NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is an entrance exam held by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in India for those students who are aiming for medical and dental courses at the graduate and post-graduate levels. It usually includes MBBS and BDS courses provided by private and government colleges in the country. The exam is based on a one-tier system and is usually conducted in the month of May on an annual basis.
Candidates preparing for NEET 2021 should know the NEET Exam Pattern which can help them to prepare better for the examination. NEET or National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is an offline exam with a time duration of 3 hours. A total of 180 MCQs is asked in the NEET exam from Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany & Zoology). Each question carries 4 marks and 1 mark is deducted for every wrong answer. The NEET question paper is asked in total, of 11 languages. The detailed NEET Exam Pattern 2021 is listed in the table below.
NEET Exam Pattern 2021 |
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| Number of Questions | 180 questions (MCQs) |
| Exam Mode | Offline mode only (pen and paper-based mode) |
| Type of questions | Objective type questions with 4 options and 1 correct answer |
| Duration of Exam | The exam duration is 180 minutes (3 hours) |
| Subjects | Questions are asked from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany & Zoology) |
| Language | The question paper is asked in 11 languages English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati and Assamese. |
| Marking Scheme | 4 marks are awarded for each correct answer. |
| Negative Marking | 1 mark is deducted for each wrong answer |
| Sl. No. | Subject | No. of Questions | Marks |
| 1 | Physics | 45 | 180 |
| 2 | Chemistry | 45 | 180 |
| 4 | Zoology | 45 | 180 |
| 3 | Botany | 45 | 180 |
| Total | 180 | 720 | |
The AIPMT (All India Pre-Medical Test) for medicine has been replaced successfully by NEET Exam. In addition to this, the Supreme Court has finalized that NEET scores would be the only way to gain admissions in colleges running medical courses at the graduate and postgraduate levels across the country.
Medical aspirants should know the NEET Exam Pattern thoroughly to score well in the exam. The above-mentioned information can help them to know important details on the NEET Exam Pattern 2021.
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