Chemistry Weightage For NEET 2023
NEET is a time-based exam, that assesses the capabilities of medical aspirants at different levels. The Chemistry section of NEET carries 180 marks with 45 questions. From the past trends and from the experience of candidates who have taken up NEET exams over the years, it can easily be said that the Chemistry section of NEET is a scoring section. NEET Questions from this section are less tricky and hence consume less time.
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Most questions are from NCERT and direct in nature, so students are required to be completely thorough with NCERT syllabus to ace the Chemistry section. All three sections – Physical, Organic and Inorganic sections of chemistry are equally important and cannot be ignored. To outperform at the exam, get your concepts cleared and have transparency for each concept from the NEET Chemistry syllabus. Here’s bringing to you the chapter-wise weightage of the NEET 2023 Chemistry section.
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NEET Chemistry Chapter-wise Weightage 2023
NEET 2022 Weightage – Number of questions
Class | Chapter name | No. of questions |
11th | Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure | 2 |
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties | 1 | |
Environmental Chemistry | 1 | |
Equilibrium | 2 | |
Hydrocarbons | 3 | |
Hydrogen | 1 | |
Organic Chemistry : Some Basic Principles and Techniques | 2 | |
Redox Reactions | 1 | |
Some basic concepts of chemistry | 2 | |
States of Matter | 2 | |
Structure of Atom | 2 | |
The p-Block Elements | 2 | |
The s-Block Elements | 2 | |
Thermodynamics | 1 | |
11th Total | 24 | |
12th | Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers | 2 |
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids | 4 | |
Amines | 2 | |
Biomolecules | 1 | |
Chemical Kinetics | 2 | |
Chemistry in Everyday Life | 1 | |
Coordination Compounds | 2 | |
Electrochemistry | 3 | |
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements | 1 | |
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes | 1 | |
Polymers | 1 | |
Surface Chemistry | 1 | |
The d and f-Block Elements | 1 | |
The p-Block Elements | 2 | |
The Solid State | 2 | |
12th Total | 26 |
NEET 2021 Weightage – Number Of Questions Asked is as given below –
Chemistry Sections | Questions Breakup |
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Inorganic Chemistry | 19 |
Organic Chemistry | 15 |
Physical Chemistry | 16 |
Physical Chemistry | |
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Chapter | No. of Questions |
Solid state | 2 |
States of matter | 2 |
Thermodynamics | 1 |
Electrochemistry | 2 |
Surface chemistry | 1 |
Solutions | 2 |
Chemical Kinetics | 2 |
Nuclear Chemistry | 1 |
Mole concept | 1 |
Atomic structure | 1 |
Ionic equilibrium | 1 |
Inorganic Chemistry | |
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Chapter | No. of Questions |
Chemical Bonding | 5 |
s-block | 2 |
p-block | 3 |
d and f block | 2 |
Metallurgy | 2 |
Environmental chemistry | 1 |
Coordination chemistry | 2 |
Organic Chemistry | |
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Chapter | No. of Questions |
Some basic principles and techniques | 1 |
Hydrocarbons | 4 |
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes | 2 |
Alcohol, Phenol and Ether | 1 |
Carbonyl compound | 3 |
Amine | 2 |
Biomolecules | 1 |
Polymers | 1 |
Chemistry in Everyday Life | 1 |
NEET 2020 Weightage – Number Of Questions Asked is as given below –
Class | Section | Number Of Questions |
Class 11
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Physical Chemistry | 7 |
Organic Chemistry | 4 | |
Inorganic Chemistry | 10 | |
Class 12
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Physical Chemistry | 9 |
Organic Chemistry | 9 | |
Inorganic Chemistry | 6 |
The table below provides information into different chapters and corresponding weightage. The average number of questions given in the last column is on the basis of previous years’ trends from the year 2006 onwards up till NEET 2019. Take a look below:
Chapter’s name | Average no. of questions |
Hydrogen | 1 |
s-Block Element (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals) | 2 |
Some p-Block Elements | 1 |
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure | 3 |
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties | 1 |
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements | 1 |
p- Block Elements | 2-3 |
d and f Block Elements | 2 |
Coordination Compounds | 2 |
Environmental Chemistry | 1 |
Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques | 1-2 |
Hydrocarbons | 3 |
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes | 2 |
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers | 1-2 |
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids | 2-3 |
Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen | 1 |
Biomolecules | 2 |
Polymers | 1-2 |
Chemistry in Everyday Life | 1 |
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry | 1-2 |
Structure of Atom | 2 |
States of Matter: Gases and Liquids | 1 |
Thermodynamics | 2 |
Equilibrium | 2-3 |
Redox Reactions | 1 |
Solid State | 1-2 |
Solutions | 2 |
Electrochemistry | 2 |
Chemical Kinetics | 2 |
Surface Chemistry | 1 |
Note: This is just an average number of questions, inferred from previous years’ trends. The number of questions is subject to vary.
Important Chapters in NEET Chemistry
The table below provides topics covered in Organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry and Physical chemistry that are important in the NEET chemistry section. Read on –
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Inorganic Chemistry |
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Physical Chemistry |
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Which chapter is most important for NEET Chemistry?
The chemistry section of NEET is considered to be the scoring section. Even though students must be well versed with all chapters of the NEET Chemistry syllabus to perform exceedingly well at NEET, there are some chapters in the syllabus that are most important and must be prioritized. A careful analysis of the previous years’ trends indicates that the questions from the following chapters are said to have appeared the most. These numbers are subject to change every year. Take a look at the most important chapters of NEET Chemistry so far –
- Hydrocarbons
- Equilibrium
- Coordination compounds
- p-block elements
- Solutions
- Organic chemistry – Some basic principles and techniques
- D and f block elements
- Chemical bonding & molecular structure
- Electrochemistry
- Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids
In addition, to the above-mentioned chapters, candidates are also required to thoroughly learn and comprehend other chapters covered in the NEET Syllabus to be able to answer any question asked in NEET.
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