NEET Exam Analysis 2020 (Phase 2 - Available): Difficulty Level and Expected Cutoff

NEET Exam Analysis 2020 - NTA has successfully concluded the NEET 2020 exam on October 14 & September 13 respectively. The exam analysis of both days of NEET UG exam can be checked below. As per the student's reaction, the difficulty level of NEET 2020 exam (both phase 1 & 2) was moderate. NEET 2020 phase 2 physics paper was slightly difficult compared to phase 1. NEET 2020 exam analysis by coaching institutes like Aakash, Allen Kota, Resonance, Rao IIT Academy, Career Point, Motion IIT JEE among others has been released. NEET exam analysis will help the test takers of the NEET exam to analyze their performance of the offline entrance exam. Also, using the paper analysis of NEET 2020, aspirants can check the chances of clearing the exam, understand the expected NEET cutoff 2020 before the declaration of the result.
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In NEET exam analysis 2020, candidates can also read NEET student reactions from the test takers of NEET UG exam 2020. The analysis of NEET-UG 2020 mentions the detailed section-wise analysis, NEET difficulty level, expected cutoff scores and other details. Also, with the help of this expected NEET analysis, candidates can make a list of colleges in which they wish to get admission. To get all information on the analysis of NEET 2020, previous years analysis and cutoff, read the article below.

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - NEET 2020 entrance exam has been concluded for admission to 80,055, MBBS, 26,949 BDS, 52,720 AYUSH and 525 BVSc & AH offered in India.

NEET 2020 analysis by coaching institutes

NEET exam 2020 analysis (along with phase 2) contains the section-wise analysis, difficulty level of questions, weightage given to each subject, expected NEET cutoff 2020. NEET 2020 exam analysis by various coaching experts have been provided below. This in-depth analysis of NEET 2020 will provide the overall information of the overall difficulty level of the paper, subject-wise topic distribution of questions, and many more.

NEET 2020 phase 2 exam analysis by Aakash Institute

As per Anurag Tiwari, National Academic Director, Aakash Educational Services Limited, the overall difficulty level of NEET 2020 phase 2 exam was moderate. The section-wise analysis of NEET 2020 phase 2 can be checked below.

NEET 2020 phase 2 Physics analysis

The difficulty level of NEET 2020 phase 2 was Moderate. In comparison to Phase-I, the Physics section was on a slightly higher difficulty level. The paper was largely based on the NCERT syllabus. Even the theoretical questions were from the NCERT textbook including many solved NCERT examples. More Numerical based questions were asked.and questions were controversial and required tricky calculations.

NEET 2020 phase 2 Chemistry analysis

NEET 2020 phase 2 Chemistry level was easy to moderate. In comparison to Phase-I, Chemistry was easy this time. All questions were based on the NCERT textbook. Similar to Phase-I, statements were directly taken from the NCERT textbooks. Questions were straightforward & easy to comprehend. There were no controversial questions but some questions were confusing. Variety of questions in terms of a pattern consisting of the match the following etc. Organic Chemistry did not require students to delve deep into the mechanism.

NEET 2020 phase 2 Biology analysis

As compared to Phase-I, Biology part was comparatively easy in NEET 2020 phase 2. The overall difficulty level of NEET 2020 Biology phase 2 was easy to moderate. NCERT focused paper with slight deviations in options. And that too a rare occurrence of options outside the NCERT Syllabus. The paper was largely balanced and well distributed as all the NCERT chapters were covered. In terms of question pattern, all aspects were covered with a lot of tables and match the following. The Biology section consisted of 42 questions from Zoology and 48 questions from Botany.

NEET 2020 exam analysis by Allen Kota

As per the Director of the Allen Career Institute, Brijesh Maheshwari, the difficulty level of NEET 2020 exam was low this time. Therefore, Cut off is also likely to be more this time. The section-wise Allen Kota NEET analysis and distribution of NEET 2020 has been mentioned below.

Physics NEET 2020 Analysis

NEET 2020 Physics section was average. From the total of 45 questions, 17 questions were based on 11th class and 28 questions on Class 12 syllabus. The level of 33 questions in the paper was easy and 11 were moderate. There was only 1 question whose level is considered difficult. 10 questions were asked from the Mechanics Topic. While 5 questions were asked from Heat Topic, 2 from SHM & Waves, 14 from Electrodynamics, 4 from Optics and 10 from Modern & Electronics Topic. Basic Math and Vectors, WPE & Circular Motion in Mechanics, Sound Waves and Doppler Effect in SHM and Waves, Thermal expansion in Thermal Physics, Heat Transfer, EM in Electro Dynamics and Wave Optics in Optics, no questions were asked.

Chapter-wise difficulty level of NEET Chemistry

NEET 2020 Chemistry Analysis

The difficult level of Chemistry NEET 2020 paper was easy. A total of 45 questions were asked, of which the level of 25 questions was quite easy. Similarly, 17 questions were of moderate level and 3 questions were difficult. The maximum 24 questions were based on Class 12 syllabus. While the remaining questions were asked from the Class 11 syllabus. Maximum 16 questions were asked from Physical Chemistry. Apart from this, 15 questions were asked from Inorganic Chemistry and 14 from Organic Chemistry. The level of paper of inorganic chemistry was similar to the previous year, while the paper of Physical and Organic Chemistry was easier. Almost all the topics were covered but, no questions were asked from Chemical Equilibrium, IUPAC Nomenclature, and Isomerism Topics.

NEET 2020 Chemistry- Chapter-wise difficulty level

NEET 2020 Biology

The paper of NEET 2020 Biology was easy, however, lengthy. A much as 41 questions in the paper was quite easy, 34 were of medium level and 7 questions were of difficult level. Maximum questions were based on NCERT syllabus. It covered 48 questions from class 11 syllabus while 42 questions were asked from 12th class syllabus. Comparing Botany and Zoology, 57 questions were asked from Botany while 33 questions came from Zoology.

Biology NEET 2020- Chapter-wise difficulty level

NEET exam analysis 2020 by Aakash Institute

As per the experts of Aakash Institute, the overall NEET 2020 exam was easy, in which the Physics section difficulty level was easy compared to the previous year. Chemistry was easy to moderate and the difficulty level of NEET Botany was high compared to the previous year. The subject-wise NEET 2020 exam analysis by Aakash has been provided below.

Physics

The Physics section was easy in comparison to previous years’ papers. About 30-40% of the questions were directly based on the NCERT textbook. Graphs, data as well as some statements were directly picked from the NCERT textbook. Calculations were comparatively easy. All the questions were from the prescribed NEET syllabus with absolutely no controversial questions.

NEET 2020 Physics subject-wise distribution

Chemistry

The Chemistry section was of easy to moderate difficulty level. Organic Chemistry slightly less dominated the subject with 13 questions. 16 questions were asked from Physical Chemistry and 16 questions were from Inorganic Chemistry. All the questions were from the prescribed NEET syllabus and completely based on the NCERT textbooks. In fact, statements were directly picked from the NCERT textbook. Questions were straightforward and easy to comprehend.

NEET 2020 Chemistry subject-wise-distribution

Botany

The Botany part was of high difficulty level in comparison to previous years. While 25 questions were tested from class XI syllabus, 18 questions were from class XII syllabus. There were two controversial questions with more than one correct answer. Although the majority of questions were within the prescribed syllabus and based on the NCERT textbook, two questions were beyond the NCERT. The questions were conceptual in nature and required great conceptual and application-based understanding.

Subject-wise distribution of NEET Botany 2020

NEET Exam Analysis 2020 by Vidyamandir Classes

As per Saurabh Kumar, the Director Academics of Vidyamandir Classes, the overall difficulty level of NEET 2020 was easy to moderate. Zoology and Botany questions were mostly from NCERT. Physics and Chemistry papers were easier than the previous year, however, a bit lengthy. As per Vidyamandir Classes, the NEET 2020 Cut off should be around 140 marks for 50th percentile around 11k rank for MBBS in a government college. The section-wise distribution of NEET 2020 has been mentioned below.

Chemistry NEET 2020

NEET 2020 Chemistry paper, 19 questions were asked from Physical Chemistry, 11 from Organic and 14 questions were from Inorganic section.

