AIIMS INI SS 2026 January Session: Exam (Nov 22), Dates, Registration, Pattern, Eligibility

INI SS stands for Institute of National Importance Super Speciality Entrance Test (INI SS). AIIMS conducts the exam for providing admission to Post Doctoral courses, DM/MCh/MD-Hospital Administration at 11 institutes including 8 AIIMS. The exam is conducted bianually, January and July session. The test paper comprises 80 multiple-choice questions and candidates get 90 minutes to answer them. AIIMS conducts two-stage admission process for admission to DM/MCh/MD-Hospital Administration. Candidates get admission on the basis of marks scored in both the stages. Stage-2, departmental clinical / practical / lab-based assessment is valid for admission to AIIMS only. 

Institutes Accepting INI SS score

The entrance exam is conducted for admission to the following institutes:

• AIIMS Delhi
• AIIMS Bhopal
• AIIMS Bhubaneshwar
• AIIMS Jodhpur
• AIIMS Patna
• AIIMS Raipur
• AIIMS Rishikesh
• JIPMER, Puducherry
• NIMHANS, Bengaluru
• PGIMER, Chandigarh
• SCTIMST, Trivandrum

Candidates who wish to apply for the INI SS entrance test have to register on the official website of the institute, aiimsexams.ac.in. Only those candidates who complete the registration process can fill INI SS application form for admission to AIIMS DM/MCh/MD-Hospital Administration courses. Candidates must note that AIIMS accept only online applications for the INI SS exam. INI SS application process involves steps such as registration at aiimsexams.ac.in, uploading documents, and paying the exam fee. It must be noted that candidates have to submit the INI SS application form on the official website only.

Candidates have to fill all details and pay the application fee, INR 4,000 + transaction charges to submit the application form for the exam. Candidates can choose three options as exam centres out of the list of cities released by AIIMS. Options of exam centres can be chosen while filling the application form for AIIMS DM/MCh/MD(HA) courses.

INI SS 2026 Eligibility 

Minimum Qualification: To apply for INI SS 2026, a candidate needs to fulfil the eligibility requirements. The first and foremost requirement is the minimum qualification required to apply for a particular course. In the table given below are listed minimum eligibility requirement to be eligible for a particular DM/MCh/MD(HA) course.

Candidates will have to complete the postgraduate medical qualification on or before July 31, 2026. Those who complete the basic qualification after the said date will not be eligible for the January session of INI SS 2026.

Basic Qualification Required

Age Limit: The candidates who are applying for the AIIMS DM/MCh/MD(HA) courses must not be older than 35 years from the date as mentioned in the brochure. There is a relaxation of 3 years for OBC candidates and 5 years for SC/ST/PwD candidates.

INI SS exam is conducted in two stages:

Stage I: Written Exam

The first stage of the entrance test is a written examination. This stage can be considered as a screening examination. The written examination have 80 multiple choice questions of 80 marks. Candidates get 90 minutes to attempt the test paper. As per the marking scheme, candidates get 1 mark for every right answer and deduction of -1/3 mark for wrong answer. 

Stage II: Departmental Assessment

Candidates who qualify in the first stage of the AIIMS INI SS exam are called for a Departmental Assessment. To qualify in the first stage, candidates need to secure at least 50% marks in the examination. Admission to DM/MCh/MD(HA) courses of AIIMS is on the basis of the total marks obtained in stages one and two.

INI SS 2026 admit card for January session will be released online. AIIMS will activate the link on its official website, aiimsexams.ac.in in for candidates who registered successfully for the exam. Candidates have to download the admit card for DM/MCh/MD(HA) courses by logging into their account, using the credentials generated at the time of registration. The admit card contains important details including name and address of the allotted exam centre. Details given on the hall ticket must be cross checked to avoid any discrepancy. If candidates find any discrepancy, exam officials must be contacted immediately.

INI SS 2026 Exam Centres

AIIMS will release the list of exam centres for INI SS 2026. The name of the cities for INI SS 2025 is as follows: 

• Ahmedabad
• Chandigarh / Mohali
• Imphal
• Patna
• Bengaluru
• Delhi/NCR
• Jammu
• Puducherry
• Bhopal
• Dehradun
• Jodhpur
• Raipur
• Bhubaneshwar
• Guwahati
• Kolkata
• Trivandrum
• Chennai
• Hyderabad
• Mumbai
• Varanasi

AIIMS Delhi will release INI SS 2026 result on its official website. The list of provisionally qualified candidates for INI SS 2026 result (stage-1) will be uploaded on the official website in PDF format. Two merit lists, a common merit list for all INIs and one for AIIIMs will be released after stage-2 exam. Candidates who qualify for the examination are called for a Departmental Assessment. Candidates have to score 50 percent in stage -1 to become eligible to participate in the second stage, the Departmental Assessment. Departmental assessment will be valid for seat allotment at AIIMS/PGIMER only. To qualify for AIIMS/PGIMER Seat allocation a candidate must obtain 50 percent or more marks in Stage-I & Stage-II combined. In case candidate gets marks more than 50 percent in stage-I but less than 50 percent marks in Stage I & II combined, he/she will not be treated as qualified for AIIMS Seats. 

INI SS 2026 Counselling will be held by AIIMS in online mode. Candidates included in the merit list are eligible to participate in the INI SS Counselling. Candidates have to register online and exercise choice for colleges and speciality to participate in the counselling round. Registration can be done by logging to MyPage with credentials used to fill application form. A total of 3 rounds will be held for seat allocation for INI SS 2026. After the allocation of seats, candidates will have to choose out of following options to provide their willingness for participation in the further rounds of INI SS 2026 counselling.

Option 1. ACCEPT allotted Institute and DO NOT WISH TO PARTICIPATE in further rounds for INI SS 2026.

Option 2. ACCEPT allotted Institute but want to participate in the next round of counselling.

If candidate choose option 2 then they will have to participate in this round and accept the seat allotted to them in particular institute. The Institute allocated in first round shall be considered vacated and the same shall be automatically allocated to other candidates in order of merit. Failure to join the upgraded Institute shall lead to impositions of penalty of INR 3.00 Lakh. There is no option to reject the seat in counselling round.