MD (Hospital Administration)] for January 2027 Session

Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI-CET) for admission to
PG Courses for January 2027 session

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi invites online applications for Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI-CET) January 2027 for admission to PG courses [MD / MS / M.Ch. (6-years) / DM (6-years) / MDS] of AIIMS, New Delhi and other AIIMS, JIPMER Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru, PGIMER Chandigarh & SCTIMST Trivandrum for January 2027 session as per following schedule:

Date of uploading Prospectus Part-A & Part-B including Eligibility Criteria: 16/09/2026
Online Registration for Application	Start Date	Closing Date
Online Registration for application	16/09/2026	13/10/2026 (by 05:00 P.M.)
Status of Registration	17/10/2026	19/10/2026 (by 05:00 P.M.)
Final Status of online Registration and uploading of admit card on AIIMS website	26/10/2026 (Monday)
Date of Examination	01/11/2026 (Sunday)
Examination Centers	Cities all over India
Important: For Prospectus, detailed information etc. please visit the website www.aiimsexams.ac.in . All applicants are required to visit the website regularly since all subsequent Notices / Corrigendum / Addendum / Updates will only be uploaded on the website. Note: All applicant for which fees not paid will be summarily rejected and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

The Combined Entrance Test (CET) for admission into January 2027 session of postgraduate courses [MD, MS, DM (6 yrs), MCh (6 yrs) and MDS & MD (Hospital Administration)] at Institutes of National Importance (INIs) for Medical Education namely, AIIMS-New Delhi and other AIIMS, JIPMER-Puducherry, NIMHANS-Bengaluru, PGIMER-Chandigarh, and SCTIMST- Trivandrum will be held in the month of November, 2026.

List of Participating Institutes for INI-CET January 2027 Session

Sl. No.	Name	Address	Website
1.	AIIMS New Delhi	Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029	www.alimsexams.ac.in
2.	AIIMS Bhopal	Saket Nagar, Bhopal-462020	www.aiimsbhopal.edu.in
3.	AIIMS Bhubaneswar	Sijua, Ptarpada, Bhubaneshwar-751019	www.aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in
4.	AIIMS Jodhpur	Basni Industrial Area 2, Jodhpur-342005	www.aiimsjodhpur.edu.in
5.	AIIMS Nagpur	Plot No. 2, Sector-20, MIHAN, Nagpur-441124	www.aiimsnagpur.edu.in
6.	AIIMS Patna	Phulwarisharif, Patna-801505	www.aiimspatna.edu.in
7.	AIIMS Raipur	Tatibandh, GE Road, Raipur-492099,	www.aiimsraipur.edu.in
8.	AIIMS Rishikesh	Virbhadra Road, Rishikesh-2498201	www.alimsrishikesh.edu.in
9.	AIIMS Bibinagar	Hyderabad Metropolitan Region, Telangana, 508126	www.aiimsbibinagar.edu.in
10.	AIIMS Bhatinda	Dabwali Rd, Lal Singh Nagar, Bathinda, Punjab 151001	www.aiimsbathinda.edu.in
11.	AIIMS Deoghar	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar Jharkhand-814152	www.aiimsdeoghar.edu.in
12.	AIIMS Mangalagiri	Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh - 522 203	www.alimsmangalagiri.edu.in
13.	AIIMS Raebareli	Dalmau Road, Munshiganj, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh-229405	www.aiimsrbl.edu.in
14.	AIIMS Kalyani	NH-34 Connector, Basantapur, Saguna, West Bengal-741245	www.aiimskalyani.edu.in
15.	AIIMS Bilaspur	AIIMS, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	www.aiimsbilaspur.edu.in
16.	AIIMS Gorakhpur	AIIMS Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh	www.aiimsgorakhpur.edu.in
17.	AIIMS Guwahati	AIIMS Guwahati, Changsari, Assam-781101	www.aiimsguwahati.ac.in
18.	AIIMS Rajkot	AIIMS Rajkot, Gujarat, INDIA, 360006	www.aiimsrajkot.edu.in
19.	AIIMS Jammu	AIIMS Jammu, Vijaypur, Bari Kamlia, Jammu and Kashmir 180001	www.aiimsjammu.edu.in
20.	JIPMER, Puducherry	Gorimedu, Dhanvantari Nagar, Puducherry-605006	www.jipmer.edu.in
21.	NIMHANS, Bengaluru	Hosur/Marigowda Road, (Lakkasandra Wilson Garden) Bangaluru-560029	www.nimhans.ac.in
22.	PGIMER, Chandigarh	Madhya Marg, Sector-12, Chandigarh-160012	www.pgimer.edu.in
23.	SCTIMST, Trivandrum	Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala - 695011	www.sctimst.ac.in

