Surgery produced 279 of the 3,251 recalled INI-CET and AIIMS PG questions in the Kinase bank (2018–2026), placing it 2nd 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 Surgery chapters: Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Surgery, General Surgery, Breast Surgery
- ✓About 8.6% of recalled INI-CET questions; AIIMS publishes no official subject weightage
- ✓Chapters taking a growing share recently: Urology
- ✓The concept checklist below is editorial, written against the top chapters, not counted from the bank
1Most-asked Surgery 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 Surgery; the trend is computed on all recalled questions in the subject.
The top three chapters account for about 67.4% of recalled INI-CET Surgery questions, so revising them well covers most of what has been asked. Urology has taken a growing share of questions in recent years. Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Surgery | 90 | 18 of 18 papers | Steady |
| General Surgery | 74 | 18 of 18 papers | Steady |
| Breast Surgery | 24 | 16 of 18 papers | Steady |
| Urology | 23 | 17 of 18 papers | Rising |
| Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) | 21 | 16 of 18 papers | Falling |
| Endocrine Surgery | 19 | 12 of 18 papers | Steady |
2Surgery questions by INI-CET year
| Year | Recalled INI-CET questions |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 33 |
| 2020 | 41 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2022 | 49 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | 33 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2026 | 26 |
Years with fewer recalled questions usually reflect thinner recall coverage, not fewer questions in the paper.
3Surgery revision checklist
- ☐ Acute abdomen: appendicitis, intestinal obstruction, perforation
- ☐ Gallstones, obstructive jaundice and pancreatitis
- ☐ Hernia anatomy and types
- ☐ Trauma primary survey, shock and burns fluid resuscitation
- ☐ Breast lump work-up and breast cancer staging
- ☐ Urinary stones, BPH and renal cell carcinoma
4How to revise Surgery for INI-CET
Surgery rewards knowing the investigation of choice and the next step in management. Revise the acute abdomen, hepatobiliary and breast chapters as decision pathways, and learn the named signs and classifications that turn up in options.
Kinase Tip: See every Surgery chapter with year-by-year counts on the Surgery most-repeated topics page, then practise them on the INI-CET PYQ pages.
?Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most important Surgery topics for INI-CET?
In Kinase's recall bank of INI-CET / AIIMS PG questions (2018–2026), the Surgery chapters with the most questions are Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Surgery, General Surgery, Breast Surgery. AIIMS does not publish an official topic list, so treat this as a revision order, not the full syllabus.
How many Surgery questions come in INI-CET?
AIIMS does not publish subject-wise weightage. In the recall bank, Surgery accounts for 279 of 3,251 recalled INI-CET questions (about 8.6%), ranking 2nd of 19 subjects. Recall coverage varies by year, so read this as a rough share.
How should I revise Surgery in the last month before INI-CET?
Surgery rewards knowing the investigation of choice and the next step in management. Revise the acute abdomen, hepatobiliary and breast chapters as decision pathways, and learn the named signs and classifications that turn up in options. 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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