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NEET UG at a glance

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) is the single entrance exam for MBBS, BDS and AYUSH courses across India. It is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

Official NTA site

Questions

180

all compulsory

Duration

3 h

180 minutes, one sitting

Total marks

720

4 marks per question

Mode

OMR

pen and paper, at a test centre

Exam pattern

Subject	Questions	Marks
Physics	45	180
Chemistry	45	180
Botany	45	180
Zoology	45	180
Total	180	720

Botany and Zoology together make up Biology, half of the paper. From 2021 to 2024 the paper had 200 questions in 200 minutes, with a choice of 10 out of 15 in Section B of each subject. Since NEET 2025 there is no Section B: all 180 questions are compulsory.

Marking scheme

+4 Correct answer
−1 Wrong answer
0 Question left unanswered

Marking more than one option counts as a wrong answer. Since a wrong answer costs a mark, guessing blindly lowers your expected score; eliminate options first.

Who can take it

Age: at least 17 years on 31 December of the year of admission. There is no upper age limit.
Qualification: Class 12 (or appearing) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English.
Class 12 marks in PCB: 50% for General, 45% for General-PwD, 40% for SC, ST and OBC.
Attempts: no limit on the number of attempts.

Qualifying percentile

General: 50th percentile
General-PwD: 45th percentile
SC, ST and OBC (including PwD): 40th percentile

Qualifying only makes you eligible for counselling. The marks needed for a government MBBS seat are much higher and change every year.

The usual year

February – MarchNTA publishes the information bulletin and the application form opens.
AprilCity slip, then admit cards.
MayThe exam, usually on the first Sunday of the month.
JuneProvisional answer key, then the result with All India Rank.
July onwardsCounselling rounds.

Dates change from year to year. Always go by the latest notice on neet.nta.nic.in.

After the result

All India Quota: 15% of seats in government medical colleges, plus AIIMS, JIPMER, central and deemed universities, through the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).
State quota: the remaining 85% of government seats, and private colleges, through each state's own counselling.
Courses: MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BSMS and BVSc & AH, among others.

Syllabus

Set by the National Medical Commission, based on Class 11 and 12

Physics

Units and measurement, kinematics, laws of motion, work and energy, rotational motion, gravitation, properties of matter, thermodynamics, oscillations and waves, electrostatics, current electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic induction and AC, optics, dual nature of matter, atoms and nuclei, semiconductors.

Chemistry

Physical chemistry (mole concept, atomic structure, bonding, thermodynamics, equilibrium, electrochemistry, kinetics, solutions), inorganic chemistry (periodic table, p-, d- and f-block elements, coordination compounds) and organic chemistry (basic principles, hydrocarbons, compounds with functional groups, biomolecules).

Biology

Diversity of the living world, structural organisation, cell structure and function, plant physiology, human physiology, reproduction, genetics and evolution, biology and human welfare, biotechnology, ecology and environment.

Practise in the real pattern Topic quizzes with +4 / −1 marking, previous year papers with each year's timing, and full 180-question mock tests with your rank.

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This page is a summary to help you plan. MCQIndia is not connected with NTA. The official information bulletin for your year has the final word on the pattern, eligibility and dates.