Botany NEET 2020

In NEET 2020 Botany section, 3 questions were asked from the living world biological classification plant kingdom of Unit 1 diversity. From the Unit structural organisation, 3 questions were asked from the morphology of flowering plants, two from anatomy of flowering plants and 9 from plant physiology, transport in plants and mineral nutrition. Photosynthesis, Respiration, plant growth and development questions were asked from Class 11. 3 questions were asked from Sexual reproduction in flowering plant 3 and Principles of inheritance and variations. 5 questions were asked from the Molecular basis of inheritance and 8 questions were asked from Biotechnology, including principles and processes and it's applications. Further, 7 questions were asked from ecology, including organisms and population, ecosystems, biodiversity and environmental issues

Zoology NEET 2020

From Zoology NEET 2020, 4 questions were asked from the Animal Kingdom, 3 questions were asked from Structural Organisation in Animals, 10 questions from Cytology, 12 from Human Psychology, 4 questions were asked from Reproduction and Reproductive Health 5 questions from Human health and diseases, 4 questions were from Evolution, only 1 question from Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production, 2 questions were from Microbes in human welfare and 8 questions were from Biotechnology.

NEET 2020 analysis by Career Point

As per Sandeep Maheshwari, the Academic Director of Career Point, NEET 2020 exam was easy, therefore, cutoff is expected to rise. The section-wise difficulty level of NEET 2020 has been mentioned in the table below,

NEET Difficulty Level Analysis

NEET Exam 2020 In-Depth Analysis by Careers360

According to the Careers360 expert faculties, Out of all the three sections, Physics was the toughest wherein, 42.2% questions were of moderate level and the rest 57.8% were easy. Most of the questions were numerical type and time-consuming. Chemistry section, on the other hand, was of moderate level wherein, 60% were easy and the rest were moderate. The third section which is NEET Biology 2020 which contains the maximum number of marks weightage was easy. 53.33% questions of NEET 2020 biology are easy and the rest are moderate. The topic-wise distribution of NEET 2020 exam analysis is mentioned below.

Subject-wise distribution of NEET 2020 exam

NEET Physics 2020

NEET 2020 Chemistry

NEET 2020 Biology

NEET analysis 2020 by test takers

As many as 15.97 lakh aspirants were expected to appear for NEET entrance exam. Candidates can check the post-exam analysis of NEET 2020 by students below.

NEET 2020 post-exam analysis - Released

• Sachin Chaudhary, from Rewari, has given the NEET exam. He found that the Biology section in NEET was very easy, then Physics and Chemistry. I will score better in Biology, while there were many tricky questions in NEET Physics. So, I am more confident of scoring better marks in Chemistry rather than Physics.
• Diya from Gurgaon said that NEET 2020 was moderate. She found NEET Physics as a difficult one. She is focusing to get admission to Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.

Previous Year's NEET Exam Analysis By Coaching Institue

To get an idea of the developing difficulty level of NEET UG exam, candidates can also check the previous year's NEET 2020 exam analysis by the popular coaching institute.

Previous year's Analysis by Shailendra Maheshwari, Career Point

The biggest medical entrance exam was much easier than the NEET 2018. Questions asked from all subjects Physics, Chemistry and Biology were asked from NCERT. In the Physics section, most of the questions were asked from Mechanics and Modern Physics. More questions were asked from Physical Chemistry, while Biology was dominated by Ecology and Biotechnology.

Talking about NEET subject-wise analysis, Mr. Maheshwari said, "Physics questions were equally divided in Class 11 and 12. Mechanics and Modern Physics covered 50% of the section. Easy questions were asked from Current Electricity and Magnetic Effect of Current. NEET 2019 Chemistry section was dominated by Physical Chemistry. There were 19 questions asked from Physical Chemistry, while only 14 and 12 questions were asked from Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, respectively. The Biology paper was of moderate level. Four questions were difficult and were out of NCERT. The Zoology portion contained 40 questions, while 50 questions were from Botany.”

He also mentions that since the exam was easier than the previous year, therefore, there were high chances of increase in NEET 2019 cutoff. The cutoff for admission to central counselling for NEET 2019 was around 555-565, as per the director of Career Point.

NEET 2019 analysis and cutoff by Resonance

One of the leading coaching institutes, Resonance had also released the NEET exam analysis 2019, mentioning the subject-wise analysis, difficulty level of the paper and other details. As per the expert advice on the NEET difficulty level, Resonance mentioned that the exam was easier than the last few years. Biology and Chemistry were equally moderate level, while Physics section was the most difficult one of all. A total of 452 questions can be considered easy, while 200 were of moderate level and 60 mark questions were difficult.

The experts of Resonance felt that the paper was easier than the last year, therefore the cutoff should increase and is expected to be around 565 to 570.

