INICET July 2026 session open round seat allocation brochure released today

INICET July 2026 session open round seat allocation brochure released today

ByNishit Kumar

In short

  • The information brochure for the open round of online seat allocation for the INICET July 2026 session was released on 23 September 2026.
  • The INI-CET is conducted for admission into postgraduate medical courses (MD, MS, DM, MCh, MDS) across institutions including AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS, and SCTIMST.
  • AIIMS New Delhi leads with 192 tentative seats, followed by PGIMER Chandigarh with 134, and JIPMER Puducherry with 123 seats for the July 2026 session.
  • Reservation categories include UR, OBC, SC, ST, and EWS, with a 5% horizontal reservation for PwBD and Rural Area Service candidates.
  • The official notification is available on www.aiimsexams.ac.in, and candidates should monitor the site for the final seat matrix before counselling.

The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and other Institutes of National Importance (INIs) have released the information brochure for the open round of online seat allocation for the INICET July 2026 session today, 23 September 2026. This release pertains to admissions into postgraduate medical courses, including MD, MS, DM, MCh, and MDS, offered by institutions such as AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS, and SCTIMST.

Official notification screenshot
Screenshot of the official page at www.aiimsexams.ac.in

The INI-CET (Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test) is conducted bi-annually for January and July sessions, supporting admissions across these premier medical institutions. The current brochure provides details for candidates seeking to secure seats in the July 2026 session, with the official notification accessible on the AIIMS examinations website.

Tentative Seat Distribution for July 2026 Session

The tentative seat position for the INI-CET July 2026 session was initially released by the AIIMS New Delhi Examination Section via Notice No. 50/2026 dated 13 April 2026. According to the recently released brochure, AIIMS New Delhi has the highest number of tentative seats at 192, followed by PGIMER Chandigarh with 134 seats, and JIPMER Puducherry with 123 seats. SCTIMST Trivandrum has one seat allocated for Transfusion Medicine (UR).

The total number of tentative seats across all participating institutions for the INI-CET July 2026 session is 1534. These seats are distributed across various AIIMS branches and other INIs, with specific allocations for different reservation categories including Unreserved (UR), Other Backward Classes (OBC), Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Economically Weaker Section (EWS). All seat figures are tentative and the final seat matrix is expected to be published before the commencement of counselling.

INI-CET July 2026 AIIMS-Wise Seat Summary
Institute Total UR OBC SC ST EWS
AIIMS New Delhi 192 81 50 28 14 19
AIIMS Bhopal 80 33 21 12 6 8
AIIMS Jodhpur 100 45 24 14 7 10
AIIMS Patna 75 36 18 10 5 6
AIIMS Raipur 82 37 21 11 5 8
AIIMS Rishikesh 80 37 21 11 5 6
AIIMS Nagpur 89 40 22 13 6 8
AIIMS Bibinagar 22 11 6 3 1 1
AIIMS Bathinda 72 32 18 10 5 7
AIIMS Deoghar 57 23 15 8 5 6
AIIMS Mangalagiri 71 37 18 7 4 5
AIIMS Raebareli 33 17 8 4 2 2
AIIMS Kalyani 21 9 3 3 2 4
AIIMS Bilaspur 48 21 12 7 3 5
AIIMS Gorakhpur 30 12 8 5 2 3
AIIMS Guwahati 55 22 15 9 4 5
AIIMS Rajkot 26 10 7 4 2 3
AIIMS Jammu 33 16 8 5 2 2
AIIMS Bhubaneswar 63 26 14 12 5 6
JIPMER Puducherry 123 0 0 0 0 0
NIMHANS Bengaluru 47 31 9 4 1 2
PGIMER Chandigarh 134 73 34 18 9 0
SCTIMST Trivandrum 1 1 0 0 0 0
GRAND TOTAL 1534

Reservation Policies and Specific Allocations

The seat allocation process incorporates various reservation categories as mandated by government regulations. These involve UR, OBC, SC, ST, and EWS. Also, a 5% horizontal reservation is applicable for Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) candidates, specifically those with 40%, 70% disability. A similar 5% horizontal reservation is also in place for Rural Area Service (RAS) candidates, following the AIIMS pattern.

NIMHANS Bengaluru offers region-specific Psychiatry seats, catering to General, Karnataka Domicile, and North-Eastern Domicile candidates. JIPMER Puducherry allocates its 123 seats under a dynamic roster-point counselling system. The detailed breakdown of seats by subject and department for institutions like AIIMS New Delhi, AIIMS Bhopal, AIIMS Jodhpur, and AIIMS Patna is provided within the brochure, illustrating the distribution across MD/MS, MDS, and DM/MCh (6-year) courses.

AIIMS New Delhi – INI-CET July 2026 Seat Distribution
Subject/Department Course Total UR OBC SC ST EWS
Anaesthesiology MD/MS 16 5 5 2 2 2
Anatomy MD/MS 3 2 1 0 0 0
Biophysics MD/MS 5 3 1 1 0 0
Community Medicine MD/MS 9 4 2 1 1 1
Dermatology & Venereology MD/MS 5 1 2 1 0 1
Emergency Medicine MD/MS 2 0 0 1 1 0
Forensic Medicine MD/MS 4 3 1 0 0 0
Geriatric Medicine MD/MS 7 3 2 1 0 1
Hospital Administration MD/MS 2 0 1 1 0 0
Lab Medicine MD/MS 6 2 1 1 1 1
Medicine MD/MS 11 3 3 2 1 2
Microbiology MD/MS 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nuclear Medicine MD/MS 3 2 1 0 0 0
Obst. & Gynae MD/MS 12 5 4 1 1 1
Ophthalmology MD/MS 13 5 4 2 1 1
Orthopaedics MD/MS 4 1 1 1 1 0
Otorhinolaryngology MD/MS 10 5 3 1 0 1
Paediatrics MD/MS 10 4 2 2 1 1
Palliative Medicine MD/MS 3 1 1 1 0 0
Pathology MD/MS 4 1 1 1 0 1
Pharmacology MD/MS 4 2 1 0 0 1
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation MD/MS 4 2 1 1 0 0
Physiology MD/MS 4 0 1 1 1 1
Psychiatry MD/MS 12 6 3 1 1 1
Radiodiagnosis & Interventional Radiology MD/MS 5 2 1 1 1 0
Radiation Oncology MD/MS 6 3 1 1 0 1
Surgery MD/MS 11 5 3 2 0 1
Transfusion Medicine MD/MS 2 0 1 0 0 1
Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics MDS 1 1 0 0 0 0
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery MDS 1 0 1 0 0 0
Orthodontics MDS 2 1 0 0 1 0
Paediatrics and Preventive Dentistry MDS 2 0 1 1 0 0
Prosthodontics MDS 2 2 0 0 0 0
Medicine & Microbiology (DM-ID 6 Year) DM/MCH (06 Yrs) 3 3 0 0 0 0
Neuro Surgery (M.Ch 6 Years) DM/MCH (06 Yrs) 2 2 0 0 0 0
Paediatric Surgery (M.Ch 6 Years) DM/MCH (06 Yrs) 1 1 0 0 0 0
AIIMS Bhopal – INI-CET July 2026 Seat Distribution
Subject/Department Course Total UR OBC SC ST EWS
Anaesthesiology MD/MS 6 2 2 1 0 1
Anatomy MD/MS 2 1 0 1 0 0
Biochemistry MD/MS 2 0 1 0 1 0
Community Medicine MD/MS 4 3 1 0 0 0
Dermatology MD/MS 2 1 1 0 0 0
Emergency Medicine MD/MS 2 2 0 0 0 0
ENT MD/MS 3 0 1 1 1 0
Family Medicine MD/MS 1 0 0 0 0 1
Forensic Medicine & Toxicology MD/MS 4 2 1 1 0 0
General Medicine MD/MS 5 3 2 0 0 0
General Surgery MD/MS 3 0 1 1 1 0
Microbiology MD/MS 3 2 0 0 0 1
Obstetrics & Gynaecology MD/MS 3 1 1 1 0 0
Ophthalmology MD/MS 4 2 1 0 0 1
Orthopaedics MD/MS 3 0 1 1 1 0
Paediatrics MD/MS 6 2 2 1 0 1
Pathology MD/MS 5 4 1 0 0 0
Pharmacology MD/MS 2 0 0 1 1 0
PMR MD/MS 1 0 1 0 0 0
Physiology MD/MS 2 1 0 0 0 1
Psychiatry MD/MS 2 1 1 0 0 0
Radiodiagnosis MD/MS 6 3 2 1 0 0
Radiation Oncology MD/MS 2 0 0 1 1 0
Transfusion Medicine & Blood Bank MD/MS 2 0 1 0 0 1
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery MDS 1 0 0 1 0 0
Public Health Dentistry MDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery (M.Ch 6 Yrs) DM/MCH (06 Yrs) 2 2 0 0 0 0
Paediatric Surgery (M.Ch 6 Years) DM/MCH (06 Yrs) 1 1 0 0 0 0
AIIMS Jodhpur – INI-CET July 2026 Seat Distribution
Subject/Department Course Total UR OBC SC ST EWS
Anaesthesiology & Critical Care MD/MS 15 6 5 2 1 1
Anatomy MD/MS 1 0 0 1 0 0
Biochemistry MD/MS 3 1 1 1 0 0
Community Medicine MD/MS 11 5 2 2 1 1
Dermatology & Venereology MD/MS 3 1 1 1 0 0
General Medicine MD/MS 3 1 1 0 1 0
General Surgery MD/MS 4 1 1 0 1 1
Hospital Administration MD/MS 1 1 0 0 0 0
Microbiology MD/MS 4 1 1 1 0 1
Obstetrics & Gynaecology MD/MS 5 2 1 1 1 0
Ophthalmology MD/MS 3 1 1 0 1 0
Orthopaedics MD/MS 3 2 0 0 0 1
Otorhinolaryngology MD/MS 5 2 2 0 0 1
Paediatrics MD/MS 5 2 1 1 0 1
Pathology MD/MS 6 2 1 1 1 1
Pharmacology MD/MS 2 1 0 0 0 1
Physiology MD/MS 1 0 1 0 0 0
PMR MD/MS 1 1 0 0 0 0
Psychiatry MD/MS 5 2 1 1 0 1
Radiology MD/MS 5 2 2 1 0 0
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery MDS 1 0 1 0 0 0
Endodontics & Conservative Dentistry MDS 2 1 1 0 0 0
Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics MDS 2 1 0 1 0 0
Paediatric Surgery (M.Ch 6 Years) DM/MCH (06 Yrs) 3 3 0 0 0 0
Neuro Surgery (M.Ch 6 Years) DM/MCH (06 Yrs) 2 2 0 0 0 0
Radiation Oncology (DM 6 Years) DM/MCH (06 Yrs) 3 3 0 0 0 0
Infectious Diseases (DM 6 Years) DM/MCH (06 Yrs) 1 1 0 0 0 0
AIIMS Patna – INI-CET July 2026 Seat Distribution
Subject/Department Course Total UR OBC SC ST EWS
Anaesthesiology MD/MS 9 4 2 1 1 1
Anatomy MD/MS 2 1 1 0 0 0
Biochemistry MD/MS 2 1 1 0 0 0
CFM (Community & Family Medicine) MD/MS 3 1 1 1 0 0
Dermatology MD/MS 1 1 0 0 0 0
Emergency Medicine MD/MS 4 1 1 1 0 1
ENT MD/MS 3 1 1 1 0 0

Comparison with January 2026 Session

For context, the information brochure for the Open Round of Seat Allocation for the INI-CET PG January 2026 session was dated 23 January 2026. Candidates participating in that session were required to deposit a security amount of Rs. 3 Lakhs by 30 January 2026 to be eligible for the Open Round of Seat Allocation. While the current brochure outlines the seat distribution for the July 2026 session, details regarding security deposits or specific deadlines for the open round of seat allocation for July 2026 have not been explicitly stated in the provided facts.

Candidates preparing for the July 2026 session are advised to use the released information to strategise their counselling preferences. Regular visits to the official portal, www.aiimsexams.ac.in, are recommended for the latest updates, including the final seat matrix and any procedural announcements regarding the open round of seat allocation.


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Nishit Kumar is a senior EdTech industry leader with over a decade of experience in building and scaling education platforms, shaping their product, content, and growth strategy. At FindMyCollege, Nishit oversees content and editorial strategy, guiding topic selection and content frameworks to ensure accuracy, relevance, and student-first value across the website.

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