NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is conducted to provide admission to the students in BDS, MBBS, AYUSH, and other medical courses. By cracking this entrance test, the candidates can secure admission to the best medical colleges like AFMC, AIIMS, JIPMER, etc. It is meant for undergraduate students and consists of objective-type questions.
NEET Exam is conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency), and it is a paper-based test. The NEET 2022 Exam Dates are given in the below table:
Exam Events (NEET 2022) | Tentative Dates |
Exam Notification | Early March 2022 |
Application Start and End Date | Early May 2022 to End June 2022 |
Application Correction Period | Early July 2022 |
Issuance of Admit Cards | Early or Mid Week of July 2022 |
NEET 2022 Exam Dates | Early August 2022 |
Provisional Answer Keys | Mid August 2022 |
Final Answer Keys and Results | End August 2022 |
Exam Fee | General Category – Rs. 1,500
OBS and General EWS – Rs. 1,400 SC, ST, PwD – Rs. 800 |
The application process for the NEET Exam 2022 is expected to start by the first week of March. The candidates will be able to register for this exam online through the official portal of NEET. The following registration steps will guide the candidates while applying for this exam:
- The candidates should visit the official portal of NEET 2022 first. A separate tab is provided for the application form.
- Details like name, contact information, email id, password, etc., need to be filled correctly in the form.
- Once the candidates enter all the details and submit the form, an application number and password are created. By using these credentials, the candidates should log in and complete the form with additional details related to the educational background and medium of the exam.
- After that, they must choose the preferred city for the exam and upload their digital signature and photograph. Finally, pay the application via net banking, UPI, or credit/debit card.
Exam Pattern of NEET 2022
NEET 2022 is an offline exam and allows candidates to choose various languages as the medium. The available languages are listed below:
- English
- Hindi
- Urdu
- Gujarati
- Bengali
- Tamil
- Marathi
- Kannada
- Telugu
- Assamese
- Odia
The other details of the NEET 2022 Exam are given below:
Exam Mode | PBT (Paper-Based Test) |
Type of Questions | MCQs |
Duration | 3 hours |
Total Questions | 180 |
Mark Allotted to Each Question | 4 |
Total Marks | 720 |
Is Negative Marking done? | Yes, for each wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted from the final score. |
The questions asked are related to Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. The subject-wise distribution of questions and marks are given in the below table:
Subjects | Number of Questions | Allotted Marks |
Physics | 45 | 180 |
Chemistry | 45 | 180 |
Biology | (90 = 45 Zoology + 45 Botany) | 360 |
Syllabus of NEET 2022
The candidates need to prepare the topics covered in the 11th and 12th Classes in the subjects like Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. Some of the main topics in each subject are mentioned below:
Chemistry
- Basic concepts
- States of Matter
- Structure of Atom
- Redox Reactions
- S-Block Elements
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
- Solid State
- Classification of Elements and Periodicity
- D and F-Block Elements
- Polymers
- Biomolecules
- Equilibrium
- Alcohols
- Hydrogen
- Electrochemistry
- Surface Chemistry
- Phenols and Ethers
- P-Block Elements
- Other
Physics
- Laws of Motion
- Electrostatics
- Electronic Devices
- Properties of Bulk Matter
- Electromagnetic Waves
- Thermodynamics
- Kinematics
- Physical World and Measurement
- Oscillations and Waves
- Gravitation
- The behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory
- Optics
- Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
- Atoms and Nuclei
- Other
Biology
- Human Physiology
- Plant Physiology
- Cell Structure and Functions
- Diversity in Living World
- Structure of Plant and Animal Cells
- Ecology and Environment
- Biology and Human Welfare
- Genetics and Evolution
- Reproduction
- Biotechnology and its Applications
Check detailed NEET 2022 syllabus here at https://www.shiksha.com/medicine-health-sciences/neet-exam-syllabus