INI-CET January 2027 admit card due October 26; exam on November 1
By Kabir SethiEducation Correspondent, Peepals Yuva
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AIIMS New Delhi is due to issue INI-CET January 2027 admit cards on October 26, 2026 for the November 1 entrance test to PG medical seats at AIIMS, PGIMER, JIPMER.
What Happened
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, is scheduled to release admit cards for INI-CET, the entrance test for postgraduate medical courses at India's national institutes for the January 2027 session, on Monday, October 26, 2026, along with the final status of registrations, on its exam portal aiimsexams.ac.in. The computer-based test will be held on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Several education portals noted on Monday morning that the download link was not yet live, so candidates may need to check the portal through the day.
Key Facts
- Exam: INI-CET (Institutes of National Importance Combined Entrance Test), January 2027 session, conducted by AIIMS New Delhi.
- Admit card and final registration status: scheduled for October 26, 2026, on the candidate's MyPage at aiimsexams.ac.in.
- Exam date: Sunday, November 1, 2026, as a computer-based test.
- Earlier steps: registration opened on September 16 and closed on October 13, 2026; candidates could check their registration status from October 17 to 19.
- Admit cards are not sent by post or email; candidates must download them.
- Pattern, as described in the information bulletin summaries: 200 multiple-choice questions in 180 minutes, one mark for each correct answer and one-third of a mark deducted for each wrong answer.
- Result: expected around November 7, 2026, according to the schedule.
- Institutes covered include the AIIMS campuses, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru and SCTIMST Thiruvananthapuram.
Why It Matters
INI-CET is the gate to some of the most sought-after postgraduate medical seats in the country. Unlike most MD and MS seats, which are filled through NEET PG, seats at the AIIMS institutes, PGIMER, JIPMER, NIMHANS and SCTIMST are filled through this separate test, which AIIMS New Delhi holds twice a year for the January and July sessions. It covers MD, MS and MDS courses as well as six-year DM and MCh programmes. For young doctors who have just finished their internship, a good rank here can decide which specialty they train in and at which institute.
The admit card matters because it is the only document that allows a candidate into the exam hall. It carries the candidate's name, photograph, roll number, exam centre and reporting time. Any mistake in these details has to be raised with AIIMS before the exam, not on the day. With only six days between the scheduled release and the test, candidates have little time to sort out problems, so it is worth downloading the card as soon as the link opens.
Candidates should also be careful about where they download it. AIIMS has warned against unofficial WhatsApp and Telegram groups that circulate links claiming to be admit cards. The only safe source is the candidate's own login on aiimsexams.ac.in. Education portals have also reported that the January 2027 session is described in some places as the November 2026 exam, after the month in which the test is held. Both labels refer to the same exam on November 1.
What to do next: log in to MyPage on aiimsexams.ac.in with your candidate ID and password, check that your registration status is final and accepted, download and print the admit card, check every detail on it, and plan your journey to the centre in advance.
| INI-CET January 2027 step | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration | September 16 to October 13, 2026 |
| Registration status check | October 17 to 19, 2026 |
| Final status and admit card | October 26, 2026 |
| Exam | November 1, 2026 |
| Result (expected) | Around November 7, 2026 |
Impact
Short-term: Registered candidates will spend the coming days downloading admit cards and confirming exam-centre details. Heavy traffic on the portal on release day is common, so some may face slow loading or login errors and should try again later.
Long-term: The result, expected in the first half of November, will lead to seat allocation rounds for the January 2027 session at the national institutes. The ranks will shape the next three to six years of training for the selected doctors, and the specialties these institutes produce.
Who is affected: MBBS and BDS graduates who registered for INI-CET January 2027; the AIIMS institutes, PGIMER, JIPMER, NIMHANS and SCTIMST that admit them; and coaching centres preparing students for the test.
Key Takeaway
AIIMS New Delhi is due to issue INI-CET January 2027 admit cards on October 26 at aiimsexams.ac.in, giving candidates six days before the November 1 computer-based test.
Questions and Answers
When will the INI-CET January 2027 admit card be released?
AIIMS New Delhi has scheduled the admit card, together with the final registration status, for October 26, 2026. It is downloaded from the candidate's MyPage on aiimsexams.ac.in and is not sent by post or email.
When is the INI-CET January 2027 exam?
The computer-based test is on Sunday, November 1, 2026. The result is expected around November 7, 2026.
What is the INI-CET exam pattern?
The test has 200 multiple-choice questions to be answered in 180 minutes. Each correct answer earns one mark, and one-third of a mark is deducted for each wrong answer. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.
Which institutes admit students through INI-CET?
INI-CET fills postgraduate medical seats at the AIIMS institutes, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru and SCTIMST Thiruvananthapuram, for MD, MS, MDS, DM and MCh courses.
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