INI-CET counselling guides
Last updated · Reviewed by Dr. Rajiv Marechal
Written from the official counselling documents and allotment records.
Written from the official counselling documents and allotment records.
AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS and SCTIMST: how their joint seat allocation works and what each seat has closed at.
Get the most out of the INI-CET toolHow to answer the six questions, read a result card, use the filters, and act right in each INI-CET round, with the mistakes that cost seats.After your INI-CET result: what to do nextThe steps after the result, in order: your overall rank, the seat list, Round 1 choices, your papers and the ₹3 lakh rule, and how tight the July 2026 dates were.How INI-CET counselling worksAIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS and SCTIMST seat allocation in plain words: the rounds, the two seat options, the ₹3 lakh deposit, AIIMS preference seats and documents, from AIIMS's own prospectus.How to read an INI-CET closing rankWhy one AIIMS seat closes at very different ranks by round and session, how tiny seat counts and changing category splits move the number, and which seat types are not yours to use.INI-CET documents checklistEvery paper AIIMS asks for at reporting, the ₹3 lakh draft option, and the extra papers JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS and SCTIMST want.INI-CET seat or NEET-PG seatAIIMS's rule on candidates already pursuing a PG course, why your originals can only be in one place, and what leaving each seat costs, side by side.INI-CET choice fillingOne list for Rounds 1 and 2, no limit on choices, UR seats allotted first, and why every seat on it must be one you would join.Leaving an INI-CET seat: the ₹3 lakhYou cannot refuse an INI-CET seat: the ₹3 lakh draft, the penalty for not joining, the Open Round deposit, and each institute's penalty for leaving after joining.INI-CET Round 2 and the Open RoundWho is in Round 2, who can enter the Open Round, the ₹3 lakh deposit, converted seats, and why Open Round closing ranks run late.INI-CET stipend, bond and leaving a seat, by instituteThe monthly stipend, any service bond and the penalty for leaving a seat at each AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS and SCTIMST, with the source and date under every figure.INI-CET closing ranks by branchThe latest session's open-category closing rank for every branch at every AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS and SCTIMST.
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