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1800-102-2727NEET Exam Pattern 2023: NEET exam also referred to as the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is organized by the National Testing Agency (NTA). 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 is released by the NTA in the official information bulletin at the official website. As per the NEET pattern in the past years, there were 200 questions in the paper with internal choice in section B of each subject. Students had to attempt 180 questions out of the NEET total questions. Students were given a choice to attempt 45 questions out of the 50 asked in each NEET subject- Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, and Physics.
Provided here on the page are the details about NEET Exam Pattern 2023, NEET marking scheme, NEET marks distribution, NEET languages, NEET 2023 exam duration, NEET Cut-off, NEET 2023 syllabus, and more.
NEET 2023 Exam mode: |
Offline – Pen and paper mode. |
NEET 2023 Exam Language: |
Candidates will get an option of writing NEET 2023 paper in 13 languages: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and Punjabi |
NEET 2023 Time Duration: |
3 hours 20 minutes or 200 minutes |
Type of Questions in NEET 2023 |
Objective type questions (MCQ’s) |
Number of questions in NEET 2023: |
200 (20 Optional – 5 from Each Subject) |
NEET 2023 Total Marks: |
720 marks |
NEET 2023 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 2023: 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 Syllabus will be based on Classes 11th and 12th as prescribed by the Medical Council of India (MCI). Subjects for NEET 2023 exam are Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
The NEET Admit Card will be released before the exam. NTA will also release the NEET 2023 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 2023 Result date is not known. The NTA will also release NEET Cut Off 2023 and NEET Merit List 2023 on the basis of which candidates will be shortlisted for the NEET Counselling process.
Also See: NEET 2022 Answer Key with Solutions and Question Paper Analysis
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To ace the NEET 2023 exam in one go, the following tips can be quite helpful:
Q1: Will there be any changes in the NEET 2023 exam pattern? Will the syllabus be reduced?
Answer: As of now, no such notification has been released by the NTA. The syllabus for NEET 2023 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 2023 exam pattern is provided above on the page.
Q2: When will NEET 2023 be held?
Answer: NEET 2023 will be held on 07th May 2023. The NTA will also release the Exam City Intimation slips before the exam.
Q3: In how many languages NEET 2023 will be conducted?
Answer: NEET 2023 will most probably be conducted in 13 languages which are English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Q4: When is the NEET 2023 exam being held and where?
Answer: NEET 2023 exam will be conducted on 07th May 2023. This is an important exam for students aspiring to get into top medical colleges in India for MBBS, BDS or AYUSH courses.
Q5. When will the NEET 2023 admit card be released?
Answer: The NEET 2023 admit card will be released before the conduct of NEET 2023 exam. Without the NEET 2023 admit card, students will not be allowed to enter the exam hall or write the exam.
Q6. When is the last date to fill out the NEET 2023 registration form?
Answer: The last date to fill out the NEET 2023 registration form is 06th April 2023. Check our Aakash BYJU’S website for all the details regarding important NTA NEET 2023 dates.
Q7. When will the correction window for the NEET 2023 exam open?
Answer: The correction window for the NEET 2023 exam will be open on the official NTA NEET website after the release of the NEET 2023 application forms.
Q8. What is the NEET 2023 eligibility criteria?
Answer. The NEET 2023 eligibility criteria is mentioned above on the page. Students can refer to the criteria given above or can visit the official NEET website for more details.
Q9. What is the last date to fill the NEET 2023 application form?
Answer: The last date to fill and submit NEET 2023 Application Form is 06th April 2023. The same date is also the last day to submit NEET 2023 fee.
Q10. Has NTA increased the NEET 2023 application form fee?
Answer: Yes. The NTA has increased the NEET 2023 fee. The revised increased fee has been updated on the page above.
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