NEET 2023 : Exam Pattern

The NEET exam pattern and structure underwent several changes in the past two years. While the entire structure changed in the year 2021, the duration was increased by 20 minutes in 2022. It is expected that the NEET 2023 exam pattern will remain the same. Let us take a look at the highlights of the NEET 2023 pattern.

Particulars	Details
Mode of the examination	Offline
Duration of the examination	Three hours and Twenty Minutes
Type of questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Total number of Questions	200 (180 applicable questions for attempt)
Total Marks	720
Negative marking	Yes
Marking Scheme	+4 for each correct answer -1 for each incorrect answer
Total sections in the question paper	3 (Two sections for each subject) Section A - 35 questions Section B- 15 questions (10 to be attempted)
Subjects	Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany + Zoology)

Now let us take a look at the exam structure.

NEET Exam Structure

There will be three subjects from which questions will be asked, namely, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The Biology subject is further divided between Botany and Zoology. The table below brings the detailed structure of the NEET question paper.

Sections	Number of Questions	Total Marks
Physics Section A	35	140
Physics Section B	15	40
Chemistry Section A	35	140
Chemistry Section B	15	40
Botany Section A	35	140
Botany Section B	15	40
Zoology Section A	35	140
Zoology Section B	15	40