Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test
INI CET is the abbreviation for Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi conducts the entrance test for admission to PG courses such as Masters of Surgery (MS), Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Dental Surgery (MDS), Doctorate of Medicine (DM), and Master of Chirurgiae (MCh). INI CET scores are valid for admission to 10 AIIMS including AIIMS Delhi, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Nagpur, Raipur, and Rishikesh, Bathinda, Bibinagar, as well as NIMHANS Bengaluru, JIPMER Puducherry, PGI Chandigarh, and SCTIMST, Trivandrum. With effect from 2021, all these institutes will admit PG students on the basis of the marks obtained in the INI CET exam only. Earlier these 14 institutes used to conduct separate exams for admission to PG courses. The examination is conducted twice a year, January and the July session.
INI CET 2025 Exam Date: July Session
All the important dates regarding INI CET 2025 are tabulated below.
Events
INI CET 2025 July Session Dates
Basic registration
March 10, 2025
Generation of examination unique code (EUC)
April 1, 2025 but it was postponed
INI CET admit card release
INI CET July session exam
April 25, 2025Result
INI CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria
A candidate must possess MBBS degree for MD/MS/DM-6yrs/MCH-6yrs 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 July, 2024 for all INIs except PGIMER Chandigarh.
Candidates who complete their internship after 31st July, 2023 are not eligible for Registration in this examination. Those candidates who have completed the required period of 12 months compulsory rotating Internship/Practical training on or before 30th June, 2023 are eligible to admission for PG courses at PGIMER Chandigarh. The Indian National, who has obtained eligibility degree in India, must have obtained a minimum of the following marks (aggregate of all professional MBBS/BDS professional examinations). For candidates belonging to the SC/ST Categories 50% marks in aggregate, For all other categories including OBC/EWS Category 55% marks in aggregate, 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 shall apply. 0
INI CET 2025 Pattern
AIIMS releases the INI CET 2023 exam pattern in the official information brochure. As per the existing INI CET 2023 pattern, the exam is conducted in computer-based mode and candidates get three hours to answer the exam paper. Details of INI CET pattern 2023 is as follows:
Mode of exam: Computer-based test
Duration: 3 hours (180 minutes)
Number of questions: 200
Type of questions: Objective type
Correct answer: One mark (+1)
Incorrect answer: Minus one third (-1/3)
Unanswered: 0
INI CET 2025 Syllabus
The conducting authorities release the syllabus for INI CET 2025 for candidates to adopt an advanced strategy for test preparation. Candidates must check the INI CET 2025 Syllabus details for the July session mentioned below.
Subjects
INI CET Syllabus 2025
Pre-Clinical
Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology
Para-Clinical
Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine, Microbiology, Pathology, Community Medicine, etc.
Clinical
Obstetrics, Community Medicine, Paediatrics, Medicine and allied subjects (Dermatology, Psychiatry) and Gynaecology, etc.
Surgery and Allied Subjects
Orthopedics, E.N.T., Ophthalmology, Anaesthesiology, etc.
