# AIIMS INI SS January 2027: 2 seats added, tie rule changed 2026-10-03T02:27:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet AIIMS New Delhi has revised seat positions and tie-breaking criteria for the INI SS January 2027 session for DM and MCh courses. Two new general seats have been added: one in DM Medical Oncology at PGIMER Chandigarh (from 1 to 2) and one in DM Neuroimaging and Interventional Neuroradiology at AIIMS New Delhi (from 0 to 1). Sponsored and foreign national seats remain unchanged. The tie-breaking rule has also been updated. Candidates with equal marks will now be ranked first by fewer negative marks and then by date of birth, with the older candidate preferred. The earlier criterion of higher marks in the qualifying examination has been removed. AIIMS has warned that seat numbers may increase or decrease depending on further communications from participating institutes. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The addition of two seats in niche super-specialties at AIIMS and PGIMER signals a marginal expansion in high-demand courses, though the overall number of seats remains tight. Removing the qualifying examination marks from tie-breaking reduces the weight of past academic performance, making the entrance test and its negative-marking scheme more decisive. Candidates must now factor in age as the second tiebreaker, which could affect borderline cases. The addendum leaves open the possibility of further seat changes as institutes send updated communications. ## Coverage - medicaldialogues.in Straight factual update on seat revision and rule change, no framing or commentary This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: AIIMS New Delhi, DM Medical Oncology, INI SS, PGIMER Chandigarh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/aiims-ini-ss-january-2027-2-seats-added-tie-rule-changed/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/aiims-ini-ss-january-2027-2-seats-added-tie-rule-changed/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/