INI SS 2026 counselling process underway for 854 super-speciality seats

The All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi is currently conducting the online counselling process for the INI SS 2026 session. This process aims to fill 854 seats for DM, MCh, and related super-speciality courses across various participating institutes.

The INI SS 2026 Stage-1 examination was conducted online on November 24, 2025, following the release of the application form by AIIMS New Delhi on October 2, 2023. Only candidates who have qualified and are listed in the merit list are eligible to participate in the ongoing counselling rounds.

INI Ss 2026 Counselling Procedure and Seat Allocation

The counselling for INI SS 2026 is being conducted online by AIIMS New Delhi, following a transparent and merit-based procedure. Candidates are required to register on the official portal using their application login details. During registration, they must select their preferred colleges and specialities from the available options.

Seat allocation for the INI SS 2026 session will occur over three distinct counselling rounds. After each round, candidates have the option to either accept the allotted seat or accept it and opt for participation in subsequent rounds for potential upgrades. Rejecting an allotted seat is not permitted, and a penalty of INR 3 lakh will be imposed if a candidate accepts a seat but after that fails to join an upgraded institute in the next round.

Previous Year Papers and Practice Material

While INI-CET question papers are not officially released, memory-based recall questions from candidates are available for study purposes. An independent study app includes INI-CET question papers from November 2020 to November 2024. This app was initially added to a database on May 25, 2025, with its latest version 4.0.0 published on August 21, 2025.

Additionally, practice material for INI-CET 2026 Recall Questions is available, covering various subjects. AIIMS NORCET 10 Memory Based Paper from an exam held on April 11, 2026, is also accessible. Previous year questions for INI-CET (AIIMS PG) General Surgery from 2015 to 2025 are available, and an analysis of AIIMS 2026 previous year question papers was updated on September 6, 2026. The difficulty trend for AIIMS exams has been moderate in 2023 and 2024, following an easy classification in 2022.

Further reading

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