NEET UG — Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Previous Year Papers & Practice नीट यूजी
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) · conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA); syllabus by the National Medical Commission (NMC) · for MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, B.Sc. Nursing and other medical admissions.
Exam pattern & marking Official source
| Mode | Pen and paper (OMR), single shift |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 hours (180 minutes) |
| Questions | 180 compulsory MCQs — Physics 45, Chemistry 45, Biology (Botany + Zoology) 90 |
| Total marks | 720 (Physics 180, Chemistry 180, Biology 360) |
| Question type | Four options, one correct / most appropriate answer |
| Marking | +4 correct, −1 incorrect, 0 unanswered |
Source: Information Bulletin NEET (UG) 2026 (official PDF) · checked 2026-11-01. Always confirm with the latest official bulletin before the exam.
Syllabus — NEET (UG) 2026 syllabus Official source
Unit names exactly as in the official syllabus PDF. Old papers keep the syllabus of their own year.
Physics — 20 units
- Unit 1: Physics and Measurement
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 1 Units and Measurements ↗ - Unit 2: Kinematics
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 2 Motion in a Straight Line ↗ Class 11 · Ch 3 Motion in a Plane ↗ - Unit 3: Laws of Motion
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 4 Laws of Motion ↗ - Unit 4: Work, Energy and Power
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 5 Work, Energy and Power ↗ - Unit 5: Rotational Motion
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 6 System of Particles and Rotational Motion ↗ - Unit 6: Gravitation
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 7 Gravitation ↗ - Unit 7: Properties of Solids and Liquids
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 8 Mechanical Properties of Solids ↗ Class 11 · Ch 9 Mechanical Properties of Fluids ↗ Class 11 · Ch 10 Thermal Properties of Matter ↗ - Unit 8: Thermodynamics
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 11 Thermodynamics ↗ - Unit 9: Kinetic Theory of Gases
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 12 Kinetic Theory ↗ - Unit 10: Oscillations and Waves
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 13 Oscillations ↗ Class 11 · Ch 14 Waves ↗ - Unit 11: Electrostatics
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 1 Electric Charges and Fields ↗ Class 12 · Ch 2 Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance ↗ - Unit 12: Current Electricity
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 3 Current Electricity ↗ - Unit 13: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 4 Moving Charges and Magnetism ↗ Class 12 · Ch 5 Magnetism and Matter ↗ - Unit 14: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 6 Electromagnetic Induction ↗ Class 12 · Ch 7 Alternating Current ↗ - Unit 15: Electromagnetic Waves
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 8 Electromagnetic Waves ↗ - Unit 16: Optics
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 9 Ray Optics and Optical Instruments ↗ Class 12 · Ch 10 Wave Optics ↗ - Unit 17: Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 11 Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter ↗ - Unit 18: Atoms and Nuclei
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 12 Atoms ↗ Class 12 · Ch 13 Nuclei ↗ - Unit 19: Electronic Devices
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 14 Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits ↗ - Unit 20: Experimental Skills
Practical/lab skills — see the Physics Lab.
Chemistry — 20 units
- Unit 1: Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 1 Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry ↗ - Unit 2: Atomic Structure
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 2 Structure of Atom ↗ - Unit 3: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 4 Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure ↗ - Unit 4: Chemical Thermodynamics
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 5 Thermodynamics ↗ - Unit 5: Solutions
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 1 Solutions ↗ - Unit 6: Equilibrium
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 6 Equilibrium ↗ - Unit 7: Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 7 Redox Reactions ↗ Class 12 · Ch 2 Electrochemistry ↗ - Unit 8: Chemical Kinetics
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 3 Chemical Kinetics ↗ - Unit 9: Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 3 Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties ↗ - Unit 10: p-Block Elements
Not in the current (rationalised) NCERT Class 11–12 books — SLH will add its own notes. - Unit 11: d- and f-Block Elements
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 4 The d-and f-Block Elements ↗ - Unit 12: Coordination Compounds
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 5 Coordination Compounds ↗ - Unit 13: Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 8 Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques ↗ - Unit 14: Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 8 Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques ↗ - Unit 15: Hydrocarbons
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 9 Hydrocarbons ↗ - Unit 16: Organic Compounds Containing Halogens
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 6 Haloalkanes and Haloarenes ↗ - Unit 17: Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 7 Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers ↗ Class 12 · Ch 8 Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids ↗ - Unit 18: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 9 Amines ↗ - Unit 19: Biomolecules
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 10 Biomolecules ↗ - Unit 20: Principles Related to Practical Chemistry
Practical chemistry — lab-based.
