National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test : NEET Exam Pattern 2025 | Exam Duration, Questions
NEET 2025 Exam Pattern: The Exam Pattern for the NEET 2025 exam includes 180 multiple-choice questions (45 each from Physics and Chemistry, and 90 from Biology), which candidates have to attempt in 180 minutes with no optional questions and additional time and the NEET 2025 Exam mode is offline, i.e., pen and paper mode (OMR-based).
Accordingly to the marking scheme, candidates will get +4 marks for each correct answer, -1 for incorrect answers, and 0 marks for unattempted questions. Therefore, appearing candidates must attempt all the questions mindfully to score better and secure admission in their dream college.
The Natioanl Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2025 is a natioanl-level medical entrance exam held by the NTA for taking admissions into UG medical, dental, and other allied medical courses in India. The NEET 2025 exam is to be conducted on 4 May 2025 in the offline/pen-and-paper mode.
The NEET Exam 2025 has also seen major changes in its pattern of exams. The earlier format that consisted of optional questions in Section B has been removed, and gone back to a pattern where all questions are compulsory. The test will now have 180 mandatory multiple-choice questions (MCQs) covering Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany and Zoology), with 45 questions for each subject.
The candidates will be given 4 marks for every correct answer, 1 mark deducted for every wrong answer, and 0 marks for every unattempted question. The overall time for the test is 3 hours (180 minutes), and the maximum score is 720 marks.
Additionally, the test will be given in offline (paper-and-pen) mode and will be in 13 languages, including English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Oriya, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, and Urdu. Candidates must visit the official website @neet.nta.nic.in regularly to stay updated on the latest examination details.
The NEET 2025 Exam, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), follows a specific marking scheme to evaluate candidates' performance in the examination. The exam consists of 180 compulsory MCQs distributed into three subjects, including Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
The following is the NEET Exam 2025 marking scheme: