NEET UG · 2025–26

NEET UG Syllabus 2025–26

Complete NEET syllabus for Biology (Botany & Zoology), Physics and Chemistry. Based on NTA's official syllabus, mapped to NCERT Class 11 & 12.

NEET UG 2026 — Exam Pattern

Conducting Body
NTA (National Testing Agency)
Mode
Offline (OMR-based Pen & Paper)
Duration
3 hours 20 minutes
Total Questions
200 (180 to attempt)
Subjects
Physics (50), Chemistry (50), Biology (100)
Marking
+4 correct, −1 wrong
Language
13 languages including English, Kannada
Based on
NCERT Class 11 & 12

Key NEET Tip: 90% of NEET Biology questions come directly from NCERT Class 11 & 12 textbooks — including exact lines, diagrams, and tables. Read NCERT thoroughly before anything else.

Biology Syllabus (Botany & Zoology)

Botany

  1. Diversity in Living World
  2. Structural Organisation in Plants
  3. Cell Structure & Cell Division
  4. Plant Physiology (Transport, Mineral Nutrition, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Growth)
  5. Reproduction in Flowering Plants
  6. Genetics & Molecular Basis of Inheritance
  7. Evolution
  8. Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
  9. Microbes in Human Welfare
  10. Biotechnology — Principles & Processes
  11. Biotechnology & Its Applications
  12. Organisms & Populations
  13. Ecosystem
  14. Biodiversity & Conservation
  15. Environmental Issues

Zoology

  1. Structural Organisation in Animals
  2. Animal Kingdom
  3. Human Physiology (Digestion, Breathing, Body Fluids, Locomotion, Neural Control, Endocrine System)
  4. Reproduction in Organisms & Human Reproduction
  5. Reproductive Health
  6. Principles of Inheritance & Variation
  7. Human Health & Disease
  8. Animal Husbandry

Physics

  1. Physical World & Measurement
  2. Kinematics
  3. Laws of Motion
  4. Work, Energy & Power
  5. Motion of System of Particles
  6. Gravitation
  7. Properties of Bulk Matter
  8. Thermodynamics
  9. Behaviour of Perfect Gas & Kinetic Theory
  10. Oscillations & Waves
  11. Electrostatics
  12. Current Electricity
  13. Magnetic Effects of Current & Magnetism
  14. Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Currents
  15. Electromagnetic Waves
  16. Optics
  17. Dual Nature of Matter & Radiation
  18. Atoms & Nuclei
  19. Electronic Devices

Chemistry

  1. Basic Concepts of Chemistry
  2. Structure of Atom
  3. Classification of Elements & Periodicity
  4. Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure
  5. States of Matter
  6. Thermodynamics
  7. Equilibrium
  8. Redox Reactions
  9. Hydrogen
  10. s-block Elements
  11. p-block Elements
  12. Organic Chemistry Basics
  13. Hydrocarbons
  14. Environmental Chemistry
  15. Solid State
  16. Solutions
  17. Electrochemistry
  18. Chemical Kinetics
  19. Surface Chemistry
  20. d and f block Elements
  21. Coordination Compounds
  22. Haloalkanes & Haloarenes
  23. Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers
  24. Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids
  25. Amines
  26. Biomolecules
  27. Polymers
  28. Chemistry in Everyday Life

High-Weightage Chapters for NEET

Biology (Botany)
Plant Physiology (12%), Genetics & Molecular Biology (15%), Reproduction (10%), Ecology (8%)
Biology (Zoology)
Human Physiology (20%), Genetics (10%), Human Health & Disease (8%), Reproduction (8%)
Physics
Mechanics (12%), Optics (9%), Modern Physics (9%), Thermodynamics (6%)
Chemistry
Organic Chemistry (28%), Biomolecules & Polymers (10%), Physical Chemistry (22%)