INI CET July 2026 Exam Date Out: AIIMS to Conduct Test on May 16

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has officially confirmed the schedule for the Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI-CET) July 2026 session. The entrance examination will be conducted on Saturday, May 16, 2026. This exam is the single window for admission to MD, MS, M.Ch (6 years), DM (6 years), and MDS courses at top-tier institutes including AIIMS New Delhi (and all other AIIMS), JIPMER (Puducherry), PGIMER (Chandigarh), NIMHANS (Bengaluru), and SCTIMST (Trivandrum).

Candidates should mark their calendars for the upcoming weeks as the Basic Registration process is expected to begin shortly, likely in the first week of March 2026. The INI-CET process is unique because it involves a two-step registration: the “Basic Registration” (one-time) and the “Final Registration” (generating the Exam Unique Code). If you have done Basic Registration in previous years, you likely do not need to repeat it, but you must generate a new code for this specific session once the window opens.

The results are expected to be fast-tracked, with a tentative declaration date of May 23, 2026, just one week after the exam. This tight schedule is designed to ensure the academic session commences promptly on July 1st. Given the high stakes and the limited number of seats in these central institutes, aspirants are advised to keep a close watch on the official portal aiimsexams.ac.in for the official prospectus release.