Two ways to load custom UITableViewCell from nib

Create a custom class subclassing UITableViewCell. Make sure to check the nib check box.
Add desired controls on the nib and link them with outlets.

Method 1:

• Set identifier of table view cell object in Interface Builder to the identifier, that is to be used in code to make object of cells.
• Write following code in cellForRowAtIndexPath method:

CustomCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
 if (cell == nil)
 {
NSArray *topLevelObjects = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@”iCodeBlogCustomCell” owner:nil options:nil];
 for(id currentObject in topLevelObjects)
{
if([currentObject isKindOfClass:[CustomCell class]])
{
cell = (CustomCell *)currentObject;
 break;
}
}
}

Method 2:

• Create a custom init method in custom cell view class with following code:

- (id)init
{
self = [[[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"NibName" owner:self options:nil] objectAtIndex:0] retain];
if (self)
{
// any further initialization
}
return self;
}

• Write following code in cellForRowAtIndexPath method:

static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"CustomCell";
CustomCell *cell = (CustomCell *)[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (!cell)
{
cell = [[[CustomCell alloc] init] autorelease];
}
 // setup your cell
 return cell;

Do let me know if none of the above works for you.