INI-CET January 2027 Result Is Out: Should You Hold Your NEET PG Seat or Wait for AIIMS, PGI, JIPMER?

The short answer: for most candidates, keep your NEET PG seat until an INI seat is actually allotted to you. The INI-CET January 2027 result, declared on 12 November 2026, tells you whether you qualified. It does not give you a seat. INI seat allocation dates were not announced as of 14 November, while MCC Round 2 reporting runs from 18 to 24 November. So you will probably have to decide on your Round 2 seat before you know your INI outcome.

The INI-CET January 2027 result in brief

• Exam: 1 Nov 2026 (computer-based). Result: 12 Nov 2026, as a roll-number list of provisionally qualified candidates with rank and percentile.
• Qualifying percentile: 50th for UR, EWS, sponsored, deputed, foreign national and OCI candidates; 45th for OBC, SC, ST and PwBD candidates.
• Institutes: AIIMS New Delhi and other AIIMS, JIPMER Puducherry, PGIMER Chandigarh, NIMHANS Bengaluru and SCTIMST Thiruvananthapuram.
• Caveat from AIIMS: the result was compiled without detailed document checks, and a roll number on the list "does not by itself establish final eligibility".

The timing problem

Sources: MCC Round 2 schedule dated 07.11.2026; AIIMS result notice as reported by Medical Dialogues, 12 Nov 2026; Careers360 on the January 2026 session. The 2025 date is only a pattern, not this year's schedule.

If this year follows last year's rhythm, INI allotment will come several weeks after MCC Round 2 reporting closes. That is the gap you have to manage.

Can you leave a Round 2 seat later?

This is the question that decides everything, and the answer depends on the 2026 MCC rules.

What we can confirm: in NEET PG 2025 counselling, MCC allowed candidates who had joined Round 1 or Round 2 seats to resign, with forfeiture of the security deposit. That window was extended to 29 December 2025 because some state results were delayed.

What we cannot confirm: whether the 2026 PG bulletin and later notices will allow the same, and until when. Read the PG Information Bulletin 2026 on mcc.nic.in and every resignation notice before you assume an exit. Do not rely on last year's window.

Decision scenarios

The money side

Leaving a seat costs more than the MCC security deposit if you are in a deemed college. Our database shows typical deemed fees of about Rs 40 lakh a year in General Medicine and about Rs 50 lakh a year in Radiology. Refund rules for fees already paid are set by the college, so get them in writing first.

On the other side of the scale, INI training carries weight. Dr Arihant of AIIMS, speaking on the Nachiket Bhatia Show, puts senior resident pay at INIs at about Rs 1.4-1.5 lakh a month, and an INI name on the degree helps for faculty and academic roles. For comparison, the typical first-year government PG stipend in our database is about Rs 75,000 a month in clinical branches, with state rates ranging from about Rs 42,000 to Rs 1.27 lakh.

Our counselling-desk view

Most regret we see comes from candidates who gave up a sure seat for an uncertain one. A good INI rank is valuable, but the seat you hold is real. Keep it until the better option is in your hand, then exit by the rules.

What this means for you

• If you qualified INI-CET with a strong rank: keep your NEET PG Round 2 path open, join if allotted, and watch aiimsexams.ac.in daily for the seat allocation schedule.
• If you just cleared the qualifying percentile: plan around your NEET PG seat. INI is a long shot at that range.
• If you hold a deemed seat: confirm the refund policy and MCC resignation terms before reporting.
• If you did not qualify INI-CET: focus on Round 2 and state Round 2. The July 2027 INI-CET session is another chance.

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Change log: Published 14 Nov 2026