INI-CET Dental (Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test)
What is INI-CET?
INI-CET Dental is a national-level postgraduate dental entrance examination for students who have completed the BDS course and wish to pursue postgraduate dental courses in India's top medical institutions.
Conducted by: AIIMS, New Delhi for admission to postgraduate courses in premier dental institutes like:
- AIIMS New Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER Puducherry and other participating AIIMS institutes.
📌 Quick Facts
Eligibility: BDS Degree
Mode: Computer Based Test (CBT)
Duration: 3 Hours
Total Questions: 200
Frequency: Twice a year (January and July)
Qualification: BDS Degree from a recognised medical college.
Internship: Must have completed the compulsory internship as prescribed by AIIMS.
Registration: Must possess provisional or permanent medical registration.
Age: No upper age limit.
Attempts: No limit on the number of attempts.
Mode: Computer Based Test (CBT)
Duration: 3 Hours
Total Questions: 200 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Total Marks: 200 Marks
Correct Answer: +1 Mark
Incorrect Answer: -1/3 Mark
Unanswered Questions: 0 Marks
Questions are asked from various subjects covered during the BDS course, including both pre-clinical and clinical subjects.
After clearing INI-CET Dental, students can get admission to various postgraduate dental courses in Top institutes of India.
Courses include:-- MDS (Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics)
- MDS (Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics)
- MDS (Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge)
- MDS (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
- MDS (Periodontology)
- MDS (Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry)
- MDS (Oral Medicine and Radiology)
- MDS (Oral Pathology and Microbiology)
- MDS (Public Health Dentistry)
For registration, notifications and latest updates, visit the official AIIMS Exams website.