NEET 2019 analysis by leading coaching institutes

NEET analysis by Mr. Anand Nagarajan, TIME

Mr. Anand Nagarajan from TIME sharing the detailed NEET 2018 paper analysis said, “Overall difficulty level of Physics was a bit tougher than the previous year, while the questions from Chemistry and Biology were upto the expectations. The ratio of questions asked from Class 11 and 12 to be 45% and 55% respectively.”

Talking about the subject-wise NEET analysis, Mr. Nagarajan continued that, “Physics was dominated by Electrostatics, Mechanics and Electronics. While Chemistry had more questions from Physical followed by the Inorganic and Organic Chemistry. Biology covered an equal proportion of questions from both Botany and Zoology. No question was asked out of NCERT textbooks.” As per the TIME expert, the cutoff of NEET 2018 was expected to be around 150 and any student who obtained more than 525 was to be considered for admission to top MBBS or BDS college through state quota.

NEET exam analysis 2018 by Aakash Institute

The subject experts of Aakash Institute sharing their views on NEET analysis said that, “The paper pattern of NEET analysis 2018 was similar. The question paper was based on the lines of CBSE and most of the questions asked were based on NCERT textbooks. Students who were well prepared using the NCERT books were able to score good marks in last year NEET exam.

When asked regarding the NEET analysis for each subject, the experts enunciated that, “In Physics, upto 80% questions were numerical based which required intensive calculations. Most of the questions were from rotational motion current electricity as well as Ray and Wave optics.” As per the Chemistry is concerned, “A few questions were beyond the NCERT concepts such as molecular orbital configurations of heteroatomic molecules, reverse hyperconjugation etc. All the questions were based on concepts and no memory based questions were asked.”

Previous year NEET subject-wise analysis

Candidates can check the chapter-wise NEET exam analysis from the table below. Also, the distribution of Class 11 and 12 questions from NEET important topics has been mentioned below.

NEET analysis 2019 Physics

The subject experts along with the NEET candidates found previous years Physics as the toughest amongst all. As the experts opined, NEET UG Physics 2019, most of the questions were based on the extensive calculation skills along with the understanding level. Go through the overall and topic-wise difficulty level of the NEET Physics section.

NEET analysis Physics

NEET analysis 2019 for Chemistry

The section of Chemistry for the previous year was easy in comparison to the last year. Question paper had most of the questions from Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry. All the numerical questions were formula based.

Distribution of questions in NEET 2019 Chemistry

Analysis of NEET UG 2019 Biology

For the sections with most questions, Biology, the experts shared that, “Contrary to the previous year, the questions asked from the Zoology section were easier than Botany. However, Botany had most of the questions in the paper.”

NEET Biology distribution of questions

NEET 2018 Analysis

Aspirants can check the previous years NEET analysis to understand the structure of UG entrance exam and to know the expected cutoff for admission to medical and dental colleges of India. Check below previous years' subject-wise NEET exam analysis:

NEET 2018 Analysis for Physics

The subject experts along with the NEET candidates Physics as the toughest amongst all. As the experts opined that in NEET UG 2018 Physics, most of the questions were based on the extensive calculation skills along with the understanding level. From Class 11 syllabus, most of the questions were asked from Mechanics, while the Electrodynamics topic from Class 12 was the basis of most questions. Go through the overall and topic-wise difficulty level of the NEET Physics section.

Analysis of NEET 2018 Physics

NEET Analysis 2018 Chemistry

According to the experts, the section of Chemistry was of moderate level. The questions from Class 11 dominated the section. The question paper had questions from Organic, Inorganic, and Physical Chemistry. All the numerical questions were formula-based.

Question distribution for NEET 2018 Chemistry

NEET 2018 Biology Analysis

For the sections with most questions, Biology, the experts shared that, “Contrary to the previous year, the questions asked from the Zoology section were easier than Botany. However, Botany had most of the questions in the paper.”

Chapter-wise distribution of NEET 2018 Biology

NEET 2018 Analysis - Overall Difficulty Level

The overall NEET 2018 difficulty level was moderate. Check the subject-wise difficult level analysis of NEET below.

NEET 2020 Answer Key

Just after the completion of the entrance exam, the coaching institutes have released the answer key of NEET 2020 along with the solutions, which will be available here. With the help of NEET 2020 answer keys, aspirants can calculate their expected scores using a marking scheme. NTA will publish the NEET official answer key 2020 by September 28. Along with the answer key, NEET OMR sheets will also be released. Students can challenge the official answer keys by paying Rs. 1000 per question. The final answer key will be published a few hours before the announcement of the NEET result 2020 on October 12.