Overall Process of INI-CET January 2027 session

The INI-CET has three sequential phases, namely:
Phase I: Application (see Section VIII & IX for details)
Phase II: Examination (see Section X for details)
Phase III: Seat Allocation (see Section XI for details)

I. Application	II. Examination	III. Seat Allocation
Registration	Admit Card	Mock Round >> 1st Round
Completion of Application (Application for January 2027 Session)	Computer Based Test	2nd Round
	Declaration of Results	Open Round
	Invitation of choices & order of preference

The time schedule of various activities of INI-CET, January 2027 is mentioned under Important Dates at the end of this document and accessible through Important Dates Section at the online portal of INI-CET.
It is advisable to read this prospectus completely and carefully.
The applicants should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission into various postgraduate courses at participating INIs for January 2027 session. (see Section IV)
Applicants are required to fill the information in the application with due diligence (see Section IX). It may not be possible to change certain information after payment of application fee and submission of application form.
Applicants seeking reservation/relaxation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD must ensure that they are entitled to such reservation/relaxation. They should be in possession of all the requisite certificates in the prescribed format in support of their claim and upload the same within due dates (See Notes under section IX for details)
Applicants seeking admission into postgraduate seats reserved for sponsored/foreign national should upload/submit relevant document within due dates (See Notes under section IX for details, Important Dates)
Sponsored/Foreign National candidates are not eligible for General Seats (for UR/SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD/Rural Area/Karnataka Domicile/North East Domicile) & vice versa.
In case of any discrepancy/dispute related rules applicable at any of the participating INIs between Prospectus Part-A and Prospectus Part-B, rules applicable at respective INIs shall apply.
Correspondence with the Examination Section, AIIMS, New Delhi for matter related to INICET, January 2027 should be done using methods described under Section XII.
Information related to legal and disciplinary action is mentioned under Section XIII.
Prescribed formats for various forms are available under Section XIV.

Eligibility for Appearing in INI-CET

The eligibility criteria are mentioned under this section are limited to application and examination component of INI-CET. Kindly note that eligibility criteria for admission into postgraduate courses in different INIs may vary and applicants must read Part B of the prospectus of each for INIs for details.

No candidate can be eligible for seats under both INDIAN NATIONAL and FOREIGN NATIONAL categories.

For Indian Nationals:
Indian Nationals shall include candidates who are citizens of India
- A candidate must possess MBBS degree for MD, MS, DM-6yrs, MCh-6yrs, MD (Hospital Administration) Courses, and BDS* degree for MDS courses of a University recognized by the National Medical Commission/Medical Council of India as notified by Govt. of India and Dental Council of India respectively and must have completed the required period of 12 months compulsory rotating Internship/Practical training on or before 31st January, 2027 for all INIs. [For Dental courses, candidature will be as per DCI endorsement No.DE-130-2011/B-4978, dated 13.12.2011, DCI Revised BDS Course (4th Amendment) Regulation-2011 published in Gazette notification (Extraordinary) Part-III, Section-4, dated 9.12.2011]. Candidates who will complete their internship after 31st January, 2027 are not eligible for Registration in this examination.
  
  *In reference to the proviso inserted in terms of (6th Amendment) notification in BDS Course regulations 2007, Dental Council of India published on 24.6.2013 in the Gazette of India, following will be applicable:
  Students of 2007-2008 BDS batch who are declared passed with 4 ½ + 6 months Paid Rotatory Internship or 5-year duration course, as the case may be, as per Revised BDS Course (4th Amendment) Regulations, 2011, shall be deemed at par/equivalent with 4+1 year BDS Course, including one year Paid Rotatory Internship programme, for all interns and purposes i.e. for admission in MDS Course, applying for Govt Jobs, registration in State Dental Councils, etc.
  
