JIPMER PG 2026 Counselling/ Reporting schedule is available for MD/ MS admissions via INI CET scores. Physical counselling is done offline at the venue. Common Merit List has been released of provisional qualified candidates. Counselling details can be checked on the AIIMS website.
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JIPMER PG 2026 Counselling – Reporting Details Out
JIPMER PG (INI CET) 2026 Reporting Details & dates have been released for Round 1. Click here to view reporting details.
Counselling has been started for MD/ MS through INI CET scores. JIPMER PG is a national level entrance exam conducted to offer admission into the PG courses like MD/ MS & DM/ M.Ch courses.
Through this entrance examination, admission is provided to the candidates in the JIPMER campuses at Puducherry and Karaikal. Mode of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Institute and Research-Post Graduate counselling will be online.

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In this article, we have provided the complete details related to JIPMER PG Counselling 2026, course-wise schedule, admission process, and more.
JIPMER PG 2026 Counselling
JIPMER PG 2026 Counselling will be conducted online. The process is being conducted at various JIPMER campuses.
The counselling process comprises various steps like registration, biometric fingerprint verification, photo/image verification, document verification, seat allotment, etc. Candidates can participate in the counselling as per their rank.
JIPMER PG 2026 Counselling Schedule
Below we have provided the schedule of JIPMER PG result, counselling, and admission rounds for January/ July session:
INI CET January Session (MD/ MS):
| Events | Dates 2026 (Tentative) |
| INI CET 2026 Exam | 17th May 2026 |
| Declaration of result | 15th November 2025 |
| Seat Allocation (1st round including mock) | |
| Exercising of choices for mock round | 6th- 9th December 2025 |
| Announcement of seat allocation of Mock Round of 1st Round | 11th December 2025 |
| Exercising choices for 1st round | 12th-13th December 2025 |
| Announcement of seat allocation of 1st Round | 18th December 2025 |
| Online Acceptance of allocated seat | 19th-24th December 2025 |
| Reporting & Submission of Documents/ security deposit | 19th-24th December 2025 |
| Seat Allocation (2nd round) | |
| Announcement of seat allocation of 2nd Round | 9th January 2026 |
| Online Acceptance of allocated seat | 10th-15th January 2026 |
| Reporting & Submission of Documents/ security deposit | 10th-15th January 2026 |
| Seat Allocation (Open round) | |
| Tentative vacancy after 2nd allotment | 1st week of January 2026 |
| Online registration & exercising of choices | 3rd week of January 2026 |
| Allotment for open round | 2nd week of February 2026 |
| Online acceptance of seat allocation | 2nd/3rd week of February 2026 |
| Reporting date | 3rd week of February 2026 |
INI SS January Session (DM/ M.Ch):
| Events | Dates 2026 |
| Written online CBT exam | 25th October 2024 |
| Declaration of Result | 30th October 2024 |
| 1st round Online Institute allocation | |
| Exercising of choices | 20th- 26th December 2025 |
| Institute allocation announcement | 29th December 2025 |
| Online acceptance of allocated institute | 30th December -6th January 2026 |
| Reporting & Submission of Documents/ Security deposit | 30th December -6th January 2026 |
| 2nd round Online Institute allocation | |
| Institute allocation announcement | 20th January 2026 |
| Online acceptance of allocated institute | 21st to 28th January 2026 |
| Reporting & Submission of Documents/ Security deposit | 21st to 28th January 2026 |
| 3rd round Online Institute allocation | |
| Institute allocation announcement | – |
| Online acceptance of allocated institute | – |
| Reporting & Submission of Documents/ Security deposit | – |
For INI SS July Session (DM/ M.Ch):
| Events | Dates 2026 |
| Written online CBT exam | 25th April 2026 |
| Declaration of Result | 2nd May 2026 |
| 1st round Online Institute allocation | |
| Exercising of choices | – |
| Institute allocation announcement | – |
| Online acceptance of allocated institute | – |
| Reporting & Submission of Documents/ Security deposit | – |
| 2nd round Online Institute allocation | |
