NEET UG exam pattern 2022
Candidates appearing for the NEET UG exam must have a thorough understanding of the most recent exam pattern. It can help them prepare and perform better in the exam. The NEET UG exam pattern refers to details such as mode of exam, type of questions, language, duration of exam, marking scheme, and so on.
Highlights: NEET UG exam pattern
| Factors | Details |
| Name of the exam | NEET UG 2022 |
| Mode of exam | Offline/ pen and paper-based |
| Duration | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Language | The question paper is asked in 13 languages – English, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Odia, Tamil, Urdu, Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi |
| Type of questions | MCQs |
| Total number of questions | 180 questions |
| Total marks | 720 marks (4 marks for each correct answer) |
| Marking scheme | Every correct answer will be awarded 4 marks and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer |
Here is the subject-wise breakdown of the total number of questions in the paper:
| Subjects | No. of questions | Marks allotted |
| Chemistry | 45 | 180 |
| Physics | 45 | 180 |
| Botany | 45 | 180 |
| Zoology | 45 | 180 |
| Total | 180 | 720 |
Latest exam pattern
The syllabus of NEET UG 2022 is specified by the National Medical Commission or NMC. The National Test Agency has decided to reduce the NEET syllabus as suggested by various education boards. As a result, there will be a sub-section B for each subject/section of the paper.
This means that:
- Every section, i.e. Physics, Chemistry and Biology will have sub-sections.
- There will be 35 questions in section A whereas 15 questions in section B.
- Out of 15 questions in Section B, candidates are required to answer any 10 questions.
| Subjects | Sections | Marks |
| Physics | Section A- 35 questions Section B- 15 questions | Section A- 140 Section B- 40 |
| Botany | Section A- 35 questions Section B- 15 questions | Section A- 140 Section B- 40 |
| Zoology | Section A- 35 questions Section B- 15 questions | Section A- 140 Section B- 40 |
| Chemistry | Section A- 35 questions Section B- 15 questions | Section A- 140 Section B- 40 |
Marking scheme
- Every question in the NEET UG 2022 will carry 4 marks
- Each correct answer will fetch 4 marks
- For each incorrect response, there will be a one-mark deduction
- If there is more than one correct answer to a question, then all/any one of the marked MCQ options will be given 4 marks
- Any un-attempted or unanswered question will not receive any marks
- Candidates will be awarded 4 marks in case a question is dropped, irrespective of the fact that the question was attempted by the student or not
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