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AIIMS will release INI CET January 2027 cut off for different categories. INI CET 2027 qualifying cutoff percentile for the general category is 50th while for SC/ST/OBC and PwBD candidates, the percentile is 45th. The cut off is the last rank and percentile at which seats are allocated in that particular course.

AIIMS will release cutoff for INI CET cut off 2027 January session for different categories. Cut off is last rank and percentile at which seats are allocated in that particular course. Check this article to get all information regarding INI CET cut off 2027.

INI CET January 2027 Cut Off

INI CET January 2027 Cut Off

INI CET cut off for January 2027 will be released by AIIMS for different categories such as UR, EWS, OBC, SC, ST, and PwBD. It will be released after counselling process. Qualifying cut off percentile for the general category is 50th while for SC/ST/OBC and PwBD candidates, the percentile is 45th. AIIMS releases separate INI CET cut off for MD/MS/DM/MCh and MDS courses. Candidates must note that securing minimum cut off percentile doesn’t guarantee admission in a particular course. Candidates will have to participate in the counselling round for seat allocation in a particular course. This article provides all information about INI CET cut off for January 2027 session.

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Table of contents
  • INI CET Cut Off 2027
  • INI CET November 2026 Qualifying Cutoff
  • INI CET Previous Session Cut Off
  • Factors Affecting INI CET Cut off

INI CET Cut Off 2027

INI CET Cut Off 2027 will be released after counselling rounds in form of opening and closing ranks for different institutes and postgraduate medical courses. It indicates last rank at which a candidate is allotted a seat in a particular institute under a specific category. INI CET 2027 Counselling dates will be released soon.

Candidates can check INI CET January 2027 cutoff to understand the admission chances for MD, MS, DM, MCh and MDS courses offered by AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER and NIMHANS.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is qualifying INI CET cutoff percentile for the general category?
A: 

Candidates have to score the minimum cut off to qualify for INI CET exam. The qualifying INI CET cut off percentile for the general category is 50%. Candidates who belong to SC/ST/OBC category have to score minimum qualifying cut off, 45. Candidates who qualify the exam with the minimum cut off percentile are eligible for the counselling process. Based on INI CET cut off a merit list will be released. The merit list comprises name of eligible candidates for the different counselling rounds. AIIMS conducted INI CET 2025 July session on May 17, 2025.

Q:   Will cut off more for INI CET 2025 November exam?
A: 

There is a possibility. The cut off is inversely proportional to the difficulty level of the question paper. If the question paper will be easy, then the cut off will go up and likewise. It must be noted that candidates have to score the minimum cut off percentile to qualify for the exam. 

Q:   What is INI CET cut off?
A: 

INI CET cutoff is the last rank and corresponding percentile at which candidate is called for counselling rounds. Candidates do have to score the minimum cut off to qualify the exam. The cut off differs for different categories such as general, and SC/ST/OBC. Based on the cut off a merit list is released. INI CET merit list includes candidates who are eligible for the counselling rounds. The merit list PDF comprises details such as roll number of candidate, category, institutional preference, overall rank, and percentile.

Q:   What is the minimum cut off percentile to qualify INI CET?
A: 

Candidates have to score the minimum marks to qualify for the AIIMS INI CET exam. The minimum marks vary for each category of students in the exam. While the General category candidates have to score minimum 50 percentile to qualify for the exam, those who belong to reserved category need to score 45 percentile marks. Anybody who score less than the minimum cut off will not be able to qualify for the exam. Only candidates who will qualify INI CET 2024 exam with minimum cut off can participate in the counselling for seat allotment.

INI CET November 2026 Qualifying Cutoff

Candidates can check the category-wise qualifying percentile for the January 2027 session below.

Category

Qualifying Percentile

Unreserved (UR)

50th percentile

EWS

50th percentile

Sponsored/Deputed

50th percentile

Foreign Nationals/OCI

50th percentile

OBC

45th percentile

SC

45th percentile

ST

45th percentile

PwBD

45th percentile

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INI CET Previous Session Cut Off

Candidates can refer to INI CET Previous Session Cut Off to understand admission trends and closing ranks of different institutes. The previous session cutoff will help candidates estimate their chances of getting admission to their preferred postgraduate medical courses. Candidates can check the previous session's institute-wise and category-wise opening and closing ranks below.

INI CET 2025 Nov Cut off

Categories

MD/MS/MCh/DM

MDS

UR

7621 22

EWS

17596 46

OBC

11318 21

SC

20266 312

ST

27569 484

UR-PWBD

29988 -

OBC-PWBD

27039 -

SC-PWBD

23635 -

ST-PWBD

- -

EWS-PWBD

28847 -

INI CET 2025 May Cut off

Institutes Allotted to Students

Overall Opening Rank

Overall Closing Rank

AIIMS New Delhi

2

1460

AIIMS Bhopal

225

2994

AIIMS Bhubaneshwar

50

1890

AIIMS Guwahati

73

5401

AIIMS Jodhpur

17

3460

AIIMS Nagpur

32

1849

AIIMS Patna

117

4644

AIIMS Raipur

60

2697

AIIMS Rishikesh

27

4252

JIPMER Puducherry

432

2396

NIMHANS, Bengaluru

1

1223

PGIMER, Chandigarh

7

2709

INI CET May 2025 Cutoff (Round-1 Counselling)

Categories

MD/MS/MCh/DM

MDS

UR

5808

35

EWS

22645

149

OBC

11957

39

SC

23513

290

ST

31313

682

UR-PWBD

49244

2760

OBC-PWBD

48921

NA

SC-PWBD

41387

NA

ST-PWBD

43922

NA

EWS-PWBD

41204

NA

INI CET 2024 Cut off for AIIMS (January session)

Name of Institute

Opening rank

Closing rank

AIIMS New Delhi

109

2212

AIIMS Bhopal

840

1351

AIIMS Raipur

74

1170

AIIMS Nagpur

542

1279

AIIMS Patna

206

871

AIIMS Bhatinda

119

2058

AIIMS Bhubneswar

202

1104

AIIMS Bibinagar

1164

1164

AIIMS Bilaspur

515

1445

AIIMS Deoghar

1107

1508

AIIMS Gorakhpur

1071

2133

AIIMS Guwahati

566

1487

AIIMS Jodhpur

26

1029

AIIMS Kalyani

209

1178

AIIMS Manglagiri

347

1863

AIIMS Raebareli

256

1255

AIIMS Rajkot

101

1080

AIIMS Rishikesh

105

1200

INI CET 2024 cut off for other INIs (January Session)

Name of Institute

Opening rank

Closing rank

JIPMER Puducherry

38

1627

NIMHANS Bengaluru

418

418

PGIMER Chandigarh

69

739

SCTIMST Trivandrum

558

12187

INI CET 2023 cut off for January Session

Categories

MD/MS/MCh/DM

MDS

UR

6,176 14

EWS

22,466 10

OBC

12,524 13

SC

20,761 NA

ST

26,004 NA

UR-PWBD

22,506 NA

OBC-PWBD

23,476 NA

SC-PWBD

17,284 NA

INI CET 2022 Cut off for July session

AIIMS has uploaded the cut off rank for INI CET 2022 on its official website. A separate cut off list has been released for each round of INI CET 2022 counselling for MD/MS/MCh and MDS courses. INI CET cut off is the last rank in that particular category for seat allotment.

The category-wise rank of the last candidate who has been allocated seat in round-1 INI CET 2022 counselling has been given in the table below:

Categories

MD/MS/MCh/DM

MDS

UR

3008

20

EWS

9140

37

OBC

7213

22

SC

11097

100

ST

18883

61

UR-PWBD

30191

NA

OBC-PWBD

28020

NA

SC-PWBD

26337

NA

INI CET 2022 cut off for Round-2 Counselling

Categories

MD/MS/MCh/DM

MDS

UR

3607

21

EWS

17060

NA

OBC

11007

NA

SC

17825

NA

ST

24248

61

UR-PWBD

30738

NA

OBC-PWBD

28020

NA

SC-PWBD

NA

NA

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Will AIIMS release INI CET cut off for different category?
A: 

Yes. AIIMS releases INI CET cut off for different category. Candidates have to score the minimum cut off to qualify for the exam. The qualifying cut off for general category candidate is 50th while for SC/ST/OBC, it is 45th. The cut off score is released for each session of INI CET counselling. Based on the cut off a merit list is released comprising eligible candidates for counselling.

Q:   When will INI CET cutoff be released?
A: 

INI CET cut off is released along with the counselling result. Round-1 and round-2 cutoff for admission have been released for INI CET 2025 November exam. The cut off is the last rank of allotted candidate in that particular category and course. It must be noted candidates have to score the minimum cut off to qualify for the exam. The cut off differs for different category. INI CET qualifying cut off percentile for general category is 50 while the cut off for SC/ST category is 45th.

Q:   Which institutes accept CET score?
A: 

INI CET scores are accepted at 19 AIIMS and 4 other Institutes of National Importance. The list of all these institutes which accept INI CET score has been enlisted below:

  • AIIMS Delhi
  • AIIMS Bhopal
  • AIIMS Bhubaneshwar
  • AIIMS Jodhpur
  • AIIMS Nagpur
  • AIIMS Patna
  • AIIMS Raipur
  • AIIMS Rishikesh
  • AIIMS Bibinagar
  • AIIMS Bathinda
  • AIIMS Deoghar
  • AIIMS Manglagiri
  • AIIMS Raebareli
  • AIIMS Kalyani
  • AIIMS Bilaspur
  • AIIMS Gorakhpur
  • AIIMS Guwahati
  • AIIMS Rajkot
  • AIIMS Jammu
  • SCTIMST, Trivandrum
  • JIPMER Puducherry
  • NIMHANS Bangalore
  • PGIMER Chandigarh

 

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Factors Affecting INI CET Cut off

INI CET cut off depends upon a number of factors including the the difficulty level of the exam etc. Some of the factors have been enlisted below:

  • Difficulty level of the INI CET Exam Question Paper
  • Total number of candidates appeared in the exam
  • Category of the candidate
  • Number of seats available in the course
  • Previous year’s cut off trends
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