NEET exam also referred to as the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, organized by the NTA (National Testing Agency) is to be held on 17th July 2022. This national-level exam is conducted by the agency for admission in MBBS, AYUSH, veterinary and nursing courses. The exam is a gateway for all medical aspirants to get their heads into top medical colleges in India. Candidates seeking admission in AYUSH, BDS, or Nursing courses have to sit for the exam too.
NEET Exam Pattern was released by the NTA in the official information bulletin at the official website. As per the NEET pattern, there will be 200 questions in the paper with internal choice in section B of each subject. Students will have to attempt 180 questions out of the NEET total questions. Students will be given a choice to attempt 45 questions out of the 50 asked in each NEET subject- Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, and Physics as per NEET exam pattern 2022.
Also See: NEET 2022 Answer Key with Solutions and Question Paper Analysis
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Provided here on the page are the details about NEET Exam Pattern 2022, NEET marking scheme, NEET marks distribution, NEET languages, NEET 2022 exam duration, NEET Cut-off, NEET 2022 syllabus, and more.
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NEET 2022 Exam mode: |
Offline – Pen and paper mode. |
NEET 2022 Exam Language: |
Candidates will get an option of writing NEET 2022 paper in 13 languages: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and Punjabi |
NEET 2022 Time Duration: |
3 hours 20 minutes |
Type of Questions in NEET 2022 |
Objective type questions (MCQ’s) |
Number of questions in NEET 2022: |
200 (20 Optional – 5 from Each Subject) |
NEET 2022 Total Marks: |
720 marks |
NEET 2022 Marking Scheme: |
Each correct answer will fetch 4 marks. 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. |
Subjects |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
Physics |
45 |
180 |
Chemistry |
45 |
180 |
Biology (Botany/ Zoology) |
90 (45 each) |
360 |
Total |
180 questions |
720 marks |
Marking scheme of NEET 2022: Every question in NEET question paper will carry 4 marks. While each correct answer can fetch a maximum of 4 marks, every incorrect answer will make you lose 1 mark due to negative marking. Only a blue/black ballpoint pen is to be used to mark the answers. More than one marking in the NEET answer sheet for any question will count as the wrong answer and will have to bear negative marking.
Particulars |
Marks Allotted |
Correct Answer |
+4 |
Incorrect answer |
-1 |
No answer/ Multiple answers |
0 |
NEET 2022 OMR Sheet will be in a sealed pack and will be distributed at the allocated time. While filling the OMR sheet and marking the answers, students must ensure a few things as mentioned below:
NEET 2022 Question Paper Medium |
Location of Exam Centers |
English and Hindi Medium |
At all examination centers in all cities |
English & Assamese |
Centers in Assam |
English & Bengali |
Centers in West Bengal, Tripura and Andaman and Nicobar Iceland |
English & Gujarati |
Centers in Gujarat, Daman & diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
English & Marathi |
Centers in Maharashtra |
English & Tamil |
Centers in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Iceland |
English & Telugu |
Centers in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana |
English & Oriya |
Centers in Odisha |
English & Kannada |
Centers in Karnataka |
English & Urdu |
At all examination centers in all cities |
English & Malayalam |
Centres in Kerala & Lakshadweep |
The NEET 2022 Syllabus will be based on Classes 11th and 12th as prescribed by the Medical Council of India (MCI). Subjects for NEET 2022 exam are Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
NEET 2022 exam date has been released. As per the exam schedule released by the National Testing Agency, the NEET 2022 will be held on 17 July.
The NEET Admit Card will be released by the 2nd week of July. NTA has already released the NEET 2022 Exam City Intimation Slip for the reference of the candidates.
Once the NEET exam is over, NTA will release a provisional NEET Answer Key and candidates’ response sheet on its official website. The candidates will be allowed to raise objections, if any, against the NEET answer key, and after evaluation by the authorities a final NEET answer key will be released.
After that, NTA will release the NEET result. As of now, the NEET 2022 Result date is not known. The NTA will also release NEET Cut Off 2022 and NEET Merit List 2022 on the basis of which candidates will be shortlisted for the NEET Counselling process.
To ace the NEET 2022 exam in one go, the following tips can be quite helpful:
NEET Preparation |
Question: Will there be any changes in the NEET 2022 exam pattern? Will the syllabus be reduced?
Answer: As of now, no such notification has been released by the NTA. The syllabus for NEET 2022 will be the same. The authority had earlier released the syllabus and exam pattern on the official site. For the ease of students, the NEET 2022 exam pattern is provided above on the page.
Question: When will NEET 2022 be held?
Answer: NTA has decided to conduct NEET 2022 is to be held on July 17. The NTA has released the Exam City Intimation slips on 29 June 2022 and admit cards will be issued anytime soon.
Question: Will NEET 2022 be conducted in online mode?
Answer: Expectations for this are quite high. NTA might release a statement supporting the same. No confirmation is there as of now.
Question: In how many languages NEET 2022 will be conducted?
Answer: NEET 2022 will be conducted in 13 languages which are English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and Punjabi.
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