Biology (Botany + Zoology) — 10 units · 13 SLH chapters live
- Unit 1: Diversity in Living World
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 1 The Living World ↗ Class 11 · Ch 2 Biological Classification ↗ Class 11 · Ch 3 Plant Kingdom ↗ Class 11 · Ch 4 Animal Kingdom ↗ - Unit 2: Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 5 Morphology of Flowering Plants ↗ Class 11 · Ch 6 Anatomy of Flowering Plants ↗ Class 11 · Ch 7 Structural Organisation in Animals ↗ - Unit 3: Cell Structure and Function
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 8 Cell : The Unit of Life ↗ Class 11 · Ch 9 Biomolecules ↗ Class 11 · Ch 10 Cell Cycle and Cell Division ↗ - Unit 4: Plant Physiology
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 11 Photosynthesis in Higher Plants ↗ Class 11 · Ch 12 Respiration in Plants ↗ Class 11 · Ch 13 Plant Growth and Development ↗ - Unit 5: Human Physiology
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 14 Breathing and Exchange of Gases ↗ Class 11 · Ch 15 Body Fluids and Circulation ↗ Class 11 · Ch 16 Excretory Products and their Elimination ↗ Class 11 · Ch 17 Locomotion and Movement ↗ Class 11 · Ch 18 Neural Control and Coordination ↗ Class 11 · Ch 19 Chemical Coordination and Integration ↗ - Unit 6: Reproduction
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 1 Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants ✓ SLH Class 12 · Ch 2 Human Reproduction ✓ SLH Class 12 · Ch 3 Reproductive Health ✓ SLH - Unit 7: Genetics and Evolution
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 4 Principles of Inheritance and Variation ✓ SLH Class 12 · Ch 5 Molecular Basis of Inheritance ✓ SLH Class 12 · Ch 6 Evolution ✓ SLH - Unit 8: Biology and Human Welfare
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 7 Human Health and Disease ✓ SLH Class 12 · Ch 8 Microbes in Human Welfare ✓ SLH - Unit 9: Biotechnology and Its Applications
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 9 Biotechnology: Principles and Processes ✓ SLH Class 12 · Ch 10 Biotechnology and its Applications ✓ SLH - Unit 10: Ecology and Environment
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 11 Organisms and Populations ✓ SLH Class 12 · Ch 12 Ecosystem ✓ SLH Class 12 · Ch 13 Biodiversity and Conservation ✓ SLH
✓ SLH = full SLH chapter (notes, diagrams, quiz) · ↗ = official NCERT book chapter (SLH lesson coming soon).
Your study path — one topic, four layers
Live now: all four layers for the 13 Class 12 Biology chapters (Go Advanced + challenge questions on each chapter page). Other subjects are being added.
Practice & tests
Previous year papers Official source
📝 NEET UG official past papers0 question papers · 5 answer keys · 2021–2026 · year / session / shift / language filters · coverage gridOfficial links
- NEET UG official website
- Information Bulletin NEET (UG) 2026
- Official syllabus (NEET (UG) 2026 syllabus)
FAQs
What is the exam pattern of NEET UG?
Mode: Pen and paper (OMR), single shift; Duration: 3 hours (180 minutes); Questions: 180 compulsory MCQs — Physics 45, Chemistry 45, Biology (Botany + Zoology) 90; Total marks: 720 (Physics 180, Chemistry 180, Biology 360); Question type: Four options, one correct / most appropriate answer.
Which syllabus should I follow for NEET UG?
The official NEET (UG) 2026 syllabus, published on https://neet.nta.nic.in/. SLH lists every unit of it on this page and links each one to its NCERT foundation chapter as our lessons go live.
Are the NEET UG past papers on SLH official?
Yes — every paper on SLH opens the official PDF on the exam website (NTA or the IIT organising JEE Advanced). We do not re-host or edit them.
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