NEET Exam Pattern 2025: Marking Scheme & Subject Wise Weightage

NEET Exam Pattern 2025: National Testing Agency has designed the exam pattern for NEET UG examination. As per the pattern, the NEET exam is conducted for a duration for 3 hours and 20 minutes. The NEET UG exam pattern is released on the official website along with the official information bulletin. To check the exam pattern, candidates should visit the official website - exams.nta.ac.in/NEET. 

As per the NEET exam pattern, the exam will consist of 200 multiple-choice objective-type questions from different subjects including Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (further divided into Botany and Zoology). The medical exams are administered by the National Testing Agency. The exam conducting body has announced the dates for the NEET exam 2025. Each question carries four marks under the NEET UG test marking structure, and one mark is subtracted for each incorrect response. A total of 720 marks will be awarded for the NEET exam.

NEET Exam Pattern 2025: Highlights

NEET UG is conducted in a total of 13 different languages, giving candidates more opportunities in terms of opting for regional languages. Apart from checking the NEET exam pattern 2025, candidates should also check the NEET UG syllabus 2025 for a better preparation.

Candidates appearing for NEET UG 2025 can have a look at the key highlights about the NEET exam pattern below:

Check the complete NEET UG pattern shared by NTA in the official information bulletin below:

NEET Exam Pattern 2025: Subject-wise weightage

As per the NEET exam pattern, the question paper consists of three subjects - Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Further, each section is divided into two different sections. The given below table will help the candidate to understand section-wise weightage and the breakup of the question paper.

The given below table shows the section of the NEET 2025 exam pattern, the distribution of marks, and the number of questions. 

NEET UG Pattern 2025: Distribution of Marks 

NTA also releases the marking scheme for NEET UG exam every year. Check the marking scheme below:

• Candidates will get four marks for each correct answer 
• Since the exam has negative marking, one mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer
• No marks will be deducted if a candidate has left the question unanswered 
• If a candidate has marked two or more responses on the OMR sheet, then it will be considered as  incorrect and one mark will be deducted from them

The NTA has provided the following instructions to clarify the NEET exam pattern:

• Section A of each subject consists of 35 questions and (Question Numbers – 001 to 035, 051 to 085, 101 to 135, and 151 to 185) are compulsory to attend in the exam. 
• Section B of each subject is of 15 marks, and Questions Nos – 036 to 050, 086 to 100, 136 to 150, and 186 to 200 are compulsory for candidates to attend. Candidates need to attempt 10 questions out of 15 in each subject in Section B. 
• In section, B candidates are advised to go through all 15 questions properly before they start attempting the question paper. If a candidate answers more than 10 questions, then in that case only their first 10 responses will be considered for evaluation.

NEET UG Pattern 2025: Guidelines to fill OMR sheet

NTA has issued a list of guidelines for candidates taking the NEET UG examination. Check these instructions to follow while filling the OMR sheet in NEET UG examination:

• Candidates have to mark the answer using a ballpoint pen which will be given to students in the examination hall. 
• Candidates are not allowed to make any changes to the OMR Sheet 
• OMR sheets cannot be erased or obliterated
• Candidates have to do the rough work on the booklet only 
• Candidates should always remember their test booklet code on the OMR sheet.