INI CET 2022 – The basic registration for INI CET 2022 is now over. The registered candidates will now be able to check the status of registration and basic information from March 11, 2022, With this, they can also correct the rejected images. After this, the final status of the registration will be published online at aiimsexams.ac.in.
The Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI CET 2022) will be held on May 08, 2022. INI CET is a medical entrance exam that is held for admission into PG courses like MD / MS / M.Ch (6 years) / DM (6 years) / MDS. The exam will be held in the computer-based mode. Through this exam, admission will be granted in the AIIMS, New Delhi, JIPMER Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru, PGIMER Chandigarh, SCTIMST Trivandrum and other AIIMS. Check more details about INI CET 2022 from this page such as important dates, eligibility criteria, syllabus etc.
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INI CET 2022
Latest – AIIMS, New Delhi has closed the INI CET 2022 basic registration process.
Latest – AIIMS, New Delhi has released INI CET 2022 July session schedule. Click here to check it.
INI CET 2022: Overview
| INI CET Details | Particulars |
| Exam name | Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI CET) |
| Purpose of exam | Replaced INIs PG entrance exam – AIIMS PG, JIPMER PG, PGIMER, and NIMHANS |
| Exam Conducting body | AIIMS, New Delhi |
| Level of examination | national level |
| Number of exam session | Twice – January and July session |
| Mode of INI CET | Computer-based mode (Online) |
| List of Courses Offered | MD, MS, DM-6 years, MCh-6 years, MDS |
| INI CET participating institutes | AIIMS, New Delhi AIIMS, Bhopal AIIMS, Bhubaneswar AIIMS, Jodhpur AIIMS, Nagpur AIIMS, Patna AIIMS, Raipur AIIMS, Rishikesh JIPMER, Puducherry NIMHANS, Bengaluru PGIMER, Chandigarh |
| Total seats offered | 872 seats |
INI CET 2022 Important Dates
INI CET is a computer-based entrance test and the percentile score obtained in the entrance exam is used as eligibility for admission for postgraduate seats in all participating INIs. Candidates can check the schedule for the release of the INI CET 2022 exam from the table below.
| INI CET 2022 | Important Dates |
| Starting of INI CET 2022 July basic registration | 31 Jan 2022 (5.00 PM) |
| Last date to register and editing of basic registration | 07 Mar 2022 |
| Status of basic registration | 11 Mar 2022 |
| Last date to edit the rejected images | 15 Mar 2022 |
| Final status of accepted registration and basic information | 18 Mar 2022 |
| Uploading of prospectus along with seat position of Sponsored / Foreign National / OCI and Bhutani National candidates |
21 Mar 2022 |
| Completion of application form (Generation of EUC, completion of entering the details in the form), editing of the application form | 21 Mar – 11 Apr 2022 |
| Uploading of valid certificates | 21 Mar – 08 May 2022 |
| Date of checking the status of application form | 22 – 25 Apr 2022 |
| Final status of online registration | 29 Apr 2022 |
| Release of INI CET 2022 admit card | 29 Apr 2022 |
| INI CET 2022 exam date | 08 May 2022 |
| Result date | 14 May 2022 |
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INI CET 2022 Application Form
INI CET 2022 application form is divided into two parts – Part A and Part B. In Part A, aspirants can do the Basic Registration which includes filling in their personal details and uploading passport size photographs. After Part A is over, Exam Unique Code (RUC) is generated for the registered candidates.
In Part B, candidates will complete the Final Registration which includes the following.
- Filling in other details like academic, contact, internship, registration, etc.
- Application Fee payment.
- Selection of the examination centre.
- Application form confirmation print out.
INI CET 2022 Application Fee
In order to submit the INI CET 2022 application form, candidates will need to pay the following amount of the application fee.
| Category: | Application Fee |
|---|---|
| General /OBC Candidates/Foreign National applicant | Rs. 2000 |
| SC/ST/EWS applicant | Rs. 1500 |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD) | No application fee |
Mode of payment – The application fee as mentioned above can be paid by online mode only through Debit card / Credit Card / Netbanking.
INI CET 2022 Eligibility Criteria
Aspirants who wish to apply for INI CET 2022 can take a look at the eligibility criteria for the respective course in which they wish to take admission.
- Apirants should have an MBBS degree for MD/MS and BDS degree for admission in MDS course from an Institute as recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI)/Dental Council of India (DCI).
- Candidates should also have completed one year of rotatory internship and must have a completion certificate.
- Aspirants should have secure a minimum of 55% aggregate in MBBS in case of General category, while, 50% in case of SC/ST category.
- Moreover, you must have also obtained the registration certificate issued by the MCI/DCI or State Medical Council/State Dental Council (SMC/SDC).
INI CET 2022 Admit Card
INI CET 2022 admit card is released online mode at the official website of AIIMS. Candidates who have complete both parts of the application process are issued the admit card. It will consist of details like the candidate’s personal information, exam date and time, examination center address. The hard copy of the INI CET admit card is a mandatory document to be carried on the day of the examination.
How to Download INI CET Admit Card 2022?
- Visit the official website of AIIMS at aiimsexams.ac.in.
- On the homepage of the website, click on the link for INI CET 2022 admit card.
- Login to your dashboard by entering Registration ID, Password and Exam Unique Code (EUC).
- Submit the login details.
- Once you submit the details, the admit card is then displayed on the screen.
- Download and take a print out of the INI CET hall ticket 2022 to carry it on the day of the examination.
Read about INI CET 2022 syllabus here
INI CET 2022 Exam Pattern
In order to prepare for the entrance exam, it is important that the candidates should be well aware of the details of the examination, like the mode of the exam, the number of questions, duration o the test, etc. From below, candidates can check INI CET 2022 exam pattern,
Mode of the exam – It is a computer-based test.
