National Testing Agency (NTA)

NEET (UG) Syllabus

The medical entrance — Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology over 200 minutes.

Exam pattern

NEET (UG) is the single gateway to every MBBS, BDS, BHMS and veterinary seat in India. The paper is longer and biology-heavy, with 180 questions spread across four subjects.

180

Questions

720

Total marks

200 min

Duration

+4

Per correct

SectionQuestionsMarks
Physics45180
Chemistry45180
Botany45180
Zoology45180
Total180720

Marking scheme: −1 for every incorrect answer

Subject-wise syllabus

75 chapters across 4 subjects, with the marks each one carries in the paper.

Practise NEET papers — ₹49 each

Physics

180 marks17 chapters · 0 questions available
UnitChapterMarks
Unit 01 — Physical World and Measurement
—Physical World and Measurement8
Unit 02 — Kinematics
—Kinematics12
Unit 03 — Laws of Motion
—Laws of Motion12
Unit 04 — Work, Energy and Power
—Work, Energy and Power12
Unit 05 — Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body
—Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body12
Unit 06 — Gravitation
—Gravitation12
Unit 07 — Properties of Bulk Matter
—Properties of Bulk Matter12
Unit 08 — Thermodynamics
—Thermodynamics12
Unit 09 — Behaviour of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory
—Behaviour of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory8
Unit 10 — Oscillations and Waves
—Oscillations and Waves12
Unit 11 — Electrostatics
—Electrostatics8
Unit 12 — Current Electricity
—Current Electricity12
Unit 13 — Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
—Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism12
Unit 14 — Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
—Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents8
Unit 15 — Electromagnetic Waves
—Electromagnetic Waves4
Unit 16 — Ray Optics and Wave Optics
—Ray Optics and Wave Optics12
Unit 17 — Electronic Devices
—Electronic Devices12
Total180

Chemistry

180 marks20 chapters · 0 questions available
UnitChapterMarks
Unit 01 — Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
—Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry12
Unit 02 — Structure of Atom
—Structure of Atom8
Unit 03 — Classification of Elements and Periodicity
—Classification of Elements and Periodicity4
Unit 04 — Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
—Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure12
Unit 05 — States of Matter: Gases and Liquids
—States of Matter: Gases and Liquids8
Unit 06 — Chemical Thermodynamics
—Chemical Thermodynamics8
Unit 07 — Equilibrium
—Equilibrium16
Unit 08 — Redox Reactions
—Redox Reactions8
Unit 09 — Electrochemistry
—Electrochemistry12
Unit 10 — Chemical Kinetics
—Chemical Kinetics12
Unit 11 — Solutions
—Solutions8
Unit 12 — Surface Chemistry
—Surface Chemistry4
Unit 13 — General Organic Chemistry
—General Organic Chemistry8
Unit 14 — Hydrocarbons
—Hydrocarbons12
Unit 15 — Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
—Haloalkanes and Haloarenes8
Unit 16 — Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
—Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers8
Unit 17 — Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
—Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids12
Unit 18 — Amines
—Amines8
Unit 19 — Biomolecules
—Biomolecules8
Unit 20 — Polymers
—Polymers4
Total180

Botany

180 marks17 chapters · 0 questions available
UnitChapterMarks
Unit 01 — Diversity in Living Organisms
—Diversity in Living Organisms12
Unit 02 — Structural Organisation in Plants
—Structural Organisation in Plants8
Unit 03 — Cell: The Unit of Life
—Cell: The Unit of Life12
Unit 04 — Biomolecules
—Biomolecules8
Unit 05 — Cell Cycle and Cell Division
—Cell Cycle and Cell Division16
Unit 06 — Transport in Plants
—Transport in Plants12
Unit 07 — Mineral Nutrition
—Mineral Nutrition12
Unit 08 — Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
—Photosynthesis in Higher Plants20
Unit 09 — Respiration in Plants
—Respiration in Plants12
Unit 10 — Plant Growth and Development
—Plant Growth and Development12
Unit 11 — Digestion and Absorption
—Digestion and Absorption12
Unit 12 — Breathing and Exchange of Gases
—Breathing and Exchange of Gases8
Unit 13 — Body Fluids and Circulation
—Body Fluids and Circulation8
Unit 14 — Excretory Products and their Elimination
—Excretory Products and their Elimination8
Unit 15 — Locomotion and Movement
—Locomotion and Movement8
Unit 16 — Neural Control and Coordination
—Neural Control and Coordination8
Unit 17 — Chemical Coordination and Integration
—Chemical Coordination and Integration4
Total180

Zoology

180 marks21 chapters · 0 questions available
UnitChapterMarks
Unit 01 — Structural Organisation in Animals
—Structural Organisation in Animals8
Unit 02 — Breathing and Exchange of Gases
—Breathing and Exchange of Gases8
Unit 03 — Body Fluids and Circulation
—Body Fluids and Circulation8
Unit 04 — Excretory Products and their Elimination
—Excretory Products and their Elimination8
Unit 05 — Locomotion and Movement
—Locomotion and Movement8
Unit 06 — Neural Control and Coordination
—Neural Control and Coordination8
Unit 07 — Chemical Coordination and Integration
—Chemical Coordination and Integration8
Unit 08 — Reproduction in Organisms
—Reproduction in Organisms4
Unit 09 — Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
—Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants12
Unit 10 — Human Reproduction
—Human Reproduction12
Unit 11 — Reproductive Health
—Reproductive Health4
Unit 12 — Principles of Inheritance and Variation
—Principles of Inheritance and Variation12
Unit 13 — Molecular Basis of Inheritance
—Molecular Basis of Inheritance8
Unit 14 — Evolution
—Evolution8
Unit 15 — Human Health and Disease
—Human Health and Disease12
Unit 16 — Microbes in Human Welfare
—Microbes in Human Welfare8
Unit 17 — Biotechnology: Principles and Processes
—Biotechnology: Principles and Processes8
Unit 18 — Biotechnology and its Applications
—Biotechnology and its Applications12
Unit 19 — Organisms and Populations
—Organisms and Populations8
Unit 20 — Ecosystem
—Ecosystem8
Unit 21 — Biodiversity and Conservation
—Biodiversity and Conservation8
Total180