To qualify for INI-CET, candidates must achieve a minimum percentile as specified in the official notification. Typically, the qualifying percentile is 50th percentile for General and EWS category candidates, 45th percentile for OBC candidates, and 40th percentile for SC and ST candidates. Candidates belonging to the PwBD category may have different qualifying criteria as per government regulations. Only candidates meeting the minimum qualifying percentile are included in the merit list for counselling.