New Delhi: National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday released the NEET 2021 UG exam pattern along with its notification on the official website, ntaneet.nic.in. to let candidates have an overall idea about the scheme and mode of exam, the structure of the question paper and weightage of topics.
The NEET 2021 application form date and exam date are yet to be announced.
As per the exam pattern, NEET 2021 will be conducted for 180 multiple choice questions from Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology). The Physics and Chemistry sections of NEET 2021 will have equal weightage with 45 multiple choice questions each, and the Biology section will comprise 90 questions. The total marks for NEET 2021 is 720.
NEET Exam Pattern 2021
|
Sections |
Number of questions |
Marks |
|
|
1 |
Physics |
45 |
180 |
|
2 |
Chemistry |
45 |
180 |
|
3 |
Biology (Botany + Zoology) |
90 (45+45) |
360 |
|
Total |
180 |
720 |
“The syllabus of JEE and NEET will remain the same as the previous year.” However, in view of the reduction of the board exam syllabus by several state boards and CBSE as well, the NEET UG 2021 question paper might also have options on the lines of JEE Main,” said a statement by the Ministry of Education.