National Testing Agency has made some modifications in NEET exam pattern 2025 in the reverse of pre-covid Era. There are some major changes in number of questions and duration. Now optional questions have been removed, now you need to attempt 180 questions instead of 200 and the duration has been reduced to 180 minutes from 200 minutes. The notification has been released by the NTA regarding changes in NEET exam pattern 2025.
The conducting authority has made this announcement that the NEET pen and paper-based examination will be conducted in single day and shift across India. NTA is the conducting authority for NEET-2025. NEET is the National level entrance examination for MBBS admission in India and overseas. The examination has been scheduled to be conducted on 4th May, 2025.
Exam Pattern 2025 Quick Overview
| Particulars | Details |
| Mode of the examination | Offline |
| Duration of the examination | Three hours |
| Exam timing | 2 PM to 5 PM (as per Indian Standard Time) |
| Type of questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Total number of Questions | 180 |
| Total Marks | 720 |
| Negative marking | Yes |
| Marking Scheme | +4 for each correct answer -1 for each incorrect answer 0 for unattempted or extra attempted question |
| Total sections in the question paper | 3 (45 questions for each subject) |
| NEET Subjects | Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany + Zoology) |
| NEET Question Paper Mediums or Languages | 13 – English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam |
Question Paper Overview
There would total 180 questions carrying 720 marks, mean you will get 4 marks for each correct answer. There will be four options of each question and aspirant need to mark the right one. The examination is OMR based so you need to dark the circle with blue or black pen which giving the answer. The questions are to be asked from four subject physics, chemistry, biology and zoology.
Subject wise questions and marks in NEET 2025
| Subject | Number of Questions | Marks |
| Physics | 45 | 180 |
| Chemistry | 45 | 180 |
| Botany | 45 | 180 |
| Zoology | 45 | 180 |
| Total | 180 | 720 |
Marks Distribution in NEET UG 2025
This pen and paper-based examination will be based on 180 questions of 720 marks. Each correct answer will reward 4 marks and 1 wrong answer will deduct 1 mark.
NEET Marking Scheme
| Response Type | Marks awarded |
| Correct answer | +4 |
| Incorrect answer | -1 |
| Question with more than one response | -1 |
| Unanswered question | 0 |
| Extra attempted question | 0 |
Language options availability
The examination has been scheduled to be conducted on 4th May, 2025. It will be conducted in 14 languages including Hindi & English. Regional languages are only available at related examination center and cities. Checkout the table below-
| Medium | Availability in the NEET exam centres |
| English | Available at all exam cities/ centres |
| Hindi | Available at all exam cities/ centres |
| Urdu | Available at all exam cities/ centres |
| English | Available at all exam cities/ centres |
| Marathi | Available at exam centres in Maharashtra |
| Bengali | Available at exam centres in West Bengal |
| Gujarati | Available at exam centres in Gujarat, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| Tamil | Available at exam centres in Tamil Nadu |
| Telugu | Available at exam centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| Kannada | Available at exam centres in Karnataka |
| Oriya | Available at exam centres in Odisha |
| Assamese | Available at exam centres in Assam |
| Punjabi | Available at exam centres in Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi |
| Malayalam | Available at exam centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep |
