INI CET January 2026 Round 1 Counselling Begins: Choice Filling Open

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences has started the INI CET January 2026 counselling round 1 choice filling process for admission to MD, MS, DM (6 years), MCh (6 years), and MDS courses offered across leading national institutes. The choice filling window has opened on the official portal, and eligible candidates can now submit their preferences for seats available at AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS, and SCTIMST. The counselling process for the January 2026 session is being conducted entirely in online mode. According to the schedule, candidates will be able to enter and lock their choices until December 13 2025, after which no further modifications will be allowed.

INI CET January 2026 Counselling Dates and Seat Allocation Timeline

AIIMS has released a detailed timeline for the first round of postgraduate counselling. The schedule includes the deadline for choice locking, the date of seat allotment, and the reporting procedure. As per the official plan, the INI CET Round 1 Seat Allotment Result will be released on December 18 2025. Candidates who receive a seat will then be required to complete online acceptance followed by physical reporting at the allotted institute. The final reporting date for round 1 is December 24 2025, giving selected candidates a limited time window to complete the verification process. Approximately 32374 candidates have been declared eligible to participate in the counselling process this year.

Where to Access INI CET January 2026 Choice Filling Link?

The choice filling link has been activated on the AIIMS examinations portal. Candidates must sign in to the PG counselling dashboard to submit their preferences. The link is available under the online seat allocation section. The official website for all INI CET counselling activities is:

• aiimsexams.ac.in

Candidates are advised to keep their login credentials ready to avoid delays during the preference submission process.

Steps for INI CET 2026 Round 1 Choice Filling and Locking

Below is a clear, stepwise guide to help candidates complete the choice filling smoothly. The process must be completed before the deadline to be considered for round 1 seat allocation.

• Visit aiimsexams.ac.in
• Log in using the INI CET January 2026 candidate credentials
• Open the ‘PG Online Seat Allocation’ or ‘Make Choice’ section
• Add institute-wise and speciality-wise choices
• Rearrange the choices in preference order
• Finalise and lock the choices before December 13 2025