National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the NEET 2021 exam pattern along with its notification at the official website -- ntaneet.nic.in. The NEET UG exam pattern 2021 will let a candidate have an overall idea about the scheme and mode of exam, the structure of the question paper and weightage of topics. The preparation of an aspirant without knowing the NEET 2021 exam pattern will be incomplete.
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The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the sole exam for medical and allied programmes in the country. The medical entrance test, NEET is held in pen-and-paper mode at designated centres across the country. An announcement regarding NEET 2021 application form date and NEET 2021 exam date are awaited and students can continue their preparation in the meantime so that they can clear the undergraduate medical entrance test.
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NEET 2021 Exam Pattern
NEET 2021, as per the exam pattern, 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 |
As per a Ministry of Education statement, “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.
NEET 2021 Marking Scheme
To ace NEET 2021, candidates need to get acquainted with the NEET marking scheme 2021. As per the NEET 2021 exam pattern, aspirants of the medical entrance test must score above the NEET 2021 cut-off to get shortlisted for the NEET admission process.
- Candidates will score four marks for each correct answer in NEET
- For every wrong answer, one mark will be deducted
- No negative marks will be cut for unattempted questions
NEET 2021 Score = (Correct Answers X 4) – (Incorrect Answers X 1)