| Institute allocation announcement | – |
| Online acceptance of allocated institute | – |
| Reporting & Submission of Documents/ Security deposit | – |
| 3rd round Online Institute allocation | |
| Institute allocation announcement | – |
| Online acceptance of allocated institute | – |
| Reporting & Submission of Documents/ Security deposit | – |
INI CET July Session (MD/ MS):
| Events | Dates 2026 |
| INI CET Exam | 17th May 2026 |
| Declaration of result | |
| Declaration of result/ merit list | – |
| Seat Allocation (1st round including mock) | |
| Exercising of choices for mock round | – |
| Announcement of seat allocation of Mock Round of 1st Round | – |
| Editing /exercising of choices for 1st round | – |
| Announcement of seat allocation of 1st Round | – |
| Online Acceptance of allocated seat | – |
| Reporting & Submission of Documents/ security deposit | – |
| Seat Allocation (2nd round) | |
| Announcement of seat allocation of 2nd Round | – |
| Online Acceptance of allocated seat | – |
| Reporting & Submission of Documents/ security deposit | – |
| Seat Allocation (Open round) | |
| Tentative vacancy after 2nd allotment | – |
| Online registration & exercising of choices | – |
| Seat allocation of open round | – |
| Online acceptance of seat allocation | – |
| Reporting date | – |
Counselling Procedure
The counselling procedure of JIPMER PG is organised in various rounds via offline mode. Candidates are advised to be present at the allotted venue on the prescribed date and time. The various rounds conducted for counselling are:
Round I
The first round of counselling for MD/ MS programmes & DM/ M.Ch will be announced separately. For the M.Ch/DM programs, the counselling rounds will be started. In the first round, list of candidates who will be shortlisted have to be physically present/ report at the institution for MD/ MS.
Round II
The second round of counselling will be started after completion of 1st round. In this round, the authority will release the list of course wise vacant seats left after the first counselling. Shortlisted ranks for the 2nd counselling process will be released by the board.
Final Counselling
After the second counselling, the remaining vacant seats left are allotted to the remaining candidates in the order. The third round counselling will be started online after 2nd round completion. Candidates, who did not make a choice, can also participate in this round.
Open Counselling
An open counselling will be held by the authority, if in case the seats still remain vacant after all rounds of counselling. The open round of counselling will be started through online mode. The authority will release a list of eligible candidates and a number of vacancies for final counselling.
Documents required for Counselling/ Admission
Candidates who get selected for the counselling rounds must have to be present at the allotted venue with certain important documents. Candidates have to submit the original as well as the attested photocopies of their documents. The list of documents is provided below:
- JIPMER PG Rank letter
- Recent passport sized photographs
- JIPMER PG Admit card/hall ticket
- MBBS Mark sheet/documents
- Proof of DOB
- Transfer certificate
- Internship completion certificate
- Residence proof
- Category proof
- Migration certificate, etc.
Seat Reservation & Ranks
The seat reservation can be made according to the ranks scored by various category candidates. Below we have provided last year’s round I seat vacancies and category wise ranks called for the JIPMER PG counselling process:
| Category | Seats available | Ranks called for the counselling round | |||
| Opening rank | Last rank | ||||
| Marks scored | Rank | Marks scored | Rank | ||
| General | 29 | 580 | 1 | 458 | 320 |
| ST | 6 | 461 | 1 | 232 | 100 |
| SC | 13 | 509 | 1 | 314 | 150 |
| OBC | 24 | 575 | 1 | 411 | 270 |
| Candidates from the Institute | 18 | 549 | 1 | 228 | 179 |
| OPH/PWD | 4 | 371 | 1 | 209 | 5 |
JIPMER PG 2026 Counselling rounds are organised by the institutions according to the availability of seats. Those candidates who clear the counselling round further go through the medical test and document verification process for admission.
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