NEET UG Exam Pattern 2025: Marking Scheme, Total Marks, Exam Mode, Exam Duration etc.

NEET UG Exam Pattern 2025: The NTA will announce the NEET 2025 exam pattern along with the information bulletin. Medical aspirants seeking MBBS and BDS seats must familiarize themselves with the NEET UG 2025 exam pattern. The exam will be conducted in pen-and-paper mode, lasting 3 hours and 20 minutes. According to the NEET UG exam pattern, the paper will be divided into two sections: Section A and Section B. Section A will consist of 35 questions, while Section B will include 15 questions, of which candidates must answer 10.

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The details about the pattern of the NEET UG examination about the type of exam, mode of paper, language, duration, question type, marking scheme and many more details provided for the preparation of the NEET UG exam.

NEET Exam Pattern 2025

Candidates can refer to the table below for section-wise NEET UG 2025 marks distribution and total marks. The new NEET 2025 pattern retains the same marking scheme and question types.

ParticularsDetails
Mode of ExaminationOffline Mode (Pen, Paper)
Duration of Examination3 hours and 20 minutes (2 PM to 5.20 PM)
Medium of ExaminationEnglish, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Oriya, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam and Urdu
Duration of Examination3 Hours 20 minutes
Type of QuestionMultiple Choice Question (MCQ)
Total No. of Questions and Marks in ExaminationTotal no. of Questions – 200. Total Marks – 720
Marking SchemeFor each correct answer, 4 marks will be awarded, whereas 1 Mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
Websitehttps://exams.nta.ac.in/NEET/
NEET UG Exam Pattern
NEET UG Exam Pattern

NEET UG Question Paper Pattern

The Questions in the NEET UG exam pattern will be divided into two different sections – Section A and Section B. There will be 35 questions in section A, and all these questions are compulsory. While 15 questions are included in section B, Candidates need to answer any 10 questions out of these. Candidates who want to pursue MBBS or other medical courses must be prepared for the NEET UG exam.

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Subjects Sections No. of questions Section-wise Marks
Physics Section A 35 140
Section B 15 40
Chemistry Section A 35 140
Section B 15 40
Botany Section A 35 140
Section B 15 40
Zoology Section A 35 140
Section B 15 40
Total Marks 720
NEET 2021 Exam Pattern Pie Chart

NEET Marking Scheme

The important points to note:
I. Each question carries 04 (four) marks and, for each correct answer candidate will get 04 (four) marks.
II. For each incorrect answer, 01(one) mark will be deducted from the total score.
III. To answer a question, the candidate has to find, for each question, the correct answer/ best option.
IV. However, after the process of the challenge of key, if more than one option is found to be correct, then all/any one of the multiple correct/best options marked will be given four marks (+4).
If a question is dropped/ ignored, all candidates will be given four marks (+4) irrespective of whether the question has been attempted or not attempted by the candidate.
* Any incorrect option marked will be given minus one mark (-1).
* Unanswered/Unattempted questions will be given no marks.

Check out the marking scheme given below for a better idea of NEET Marks distribution.

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ParticularsMarks Allotted
Correct Answer+4
Incorrect answer-1
No answer/ Multiple answers0

Guidelines for choosing the language

It has to be remembered that candidates’ regional language choices will depend upon the NEET UG exam centre’s location. The details of the availability and choice of regional languages the in NEET UG exam are as follows. Candidates can opt for a Question Paper in any one of the following 13 languages:

  • The option of the medium of Question Paper should be carefully chosen while filling in the Application Form. The option once chosen cannot be changed.
  • Candidates opting for English would be provided a Test Booklet in English only.
  • Candidates opting for Hindi would be provided with a Bilingual Test Booklet in English and Hindi.
  • Candidates opting for regional languages would also be provided with a Bilingual Test Booklet in selected Regional languages and English.
  • In case of any ambiguity in the translation of a question in the test, its English version shall be treated as final and the decision of NTA shall be final in this regard.

Regional Languages available for NEET UG

Candidates qualifying for NEET (UG) would be eligible for All India Quota and other quotas under the State Governments/Institutes, irrespective of the medium of the examination, subject to other eligibility criteria.

S.NoMedium of Question PaperExamination Centres
1.EnglishAll Examination Centres
2.English and HindiAll Examination Centres in India
3.English and AssameseExamination Centres in Assam
4.English and BengaliExamination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
5.English and GujaratiExamination Centres in Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
6.English and KannadaExamination Centres in Karnataka
7.English and MalayalamExamination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep
8.English and MarathiExamination Centres in Maharashtra
9.English and OdishaExamination Centres in Odisha
10.English and PunjabiExamination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi
11.English and TamilExamination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
12.English and TeluguExamination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
13.English and UrduAll Examination Centres in India

How to calculate the NEET UG score after the exam?

Applicants can use the below-mentioned formula and calculate their expected score, as per their attempt in the examination after the NEET UG answer key. According to the NEET marking scheme, candidates can calculate the expected score even before releasing the result and predicting their medical college.

Formula to calculate NEET score:
NEET Score = (Correct answers X 4) – (Incorrect answers X 1)

Note: Candidates must note that the above exam pattern of NEET UG has been written from the previous paper pattern. Any update in the NEET UG exam pattern will be updated on this page soon if there are any.

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