INI CET 2026 Exam Date has been announced. INI CET stands for Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test. This exam is conducted by AIIMS.
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INI CET 2026 Exam Dates – Announced
INI CET 2025 Exam Date has been announced for January session. It was held on 9th November 2025. Check other dates below.
It is a national level entrance examination for the candidates seeking admission in 6 year PG medical/ dental courses like MD, MS, DM (6 yrs.), M.Ch (6 yrs.) & MDS.

INI CET entrance exam is newly introduced in 2021 as a replacement of AIIMS PG, JIPMER PG, PGIMER and NIMHANS PG Entrance examination.
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Candidates must check complete details of INI CET Exam Date 2026 and its schedule.
INI CET Exam Dates 2026
Below we have provided the complete INI CET 2026 exam dates & schedule released by AIIMS for January/ July session – MD/ MS admissions:
For January Session (For MD/ MS-6 yrs):
| Events | Dates 2026 |
| Application form releases | 30th September 2025 |
| Last date to apply | 21st October 2025 |
| Status of Registration and last date of correction of rejected Images / incorrect registration details | 24th – 26th October 2025 |
| Admit Card | 1st November 2025 |
| INI CET 2026 Exam Date | 9th November 2025 |
| Result | 15th November 2025 |
For July Session (For MD/ MS – 6 yrs):
| Events | Dates 2026 |
| Online Application | 2nd week of March 2026 |
| Application form Last date of submission | 3rd week of April 2026 |
| Generation of Examination Unique Code (EUC) & Completion of Application form | 1st week of April to 4th week of April 2026 |
| Release of admit card | 2nd week of May 2026 |
| Exam Date | 17th May 2026 |
| Result Declaration | 23rd May 2026 |
INI CET Exam Schedule 2026
INI CET Exam Dates 2026 for January & July session is released by AIIMS. According to the exam schedule the INI CET registration has been started on 30th September 2025 for MD/ MS courses. The last date of registration is till 21st October 2025.
The status of registration & last date of correction will be 24th to 26th October 2025. Candidates who successfully fill their Registration form will be eligible for further process.
The uploading of INI CET admit card is made available from 1st November 2025. INI CET 2026 Examination for January session for MD/ MS was conducted on 9th November 2025. The result of INI CET 2026 will be announced on 15th November 2025.
After the successful declaration of result, the qualified candidates will be invited for the INI CET counselling procedure which will be started in December 2025 for first round. The seats will be allotted to the candidates in December 2025.
INI CET 2026 Registration Form
Following are some key details for candidates regarding INI CET 2026 Application Form:
- As mentioned above the basic registration is a compulsory step for INI CET 2026 and it has been started from 30th September 2025 for January session.
- Basic registration form can be done through online mode. Last date of submitting application form is till 21st October 2025.
- One should submit their basic registration before last date of submission as registration portal will be closed after the last date.
- Candidates can also get a chance to correct their mistakes in registration form where details like category and exam center remain unchanged after the payment process.
- During registration, one must not forget to upload passport size photograph & signature in prescribed format and size.
- All communication details will be sent to candidate’s registered number & ID, so it must be valid/ working.
Registration Fee:
- Registration fee can be paid through online mode only.
- Applicants are able to use Credit Card, Debit Card and Net Banking payment gateways for transaction of registration Fee.
Application Fee for different candidate are as follows:
| Category | INI CET Application Fee |
| For General/ OBC Candidate | Rs. 4000/- |
| For SC/ST Candidates | Rs. 3200/- |
We have provided complete dates of INI CET 2026 for various events of exam like application, status of registration, final registration, admit card, exam, result, etc. Students must go for complete schedule to know about the exam. We will update, if any changes will be made in the dates. Candidates are advised to go through the complete article for complete details of various events.
Leave your comments below for any further information regarding INI CET 2026 Exam Dates.
Can you please provide the full details for MDS ?
To know complete details about MDS courses, you can visit admission brochure.
I don’t understand for jan recruitment exam is on November 10th and for July recruitment exam is on may 18th?
I am not able to to understand
I thought exam on the November 2024 was for November only
Exam held on 10th November 2024 was for January 2025 Session.
Will the registration dates same for MDS