ENT produced 91 of the 3,251 recalled INI-CET and AIIMS PG questions in the Kinase bank (2018–2026), placing it 15th of 19 subjects. Here are the chapters those questions came from, and a short checklist of concepts to revise before Sunday 1 November 2026.
Key Takeaways
- ✓Most-asked ENT chapters: Ear, Nose, Pharynx
- ✓About 2.8% of recalled INI-CET questions; AIIMS publishes no official subject weightage
- ✓Chapters taking a growing share recently: Ear, Larynx and Applied ENT
- ✓The concept checklist below is editorial, written against the top chapters, not counted from the bank
1Most-asked ENT chapters in INI-CET
Ranked by recalled INI-CET / AIIMS PG questions. “Papers asked” counts NEET-PG and INI-CET exam-years with at least one question on the chapter, out of the years with any question in ENT; the trend is computed on all recalled questions in the subject.
The top three chapters account for about 89.0% of recalled INI-CET ENT questions, so revising them well covers most of what has been asked. Ear and Larynx and Applied ENT have taken a growing share of questions in recent years. Pharynx has a shrinking share, but still appears, so do not drop it.
| Chapter | INI-CET questions | Papers asked (NEET-PG + INI-CET) | Trend (all recalls) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ear | 43 | 18 of 18 papers | Rising |
| Nose | 27 | 17 of 18 papers | Steady |
| Pharynx | 11 | 11 of 18 papers | Falling |
| Larynx and Applied ENT | 9 | 15 of 18 papers | Rising |
| Instruments | 1 | 3 of 18 papers | — |
Watch out: ENT has only a few broad chapters in the bank, so a high count covers many separate concepts.
2ENT questions by INI-CET year
| Year | Recalled INI-CET questions |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 10 |
Years with fewer recalled questions usually reflect thinner recall coverage, not fewer questions in the paper.
3ENT revision checklist
- ☐ Chronic otitis media, cholesteatoma and their complications
- ☐ Hearing tests and otosclerosis
- ☐ Epistaxis and nasal polyps
- ☐ Sinusitis and its complications
- ☐ Tonsillitis, adenoids and peritonsillar abscess
- ☐ Laryngeal carcinoma and vocal cord palsy
4How to revise ENT for INI-CET
ENT questions focus on the ear, especially middle-ear disease and hearing tests. Practise interpreting tuning-fork tests and audiograms, and revise the complications of chronic otitis media.
Kinase Tip: See every ENT chapter with year-by-year counts on the ENT most-repeated topics page, then practise them on the INI-CET PYQ pages.
?Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most important ENT topics for INI-CET?
In Kinase's recall bank of INI-CET / AIIMS PG questions (2018–2026), the ENT chapters with the most questions are Ear, Nose, Pharynx. AIIMS does not publish an official topic list, so treat this as a revision order, not the full syllabus.
How many ENT questions come in INI-CET?
AIIMS does not publish subject-wise weightage. In the recall bank, ENT accounts for 91 of 3,251 recalled INI-CET questions (about 2.8%), ranking 15th of 19 subjects. Recall coverage varies by year, so read this as a rough share.
How should I revise ENT in the last month before INI-CET?
ENT questions focus on the ear, especially middle-ear disease and hearing tests. Practise interpreting tuning-fork tests and audiograms, and revise the complications of chronic otitis media. Solve the chapter's PYQs straight after revising it, and keep the final week for your error log, not new chapters.
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