Duration of the exam – The exam is for a total of 3 hours (180 minutes)
Type of questions – The objective type of questions of varying types including Single Correct Choice and Multiple Correct Choice questions
Number of questions – There will be a total of 200 questions
INI CET 2022 Result
AIIMS, New Delhi releases INI CET 2022 result online in pdf format. It is released in the form of a merit list which includes details like roll number, category, All India Rank, category rank, percentile scores, etc. Candidates should note that the AIIMS do not send the INI CET result 2022 individually. Those who secure the minimum required percentile are considered qualified for the entrance exam.
INI CET 2022 Merit List
INI CET 2022 merit list for the January session is released online at the official website, aiimsexams.ac.in. It consists of details of the candidates who are eligible for counseling. INI CET merit list 2022 contains candidates eight times the total number of seats as available in all Institute of National Importance. Reportedly, last year, a total of 5911 MD/MS/DM/MCh candidates were included in the merit list, whereas for MDS, a total of 113 candidates were called for the admission process.
INI CET 2022 Counseling
Candidates who qualify in the entrance exam with the minimum cut-off percentile are eligible to participate in the INI CET 2022 counseling process. For the counseling, candidates will need to register by entering their personal, academic, internship, and other details. After this, the eligible candidates are required to process their choices of colleges as well as specialties. Based on the choices as submitted by the candidates, seats available, reservation criteria, and other facts, the candidates are allotted a seat.
INI CET 2022 Admission Process
AIIMS conducts the Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI CET) in three sequential phases. In order to secure admission to your preferred college, it is important that you successfully complete all the phases of the entrance exam.
- Phase I – Application
- Phase II – Examination
- Phase III – Seat Allocation
INI CET 2022 Cut Off
Along with INI CET 2022 merit list, AIIMS New Delhi shall also release the cut-off for the entrance exam. INI CET 2022 cut off is released for unreserved / EWS / OBC / SC / ST / PwBD categories. INI CET cutoff is considered as the last rank and equivalent percentile for the candidates who have qualified for the seat allotment process for INI CET.
Until INI CET Cut Off is released for the January 2022 session, you can take a look at the previous session’s category-wise INI CET cutoff for MD/MS/DM/MCh and MDS courses from the table below.
INI CET January 2021 Cut Off for MD/MS/DM(6years)/MCh(6years)
| Category: | Overall rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Unreserved | 3036 | 95.528 |
| Unreserved – PwBD | 35987 | 45.981 |
| EWS | 9638 | 85.574 |
| EWS – PwBD | 32478 | 51.017 |
| OBC | 7216 | 89.204 |
| OBC – PwBD | 36237 | 45.446 |
| SC | 18241 | 72.909 |
| SC – PwBD | , | , |
| ST | 33308 | 49.900 |
| ST – PwBD | 32232 | 51.511 |
INI CET January 2021 Cut Off for MDS
| Category: | Overall Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Unreserved | 24 | 99.710 |
| Unreserved – PwBD | 4016 | 49.597 |
| EWS | 298 | 96.297 |
| EWS – PwBD | , | , |
| OBC | 215 | 97.317 |
| OBC – PwBD | , | , |
| SC | 686 | 91.625 |
| SC – PwBD | 3634 | 54.496 |
| ST | 1387 | 82.960 |
| ST – PwBD | , | , |
INI CET 2022 Seat Details
Candidates can check the specialty-wise INI CET seat matrix and institutes from the table below. It is to be noted that the INI CET seat matrix 2022 for the January session will be updated as soon as it is available on the AIIMS official website. However, until then, you can through the previous year’s seat matrix from below.
INI CET Seats for AIIMS
| Name of AIIMS Institute | MD/MS/DM/MCh seats | MDS seats | Total seats |
| AIIMS New Delhi | 158 | 12 | 170 |
| AIIMS Bhopal | 50 | , | 50 |
| AIIMS Bhubaneswar | 67 | , | 67 |
| AIIMS Jodhpur | 100 | , | 100 |
| AIIMS Nagpur | 34 | , | 34 |
| AIIMS Patna | 72 | 1 | 73 |
| AIIMS Rishikesh | 101 | 1 | 102 |
| AIIMS Raipur | 83 | 1 | 84 |
| Total | 665 | 15 | 680 |
INI CET Seats for NIMHANS
| Subject / Specialty | Psychiatry | Psychiatry (Karnataka Domicile Category) | Psychiatry (North – Eastern Domicile) |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| UR | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| OBC | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| SC | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ST | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| EWS | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Official website: aiimsexams.ac.in
FAQs for INI CET 2022
Ans. Yes, AIIMS Delhi will conduct INI CET 2022 for January and July sessions.
Ans. Based on the analysis given by the candidates who appear for INI CET in the previous sessions, the exam was a moderate difficulty level. Few candidates also mentioned that the image-based questions were a bit tricky. However, overall the paper was Moderate.
Ans. INI CET stands for Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test. This exam is held for admission into PG courses like MD / MS / M.Ch (6 years) / DM (6 years) / MDS of AIIMS New Delhi, JIPMER Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru, PGIMER Chandigarh, SCTIMST Trivandrum.
Ans. INI CET 2022 for July session will take place on 08 May 2022.
Ans. In order to apply for INI CET 2022, you need to first register at aiimsexams.ac.in. Then, generate EUC and complete the application form.
Ans. INI CET 2022 will be held in the computer-based mode.
Ans. INI CET comprises objective type questions of various types such as multiple correct choice and single correct choice.