Pharmacology produced 268 of the 3,251 recalled INI-CET and AIIMS PG questions in the Kinase bank (2018–2026), placing it 3rd 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 Pharmacology chapters: General Pharmacology, Antimicrobials, Central and Peripheral Nervous System Drugs
- ✓About 8.2% of recalled INI-CET questions; AIIMS publishes no official subject weightage
- ✓Chapters taking a growing share recently: Central and Peripheral Nervous System Drugs, Antineoplastic Agents
- ✓The concept checklist below is editorial, written against the top chapters, not counted from the bank
1Most-asked Pharmacology 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 Pharmacology; the trend is computed on all recalled questions in the subject.
The top three chapters account for about 56.0% of recalled INI-CET Pharmacology questions, so revising them well covers most of what has been asked. Central and Peripheral Nervous System Drugs and Antineoplastic Agents have taken a growing share of questions in recent years. Antimicrobials and Autacoids have a shrinking share, but still appear, so do not drop them.
| Chapter | INI-CET questions | Papers asked (NEET-PG + INI-CET) | Trend (all recalls) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Pharmacology | 59 | 15 of 18 papers | Steady |
| Antimicrobials | 47 | 15 of 18 papers | Falling |
| Central and Peripheral Nervous System Drugs | 44 | 14 of 18 papers | Rising |
| Cardiovascular Drugs | 29 | 17 of 18 papers | Steady |
| Endocrine Pharmacology | 18 | 16 of 18 papers | Steady |
| Antineoplastic Agents | 18 | 13 of 18 papers | Rising |
2Pharmacology questions by INI-CET year
| Year | Recalled INI-CET questions |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2022 | 54 |
| 2023 | 32 |
| 2024 | 23 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2026 | 23 |
Years with fewer recalled questions usually reflect thinner recall coverage, not fewer questions in the paper.
3Pharmacology revision checklist
- ☐ Pharmacokinetics: half-life, clearance, loading and maintenance dose
- ☐ Receptors, dose-response curves, agonists and antagonists
- ☐ Antimicrobial mechanisms, resistance and drugs of choice
- ☐ Antiepileptics, antiparkinsonian drugs and their adverse effects
- ☐ Autonomic drugs and their antidotes
- ☐ Antihypertensives, antiarrhythmics and heart-failure drugs
4How to revise Pharmacology for INI-CET
Pharmacology questions test mechanism, adverse effect and drug of choice. Build comparison tables (drug class, mechanism, key toxicity, antidote) and revise general pharmacology numerically, with dose and half-life calculations.
Kinase Tip: See every Pharmacology chapter with year-by-year counts on the Pharmacology most-repeated topics page, then practise them on the INI-CET PYQ pages.
?Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most important Pharmacology topics for INI-CET?
In Kinase's recall bank of INI-CET / AIIMS PG questions (2018–2026), the Pharmacology chapters with the most questions are General Pharmacology, Antimicrobials, Central and Peripheral Nervous System Drugs. AIIMS does not publish an official topic list, so treat this as a revision order, not the full syllabus.
How many Pharmacology questions come in INI-CET?
AIIMS does not publish subject-wise weightage. In the recall bank, Pharmacology accounts for 268 of 3,251 recalled INI-CET questions (about 8.2%), ranking 3rd of 19 subjects. Recall coverage varies by year, so read this as a rough share.
How should I revise Pharmacology in the last month before INI-CET?
Pharmacology questions test mechanism, adverse effect and drug of choice. Build comparison tables (drug class, mechanism, key toxicity, antidote) and revise general pharmacology numerically, with dose and half-life calculations. 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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