NEET 2018 Analysis & Expected Cutoff by Resonance – With the competition and level of NEET getting tougher every year, the NEET 2018 Analysis will help aspirants know their chances of clearing the exam. This year, NEET 2018 was held on May 6, 2018. While the aspirants anxiously wait for the results, they can learn how their peers found the exam in difficulty levels and get a rough idea of cutoff score through NEET 2018 analysis. Careers360 brings to you a detailed NEET exam analysis and expected cutoff provided by experts from Resonance coaching centre which aids students with their entrance preparations.
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NEET 2018 witnessed an overall difficulty level of Moderate with Physics being toughest and Biology being the easiest section, according to Resonance experts. Once candidates have seen the analysis of NEET 2018, they must note the expected cut off which will indicate the marks to be obtained to ensure their admissions to medical and dental seats. This article highlights the detailed NEET 2018 analysis. Also, candidates can check here complete details about NEET 2018 cut off, including minimum qualifying percentiles, previous year NEET Cut off trends and highlights, etc.
NEET 2018 Analysis
More than 13 lakh candidates have appeared for the NEET 2018 exam. The scores of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test will become the basis for MBBS and BDS admissions across the top medical institutes of the country. Take a look at the NEET 2018 analysis by Resonance.
Difficulty Level Analysis: No of Questions
Experts at Resonance say that the overall difficulty level of NEET 2018 was moderate to tough. The toughest section was Physics, followed by Chemistry and Biology. Resonance experts mention, "While around 252 Marks can be considered easy overall, 316 marks are moderately difficult and 152 marks are considered difficult."
NEET 2018 Analysis – Question wise difficulty level
| Easy level | Medium level | Difficult level | |||
Subject | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Number of Questions | Total Marks |
Physics | 4 | 16 | 24 | 96 | 17 | 68 |
Chemistry | 13 | 52 | 21 | 84 | 11 | 44 |
Biology | 46 | 184 | 34 | 136 | 10 | 40 |
Grand Total | 63 | 252 | 79 | 316 | 38 | 152 |
Candidates can take a look at the distribution of questions in NEET from Class XI and XII.
Syllabus wise questions in NEET 2018
| Class XI | Class XII | Total | |||
Subject | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Number of Questions | Total Marks |
Physics | 21 | 84 | 24 | 96 | 45 | 180 |
Chemistry | 21 | 84 | 24 | 96 | 45 | 180 |
Biology | 47 | 188 | 43 | 172 | 90 | 360 |
Grand Total | 89 | 356 | 91 | 364 | 180 | 720 |
NEET 2018 Analysis by Resonance – Physics
Topics | Number of Questions |
Alternating Current | 1 |
Capacitance | 1 |
Centre of Mass | 1 |
Circular Motion | 1 |
Current Electricity | 4 |
Elasticity and Viscosity | 2 |
Electro Magnetic Field | 1 |
Electro Magnetic Induction | 1 |
Electro Magnetic Waves | 2 |
Electrostatics | 1 |
Error and Analysis | 1 |
Friction | 1 |
Geometrical Optics | 3 |
Gravitation | 2 |
Heat Transfer | 1 |
KTG & Thermodynamics | 4 |
Magnetism | 1 |
Modern Physics | 3 |
Newton’s Law of Motion | 1 |
Nuclear Physics | 1 |
Rectilinear Motion | 1 |
Rigid Body Dynamics | 4 |
Semiconductor Devices | 3 |
Simple Harmonic Motion | 1 |
Sound Waves | 2 |
Wave Optics | 1 |
NEET 2018 Analysis by Resonance - Chemistry Section
Topics | Number of Questions |
Alcohols | 1 |
Aromatic Compounds | 4 |
Atomic Structure | 1 |
Biomolecules | 2 |
Carboxylic Acids | 1 |
Chemical Bonding | 1 |
Chemical Equilibrium | 1 |
Chemical Kinetics | 2 |
Coordination Compounds | 3 |
D Block | 2 |
Electrochemistry | 1 |
Environmental Chemistry | 1 |
Gaseous State | 2 |
GOC | 2 |
Haloalkane | 1 |
Hydrocarbons | 2 |
Ionic Equilibrium | 2 |
Metallurgy | 1 |
Mole Concept | 2 |
P Block | 5 |
Periodic Table | 1 |
Polymer | 1 |
Redox Reactions | 1 |
S Block | 2 |
Solid State | 1 |
Surface Chemistry | 1 |
Thermodynamics | 1 |
NEET 2018 Analysis by Resonance - Biology
Botany
Topics | Questions |
Application Biology | 1 |
Biological Classification | 6 |
Cell Biology | 5 |
Ecology | 12 |
Genetics | 11 |
Living World | 1 |
Plant Psychology | 8 |
Reproduction in Organism | 1 |
Reproduction in Plants | 4 |
Structural Organisation of Plants and Animals | 5 |
Zoology
Topics | Number of Questions |
Animal Classification | 4 |
Application Biology | 3 |
Biology in Human welfare | 4 |
Biomolecules | 1 |
Evolution | 3 |
Human Physiology | 15 |
Human Reproduction | 5 |
Structural Organisation of Plant and Animals | 1 |
NEET 2018 Expected Cutoff and Minimum Qualifying Percentile
Since Physics and Chemistry play a crucial role in selection so it is expected that rank wise marks can decrease compared to last year. As per the NEET 2017 statistics, out of 10,90,085 candidates who appeared, only 6,11,539 could qualify the exam by scoring marks equal to or more than the qualifying percentile requirements of NEET Cut off.
Additionally, unreserved candidates had to score at least 131 marks in NEET 2017 in order to get equal to or above the 50th percentile. The reserved category candidates had to score at least 107 marks in order to get equal to or above the 40th percentile.
NEET Expected Cutoff 2018
Candidates are marked out of 720 marks in NEET Exam. The category-wise number of candidates who qualified NEET 2017, along with the marks required to qualify in each category, are mentioned in the table below. Resonance will release the expected cutoff for NEET 2018 after the exam is over, based on the difficulty level of NEET 2018. Careers360 will provide the NEET 2018 expected cutoff by Resonance as and when it is released. Till then, candidates can check the previous year’s cutoff to get an idea of the expected NEET 2018 expected cutoff.
NEET Cut off 2017 scores and category-wise qualified candidates
Category | NEET 2017 Qualification Percentile | NEET 2017 Qualifying Score as per qualification percentile (out of 720) | