INI CET 2025 Cut off: Check Qualifying Percentile for MD/MS/DM/MDS/MCh courses

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Mukul Kumar Mishra
Updated on Sep 12, 2025 14:55 IST

By Mukul Kumar Mishra

INI CET 2025 cut off for July session round-1 counselling has been released by AIIMS. The cut off is released for each round of counselling. AIIMS INI CET cut off is uploaded separately for MD/MS/DM/MCh and MDS courses. The cut off is the last rank in that particular category for seat allocation. With cut off rank, candidates get an idea about admission in that particular category and course.The qualifying cut off for INI CET 2025 is 50th percentile for general category. Those who qualify the exam with the minimum cut off will be eligible to participate in INI CET 2025 counselling.  INI CET 2025 July exam was held on May 17, 2025. AIIMS declared INI CET 2025 result on May 24, 2025.

Through INI CET 2025 entrance test, candidates will be provided admission to 1,235 Masters of Surgery (MS), Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctorate of Medicine (DM), Masters of Chirurgie (MCh), and Masters of Dental Surgery (MDS) seats in four Institutes of National Importance on India. 

 

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:   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.

Table of content
  • INI CET 2025 Cut off for July session
  • INI CET 2025 Dates and Schedule
  • INI CET Cutoff: Previous Records
  • INI CET 2025 Merit list
  • INI CET 2025 Cut off : Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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INI CET 2025 Cut off for July session

The INI CET 2025 cutoff for July session is the last rank and equivalent percentile of the candidates invited for the seat allotment process. The cut off sores will be released here after INI CET 2025 July session counselling rounds.

INI CET July 2025 Cutoff: The Qualifying Percentile

Category

Percentile

Unreserved (UR), EWS/Sponsored/Deputed/Foreign National/Overseas Citizens of India (OCI)

50th

SC/ST/OBC

45th

Bhutanese Nationals (PGI-Chandigarh only)

45th

INI CET July 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

 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   My friend scored less than the minimum cut off for INI CET 2025 November exam. Will he be eligible to participate in counselling?
A: 

No. He will not be eligible to participate in the counselling. According to the official information brochure for INI CET candidates have to score the minimum cut off to qualify for the exam. The minimum qualifying cut off varies for each category. For an example, candidates of general category have to score the minimum 50th percentile to qualify for the exam while who belong to SC/ST/OBC category, they need to score only 45th percentile. Qualifying candidates are eligible to participate in INI CET counselling for seat allocation process.

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

INI CET cut off will be released along with the counselling result. 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.

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INI CET 2025 Dates and Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of INI CET 2025 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates
25 Aug ' 25 - 30 Aug ' 25

INI CET 2025 Counselling Open Round Reporting

23 Aug ' 25

INI CET 2025 Open Round Result

25 Jul ' 25 - 31 Jul ' 25

INI CET 2025 Counselling Open Round registration & choice filling

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INI CET Cutoff: Previous Records

AIIMS releases INI CET cut off along with the result. The cut off is also released during diferent rounds of seat allotment. Check last few years cut off for INI CET exam:

INI CET January 2025 Cutoff (Round-1 Counselling)

Categories

MD/MS/MCh/DM

MDS

UR

11,342

29

EWS

25,874

48

OBC

15,039

55

SC

21,661

287

ST

30,889

429

UR-PWBD

31,588

NA

OBC-PWBD

29,691

NA

SC-PWBD

10,651

NA

EWS-PWBD

25,507

NA

INI CET January 2025 Cutoff (Round-2 Counselling)

Categories

MD/MS/MCh/DM

MDS

UR

12,253

30

EWS

28,223

48

OBC

18,029

58

SC

26,296

253

ST

31,527

429

UR-PWBD

30,950

NA

OBC-PWBD

20,074

NA

SC-PWBD

NA

NA

EWS-PWBD

NA

NA

Cut off for INI CET 2024 Round-1 Counselling (July session)

Categories

MD/MS/MCh/DM

MDS

UR

12,062

13

EWS

25,488

132

OBC

16,556

59

SC

30,572

300

ST

36,161

467

UR-PWBD

41,824

564

OBC-PWBD

30,415

NA

SC-PWBD

43,456

NA

ST-PWBD

37,320

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 January 2024 Cut off (Round-2)

AIIMS released last allocated rank of candidates along with the counselling result. The table given below comprises categorywise cut off for MD.MS and MDS courses: 

Categories

MD/MS/MCh/DM

MDS

UR

13,058

17

EWS

23,951

NA

OBC

26,181

31

SC

31,709

287

ST

30,970

NA

UR-PWBD

19,854

NA

OBC-PWBD

28,061

NA

SC-PWBD

23,242

NA

INI CET 2024 Cut off (Round-1)

Categories

MD/MS/MCh/DM

MDS

UR

8,932

13

EWS

27,162

16

OBC

15,662

31

SC

30,572

287

ST

31,978

318

UR-PWBD

31,106

NA

OBC-PWBD

28,411

NA

SC-PWBD

23,242

NA

ST-PWBD

20,659

NA

 

INI CET July 2023 Cutoff (Round-2 Counselling)

Categories

MD/MS/MCh/DM

MDS

UR

7,873

23

EWS

21,254

NA

OBC

10,100

31

SC

21,457

276

ST

30,538

NA

UR-PWBD

31,178

NA

OBC-PWBD

NA

NA

SC-PWBD

17,665

NA

INI CET 2023 Cutoff (Round-1 Counselling)

AIIMS released last allocated rank of candidates along with the counselling result. The table given below comprises categorywise cut off for MD.MS and MDS courses: 

Categories

MD/MS/MCh/DM

MDS

UR

5,870

22

EWS

15,122

47

OBC

7,209

27

SC

18,290

276

ST

27,508

138

UR-PWBD

31,178

606

OBC-PWBD

28,411

NA

SC-PWBD

27,729

NA

INI CET 2023 cut off for January session (Round-1 counselling)

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

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INI CET 2022 Cutoff for July session

Round-1 counselling

The category-wise rank of the last candidate who has been allocated seat in round-1 INI CET 2022 counselling is as follows: 

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

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

INI CET 2022 Cutoff for January session

Cutoff for MD/MS/DM/MCh

Category

Overall Rank

Percentile

Unreserved

3294

93.341

Unreserved-PWBD

26854

45.142

EWS

8967

81.769

EWS-PWBD

19037

61.338

OBC

7418

84.798

OBC-PWBD

22548

53.971

SC

16133

67.112

SC-PWBD

21019

56.849

ST

26905

45.142

ST-PWBD

5402

89.088

RAS

6249

87.198

Institute (JIPMER,Puducherry)

24696

49.615

Cutoff for MDS Course

Category

Overall Rank

Percentile

Unreserved

80

98.435

Unreserved-PWBD

-

-

EWS

-

-

EWS-PWBD

-

-

OBC

134

97.343

OBC-PWBD

-

-

SC

560

88.653

SC-PWBD

-

-

ST

1158

76.339

ST-PWBD

-

-

INI CET 2021 July session cut off

Cutoff for MD/MS/DM/MCh

Category

Overall Rank

Percentile

Unreserved

2602

95.732

Unreserved -PWBD

32973

45.436

EWS

8023

86.979

EWS -PWBD

26740

56.029

OBC

7653

87.478

OBC- PWBD

32475

46.445

SC

17900

70.506
SC-PWBD

31722

47.849

ST

30006

50.729

ST-PWBD

22467

63.145

RAS

29868

50.729

JIPMER, Puducherry

27967

54.059

Cutoff for MDS course

Category

Overall Rank

Percentile

Unreserved

163

94.500

Unreserved -PWBD

--

--

EWS

49

98.453

EWS –PWBD

--

--

OBC

302

89.756

OBC- PWBD

--

--

SC

633

78.481

SC-PWBD

--

--

ST

1145

60.983

ST-PWBD

-- --

INI CET 2021 January Session Cutoff

 The cut off of INI CET 2021 has been given in the table below. 

Cutoff for MD/MS/DM/MCh

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

Cutoff 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

--

--

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INI CET 2025 Merit list

AIIMS Delhi will release INI CET 2025 merit list on the official website. A direct link to download the merit list will be provided here also. The merit list comprises details such as candidate's roll number, category, percentile,institutional preference, and overall rank. The merit list will include candidates equivalent to eight times the total number of seats. It must be noted candidates included in the merit list for AIIMS INI CET wil be invited for counselling. 

 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What details does INI CET merit list comprise?
A: 

INI CET merit list comprise details such as roll number of candidate, category, institutional preference, overall rank, and percentile of the candidate. It is released along with the cut off. Candidates included in the merit list are provisionally eligible for INI CET counselling. The merit list for AIIMS INI CET includes candidates equal to eight times the total number of seats to be allotted by INIs. AIIMS releases merit list in PDF format on its official website.

Q:   How can I download the merit list of provisionally eligible candidates for INI CET seat allocation?
A: 

The merit list can be downloaded by logging to the official website, aiimsexams. ac.in In and clicking on the link 'list of provisionally eligible candidates for INI CET seat allocation' given on the homepage. The merit list comprises details such as roll number of candidate, category, institutional preference, overall rank, and percentile. INI CET merit list includes candidates equal to eight times the total number of seats to be allotted. Candidates included in the merit list are eligible for INI CET counselling.

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INI CET 2025 Cut off : Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

 
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Is choice declaration mandatory for INI CET counselling?
A: 

Yes. Candidates have to exercise their choice for college and course for INI CET counselling. They can declare as many choices as they want for seat allotment. Candidates can add/delete choices for INI CET 2025 counselling till the deadline. Choices have to lock the choices too otherwise it will be locked automatically after the deadline. Once locked, choices cant be modified. AIIMS releases seat allotment result based on choice declared by candidates and other factors such as INI CET score, reservation etc.

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:   My friend scored less than the minimum cut off for INI CET 2025 November exam. Will he be eligible to participate in counselling?
A: 

No. He will not be eligible to participate in the counselling. According to the official information brochure for INI CET candidates have to score the minimum cut off to qualify for the exam. The minimum qualifying cut off varies for each category. For an example, candidates of general category have to score the minimum 50th percentile to qualify for the exam while who belong to SC/ST/OBC category, they need to score only 45th percentile. Qualifying candidates are eligible to participate in INI CET counselling for seat allocation process.

Q:   Has AIIMS released result for INI CET 2025 July session?
A: 

No. AIIMS will release INI CET 2025 result on May 24, 2025. The result will be uploaded online in PDF format comprising details such as roll number of candidate, marks scored, category, rank etc. Candidates who will score the minimum cut off as per the category will be declared qualified for AIIMS INI CET 2025. Qualified candidates will be able to download scorecard from the official website, aiimsexams. AC. In. The scorecard for INI CET 2025 can be downloaded with login ID, password and Exam Unique Code. Qualified candidates will have to participate in the counselling rounds for seat allotment.

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Yes, the INI CET Entrance exam is compulsory for admission to the MD programme at AIIMS Hyderabad. Candidates must qualify in this exam and hold a valid scorecard to proceed to the counselling stage. Without clearing this exam, students will not be considered for seat allocation in the MD course at

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Ashwin Yadav

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 months ago

Listed below are the top specializations offered by various INI CET accepting Medical colleges in India:

Top SpecialisationsNo. of Colleges
Community Medicine12
General Surgery12
Anatomy10
Obstetrics10
Orthopaedics10

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Tasbiya Khan

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Answered 2 months ago

Listed below are the top government Medical colleges in India accepting INICET score along with their tuition fees:

Public/Govt. Colleges

Tuition Fee

AIIMS Delhi Admission

INR 2,110 – INR 3,330

PGIMER Chandigarh Admission

INR 7,110 – INR 19.5 lakh

AIIMS Rishikesh Admission

INR 2,110 – INR 5,780

JIPMER Puducherry Admission

INR 6,600 – INR 46,580

AIIMS Bhubaneswar Admission

INR 1.05 lakh

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Admission

INR 1.89 lakh

DisclaimerThis information is sourced from official website and may vary.

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Tasbiya Khan

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 months ago

Yes, joining the best Medical colleges accepting INI CET in India can be worthwhile for you. For that, you need to check its ROI. Listed below are some colleges along with their tuition fees and average placement package:

Top Colleges

Tuition Fee

Average Placement Package

AIIMS Delhi Courses

INR 2,110 – INR 3,330

INR 22 LPA

PGIMER Chandigarh Courses

INR 7,110 – INR 19.5 lakh

INR 18 LPA

AIIMS Rishikesh Courses

INR 2,110 – INR 5,780

INR 24.1 LPA

JIPMER Puducherry Courses

INR 6,600 – INR 46,580

INR 24 LPA

AIIMS Bhubaneswar Courses

INR 1.05 lakh

INR 15 LPA

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Tasbiya Khan

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 months ago

Yes, it is estimated that joining the best Medical colleges accepting INICET in India can be affordable, as most colleges have tuition fees of less than INR 1 lakh. Listed below are some colleges along with their tuition fees:

Low-cost CollegesTuition Fee
AIIMS DelhiINR 2,110 - INR 3,330
PGIMER ChandigarhINR 7,110
AIIMS RishikeshINR 2,110 - INR 5,780
JIPMER PuducherryINR 6,600 - INR 46,580
AIIMS JodhpurINR 2,110 - INR 6,080

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Tasbiya Khan

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 months ago

As per popularity basis, listed below are the top INI CET accepting Medical colleges in India along with their tuition fees:

Top CollegesTuition Fee
AIIMS DelhiINR 2,110 - INR3,330
PGIMER ChandigarhINR 7,110 - INR 19.5 lakh
AIIMS RishikeshINR 2,110 - INR 5,780
JIPMER PuducherryINR 6,600 - INR 46,580
NIMHANS BangaloreINR 1.5 Lacs - INR 1.56 lakh

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website/ media reports/ NIRF website and may vary.

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Tasbiya Khan

Contributor-Level 10

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