NEET Exam Pattern 2025 : Number of Questions, Duration, Total Marks
Candidates preparing for NEET-UG should be aware of the NEET exam pattern which can help them to prepare better for the examination. Here you can see the NEET exam pattern including the new changes in NEET paper pattern, subject-wise questions and marks distribution.
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NEET Exam Pattern
NEET Paper Pattern : In NEET exam 2025, each subject (Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology) will consist of two sections. Section A will have 35 questions and Section B will have 15 questions. Out of these 15 questions, candidates can choose to attempt any 10 questions.
Note : For NEET-UG 2025, the optional selection of questions in Section B of each subject could be removed.
The NEET exam pattern will comprise total number of questions, exam mode, questions type, marking scheme, exam duration, etc.
| NEET 2025 |
Paper Pattern |
| Exam Mode |
Offline (Pen and Paper) |
| Questions Type |
Multiple Choice |
| Total Questions |
200 (Need to answer 180) |
| Total Marks |
720 |
| Exam Duration |
3 hours 20 minutes |
| Negative Marking |
-1 for each wrong answer |
| Languages/ Medium of Paper |
English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu |
NEET Exam Pattern : Subject-wise Questions and Marks Distribution
NEET subject-wise questions and marks distribution :
| Subject |
Section |
Total Number of Questions |
Number of Questions to be Answered |
Total Marks |
| Physics |
Section A |
35 |
35 |
140 |
| Section B |
15 |
10 |
40 |
| Chemistry |
Section A |
35 |
35 |
140 |
| Section B |
15 |
10 |
40 |
| Botany |
Section A |
35 |
35 |
140 |
| Section B |
15 |
10 |
40 |
| Zoology |
Section A |
35 |
35 |
140 |
| Section B |
15 |
10 |
40 |
Related Pages :
FAQs on New Changes in NEET Exam Pattern
NEET Syllabus
NEET Preparation Strategy
Best Books for NEET Preparation
NEET Exam Details
NEET Online Test Series
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