  A candidate may be eligible for admission into any INI or only at some specific INIs depending upon fulfillment of eligibility criteria applicable to respective INIs (details in Part B of Prospectus of respective INIs). Making Seat Choices & order of preference after declaration of result will be allowed provisionally as per applicable eligibility criteria of admission into respective INI.
- Minimum Marks in MBBS/ BDS or equivalent Examinations.
  The Indian National, who has obtained degree in India, must have obtained a minimum of the following marks (aggregate of all professional MBBS/BDS professional examinations):
  a) For candidates belonging to the SC/ST Categories - 50% marks in aggregate
  b) For all other categories including OBC/EWS Category - 55% marks in aggregate
  c) For Persons with Benchmark Disabilities [PWBD] candidates the minimum aggregate as provided in (a) and (b) will be applicable for the category to which the candidate belongs.
  
  Explanation: 1
  It has been observed that applicants incorrectly fill total marks of the first or third professional examination instead of Aggregate of all MBBS / BDS Professional (4 years) exams marks. Aggregate of all professional MBBS/BDS professional examinations is required to be filled. In case of supplementary exam in one or more subject, please use only the marks (Obtained) for successful completion.
  
  For Sponsored Candidates (Indian National)
  The eligibility of Sponsored Candidates with respect to the minimum marks in aggregate in all the MBBS/BDS professional examinations will be the same as for candidates as mentioned above in points (ii)a, (ii)b, and (ii)c as applicable.
  
  Sponsorship Certificate: It is mandatory to upload valid “Sponsorship certificate” on or before last date of submission as mentioned in Important Dates Section of PARTA. Please note that candidates have to submit original sponsorship certificate at the time of admission, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.
  The candidate concerned shall be employee of the deputing/ sponsoring authority and should have been working for three years as on (INICET January 2027 session):
  1) 31st January, 2027: For all AIIMS, SCTIMST Trivandrum and NIMHANS Bengaluru
  2) 31st December, 2026: For JIPMER Puducherry and PGIMER, Chandigarh
  
  For Indian National graduated from Foreign Universities
  For Indian National candidates who have graduated from foreign Universities, marks obtained in the FMGE (Foreign Medical Graduate Examination) conducted by the National Board of Examination (NBE), shall be considered in lieu of aggregate marks. The eligibility criteria of minimum marks shall remain as mentioned above in points (ii)a, (ii)b, and (ii)c as applicable.
In case, it is found that an applicant, who does not fulfill the eligibility qualification / criteria (such as, Internship Completion dates, etc.), has provided false information solely for appearing in the examination, the applicant’s candidature will be cancelled and the candidate will be liable to be debarred from appearing in INI-CET Entrance examination in future at the discretion of the competent authority.
For Foreign Nationals
Foreign Nationals shall include candidates who are NOT citizens of India.

A candidate must possess MBBS degree for MD, MS, DM-6yrs, MCh-6yrs, MD (Hospital Administration), and BDS degree for MDS courses and must have completed the required period of 12 months compulsory rotating Internship/Practical training on or before as per mentioned in the Part A of Section–IV at Page-5.

Candidates are required to obtain a certificate of grading system from applicable University/Institution to determine the value of grading in percentage. The marks calculated accordingly must be filled in “Marks Column” for Completion of Application for January 2027 Session of INI-CET before due date.

The eligibility of applicants with respect to the minimum marks in aggregate in all the MBBS/BDS professional examinations will be 55% aggregate or equivalent.

