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.
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.
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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.
| Particulars | Details |
| Mode of Examination | Offline Mode (Pen, Paper) |
| Duration of Examination | 3 hours and 20 minutes (2 PM to 5.20 PM) |
| Medium of Examination | English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Oriya, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam and Urdu |
| Duration of Examination | 3 Hours 20 minutes |
| Type of Question | Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) |
| Total No. of Questions and Marks in Examination | Total no. of Questions – 200. Total Marks – 720 |
| Marking Scheme | For each correct answer, 4 marks will be awarded, whereas 1 Mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. |
| Website | https://exams.nta.ac.in/NEET/ |
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.
| 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 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.
| Particulars | Marks Allotted |
| Correct Answer | +4 |
| Incorrect answer | -1 |
| No answer/ Multiple answers | 0 |
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.No | Medium of Question Paper | Examination Centres |
| 1. | English | All Examination Centres |
| 2. | English and Hindi | All Examination Centres in India |
| 3. | English and Assamese | Examination Centres in Assam |
| 4. | English and Bengali | Examination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| 5. | English and Gujarati | Examination Centres in Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| 6. | English and Kannada | Examination Centres in Karnataka |
| 7. | English and Malayalam | Examination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep |
| 8. | English and Marathi | Examination Centres in Maharashtra |
| 9. | English and Odisha | Examination Centres in Odisha |
| 10. | English and Punjabi | Examination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi |
| 11. | English and Tamil | Examination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| 12. | English and Telugu | Examination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| 13. | English and Urdu | All 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.
