NEET UG Exam Pattern 2021 – Medical aspirants wishing to pursue MBBS, BDS or other medical courses must be conversant with NEET 2021 exam pattern along with their preparation efforts. The exam pattern of NEET 2021 gives details of the type of exam, mode of paper, language, duration, question type, marking scheme and more. So preparing for NEET will be inadequate without a proper familiarity with NEET exam pattern 2021. One salient feature mentioned in the exam pattern of NEET 2021 is that the exam mode is pen and paper based. So knowing how to mark the OMR sheet becomes an important factor in the preparation as a mistake can't be erased. Similarly to crack NEET, students would have to be quick enough which is where knowing and practicing within the given time limit of the exam makes the difference. NEET 2021 exam pattern denotes a three hour long exam where candidates must answer 180 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from Physics, Chemistry and Biology as per the given syllabus. The complete detailed NEET exam pattern 2021 can be checked here in this article.
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NEET UG Exam Pattern 2021
Familiarity with the exam pattern of NEET 2021 gives an edge to preparation efforts as candidates will have an idea of what to expect in the exam like the number of questions, time they have to complete answering, language that they may be comfortable answering in. The fear of the unknown is eliminated and students can sit to answer the questions properly in time. The details of NEET exam pattern is given below.
NEET 2021 Exam Pattern
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Factors in Exam Pattern |
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Exam Date |
18th April, 2021 |
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Exam Mode |
Pen and Paper based. Primarily offline, candidates are given an OMR sheet to mark the answers with a black or blue ball point pen |
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Duration |
3 hours |
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Language/Medium |
English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Oriya, Kannada and Urdu |
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Question Type |
Multiple Choice Questions |
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Exam Sections |
Physics |
45 questions | 180 marks |
| Chemistry | 45 questions | 180 marks | |
| Biology (Botany and Zoology) | 90 questions | 360 marks | |
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Total Number of Questions |
180 Questions |
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Total Marks |
720 Marks |
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Marking Scheme |
4 marks for each correct answer |
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NEET UG Question Paper 2021
NEET 2021 question paper will have 180 multiple choice questions in total for 4 marks each. There will be negative marking of one mark for every wrong answer and therfore students have to keep this mind mind while answering the question paper of NEET. The medium or choice of language is dependent on the candidate as NEET question paper is available in 8 regional languages and English, Hindi as well as Urdu. It has to be kept in mind that the choice of the regional language will depend upon the location of the NEET exam centre 2021. The details of the availability and choice of regional languages in NEET exam are as follows
NEET 2021 Exam Pattern - Guidelines for choosing language
- The option of medium of Qquestion paper has to be exercised while filling in the NEET application form 2021.
- Option once exercised by candidates cannot be changed later.
- Candidates opting for English would be provided NEET 2021 Test Booklet in English only.
- Students opting for Hindi would be provided a Bilingual Test Booklet in English and Hindi.
- All candidates opting for regional languages would also be provided a Bilingual Test Booklet in their selected regional language and English.
- In case of any ambiguity in translation of any of the questions, the English version of NEET 2021 question paper shall be treated as final.
Regional Languages available for NEET 2021
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Medium |
NEET Exam Centres |
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English and Hindi |
All exam cities and centres |
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English and Urdu |
All exam cities and centres |
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Assamese |
Available only in exam centres in Assam |
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Bengali |
Available only in exam centres in West Bengal |
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Gujarati |
Available only in exam centres in Gujarat, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
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Marathi |
Available only in exam centres in Maharashtra |
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Tamil |
Available only in exam centres in Tamil Nadu |
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Telugu |
Available only in exam centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
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Oriya |
Available only in exam centres in Odisha |
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Kannada |
Available only in exam centres in Karnataka |
NEET 2020 Registrations - Language wise
| Language | Registered | % of Candidates |
| English | 1204968 | 79.31 |
| Hindi | 179857 | 11.84 |
| Telugu | 1796 | 0.12 |
| Assamese | 4750 | 0.31 |
| Gujarati | 59395 | 3.91 |
| Marathi | 2305 | 0.15 |
| Tamil | 31239 | 2.06 |
| Bengali | 31490 | 2.07 |
| Kannada | 1017 | 0.07 |
| Oriya | 700 | 0.05 |
| Urdu | 1858 | 0.12 |
| English & Hindi | 1384825 | 91.14 |
| Regional Languages | 134550 | 08.86 |