No Objection Certificate (NOC) for Foreign National: The No Objection Certificate (NOC) obtained from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, should be submitted to the Examination Section on or before dates as mentioned in Important Dates Tab. Kindly note that “No objection certificate” obtained solely from the Ministry of External Affairs is NOT considered as valid NOC for INI-CET.
For Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)/PIO
Eligibility of OCI/PIO candidates will be based on the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) 891 / 2021 dated February 03, 2023.
- Candidates born before 04.03.2021 and who have secured the OCI card before 04.03.2021 shall be considered INDIAN NATIONALS and will be eligible ONLY for open category (unreserved) seats for INDIAN NATIONALS. They will not be eligible for consideration for seats for Foreign Nationals.
- OCI/PIO card holders who are not to be considered as Indian Nationals based on the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) 891 / 2021 dated February 03, 2023 shall be considered as FOREIGN NATIONALS. They will not be eligible for consideration for seats for Indian Nationals.
OCI candidates are not required to obtain NOC; however, must upload the scan copy of OCI card on or before date(s) mentioned in Important Dates Section of Prospectus Part-A. The earliest issued, valid OCI card must be uploaded on the portal. Any attempt at hiding a valid older OCI card or uploading only a newer card will be considered as providing false information and the candidature may be cancelled.

Application Fee

Application fee is to be paid at the time of application for the INI-CET, January 2027 (Completion of Application) in online mode. The application fees are mentioned in table below:

Sl. No.	Description	Application Fee
1	General / OBC (NCL) / Foreign National / OCI / Sponsored applicant	Rs. 4000.00 (Rupees Four Thousand only)
2	SC/ST/EWS applicant	Rs. 3200.00 (Rupees Three Thousand Two Hundred only)
3	Persons with Benchmark Disabilities	NIL (Exempted from payment of Examination fees)
	Note: The applicant can pay the prescribed application fee through DEBIT CARD / CREDIT CARD / NETBANKING. Transaction/Processing fee, if any, as applicable, will be payable to the respective bank etc. by the applicant. Application fees once remitted shall not be refunded under any circumstances. If due to any reason, application fee is paid more than once against one application form, the additional payments shall be refunded to applicants after verification & completion of examination process. Applications without the prescribed fee shall not be accepted and summarily rejected. All applications for which fees are not paid will be summarily rejected and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

Application Process

Phase I (Application Process) of INI-CET: Click here
Phase II (Examination) of INI-CET: Click here
Phase III (Seat allocation) of INI-CET: Click here

Important Dates

Online Registration for application	Start date	Closing Date
Date of uploading Prospectus Part-A & Part-B including eligibility criteria	16/09/2026
Date of uploading Notice for Seat position of Sponsored / Foreign National Category	16/09/2026
Online Registration for application	16/09/2026	13/10/2026 (by 05:00 P.M.)
Status of Registration	17/10/2026	19/10/2026 (by 05:00 P.M.)
Final Status of online Registration and uploading of admit card on AIIMS website	26/10/2026 (Monday)
Date of Examination	01/11/2026 (Sunday)
Examination Centre	Cities all over India
Uploading of valid Certificate / Card: Must upload PWBD / SC / ST / OBC (NCL) / EWS / OCI Card / Certificate from	16/09/2026 to 13/10/2026 (by 05:00 P.M.)
Last date of receiving of the application form duly recommended & forwarded with "No Objection Certificate" from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India for Foreign Nationals to apply and appear in the INI-CET for PG courses – January 2027 session	30/10/2026 (by 05:00 P.M.) Friday
Last date to Upload scanned copy of Sponsored Certificate in the Completion of Application form	30/10/2026 (by 05:00 P.M.) Friday
Expected date of declaration of INI-CET Result	07/11/2026 (Saturday)
Online Seat Allocation including Open Round of seat allocation	Will be notified separately
Date of starting of courses	01/01/2027
Last date of admission	28/02/2027

Prospectus

Prospectus (Part-A)	Prospectus (Part-B)
Prospectus (Part-A) INI-CET January 2027 Session	INI-CET Prospectus (Part-B) January 2027 Session - AIIMS INI-CET Prospectus (Part-B) January 2027 Session - JIPMER INI-CET Prospectus (Part-B) January 2027 Session - NIMHANS Bengaluru INI-CET Prospectus (Part-B) January 2027 Session - PGIMER INI-CET Prospectus (Part-B) January 2027 Session - SCTIMST

Prospectus (Part-A)
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Published By: Sahadeb

Published On: 18 Sep 2026

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