AIIMS issues guidelines for 200-point roster to allocate PG seats under INI CET January 2026
New Delhi: Through a notice, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has outlined the Guidelines and Principles for the creation of a 200-Point Roster to be used for seat allocation across all AIIMS institutes for postgraduate courses under the INI CET for the January 2026.
The announcement comes in compliance with the Supreme Court of India’s order in Writ Petition concerning the determination of the sequence of allocation for Institutional Preference (IP) seats.
GUIDELINES FOR SEAT ALLOCATION OF AIIMS PG SEATS
The following guidelines will be followed for the allocation of PG Seats at all AIIMS for the INICET January 2026 session. Counselling and Seat Allocation may be used interchangeably and mean one and the same thing. AIIMS at every instance refers to each individual AIIMS institution.
The notice outlines the methodology and principles for developing the 200 Point Roster Model and its application in the allocation of PG seats across all AIIMS, specifically for Institutional Preference (IP) candidates. The roster is designed as per calculated percentages to determine the sequence of allocation for the IP seat. It is emphasised that IP seats represent a preference and not a reservation, subject to the upper limit as defined by the governing rules.
INSTITUTIONAL PREFERENCE (IP) CANDIDATES
To be considered for admission against Institutional Preference (IP) seats at each AIIMS, a candidate must have studied and obtained his/her MBBS Degree from the same AIIMS and must fulfil the eligibility for Unreserved (UR) candidates for Seat Allocation.
CRITERIA OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SEAT ALLOCATION
1 Eligibility and Qualifying criteria published in the prospectus Part A will be applicable for all seats.
2 All eligible and qualified candidates will be considered for online Seat Allocation in order of merit.
3 Candidates will be considered for Seat Allocation only for the seats for which they fulfil the eligibility and qualifying criteria.
4 IP and PWBD candidates will also be eligible for UR seats or seats within their respective reservation category, on merit, if they qualify and fulfil the eligibility criteria for such seats.
PROPOSED METHOD OF CALCULATION OF IP SEATS, UR SEATS AND ROSTERS FOR AIIMS PG SEATS
1 A maximum of 50% of MBBS seats at respective AIIMS will be available as IP seats, provided that this number shall not be more than 50% of total UR seats (excluding MDS seats) for that institution.
2 MBBS seats at the respective AIIMS shall be determined as the number of MBBS seats at entry in the batch that most recently completed their MBBS (including internship).
3 Accordingly, for the current INICET January 2026 Session, the number of seats for MBBS for the 2019/2020 batch at the respective AIIMS shall be considered.
4 For AIIMS, where the MBBS course was not started in 2019/2020, no IP Seats shall be available for INI-CET PG January 2026 session.
5 Subject-wise availability of seats for each category (except IP), including for PWBD, has been published as per the roster maintained by each AIIMS for each subject, as per applicable constitutional reservations for different categories.
6 All 6-year DM/MCh seats shall be treated as Unreserved (UR) seats.
ALLOCATION OF SEATS
1 The 200 Roster Point system is prepared using IP percentages calculated for plotting on the 200 Roster Model to determine the sequence of allocation to be followed for Institutional Preference (IP) seat allocation. It is clarified that IP seats are not a reservation but a preference, subject to the upper limit defined in the applicable rules.
2 Seat allocation will be as per the merit of the candidates at each roster point and applicable rules & procedures, starting from the first Roster Point for each AIIMS in the first round.
3 In the second and subsequent rounds of seat allocation of the current session, the roster will begin from the point where the first seat is vacated or likely to be vacated, whichever is earlier, from the previous round of allotment. Roster points on which candidates have confirmed admission will not be called for allocation in the subsequent round of allocation.
4 At each roster point, candidates of the reservation category of that roster point will be considered for seat allocation, as per merit.
5 Candidates will be allotted a seat available in their respective category as per their highest available choice for that institution.
6 When a candidate is considered for Seat Allocation against a reserved category roster point, he/she will only be considered for seats earmarked for that reserved category. However, if a candidate considered for seat allocation at a reserved roster point is also the highest candidate in the overall UR merit at that point, he/she shall also be considered for allocation of the available seats at a subsequent UR roster point for seats. If his/her highest choice is available both in the UR category and his/her reserved category, he/she shall be allotted the UR seat as a Meritorious Reserved Candidate if he/she is eligible for a UR seat.
7 PWBD reservation is a horizontal reservation and PWBD candidates will be considered only for the seats within their respective reservation categories, i.e. for PWBD-UR seats, only PWBD candidates other than EWS/OBC/SC/ST will be considered, for PWBD-OBC seats only PWBD of OBC category, for PWBD-EWS seat only PWBD of EWS category, for PWBD-SC seat only PWBD of SC category, for PWBD-ST seat only PWBD of ST category and so on will be considered.
8 PwBD seats will be filled first in order of merit and constitutional reservations. Where no candidates are available in PWBD or no PWBD candidate has opted for available PWBD seats, such seats shall be added to their respective reservation category without PWBD reservation.
9 For an IP roster point, if no IP candidate is available or takes a seat, it will be considered as a UR roster point.
Meanwhile, any seats that remain unfilled will be converted as per the following (only in the Open round (if any))-
1 EWS seats to UR.
2 OBC seats to UR.
3 ST seats to SC and, if still unfilled, to UR.
4 SC seats to ST and if still unfilled, to UR.
However, AIIMS, New Delhi reserves the right on the application of these rules, or their modification at the discretion of the Director, AIIMS, New Delhi. Any dispute in relation to seat allocation is subject matter of the courts in the Delhi jurisdiction only.
CALCULATION OF PERCENTAGES FOR PLOTTING ON THE 200 ROSTER MODEL TO DETERMINE THE SEQUENCE OF PREFERENCE TO BE FOLLOWED FOR INSTITUTIONAL PREFERENCE (IP) SEAT ALLOCATION FOR AIIMS INICET JANUARY 2026 SESSION
S.NO | DESCRIPTION | AIIMS NEW DELHI | AIIMS BHOPAL | AIIMS BHUBANESWAR | AIIMS JODHPUR | AIIMS PATNA | AIIMS RAIPUR | AIIMS RISHIKESH | AIIMS NAGPUR | AIIMS MANGALAGIRI | AIIMS KALYANI | AIIMS BHATINDA | AIIMS BHIBINAGAR | AIIMS DEOGHAR | AIIMS RAEBARELI | AIIMS GORAKHPUR |
1 | MBBS Seats 2019-20 | 132 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 100 | 125 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 125 |
2 | 50% of MBBS Seat | 66 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 50 | 62.5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 62.5 |
3 | Total PG Seats | 190 | 86 | 102 | 64 | 70 | 88 | 119 | 75 | 77 | 114 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 49 | 30 |
4 | MDS Seats | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Total PG Seats Excluding MDS | 185 | 84 | 100 | 64 | 69 | 86 | 116 | 73 | 73 | 110 | 61 | 50 | 37 | 49 | 29 |
6 | UR Seats Declared by respective Institutes out of the seat declared at Sl no. 5 | 77 | 37 | 40 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 52 | 35 | 24 | 44 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 11 |
7 | 50% UR Seats at Point-6 | 38.5 | 18.5 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 17.5 | 26 | 17.5 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 5.5 |
8 | IP to be plotted on 200 Roster Point | 21% | 22% | 20% | 20% | 25% | 20% | 22% | 24% | 16% | 20% | 23% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 19% |
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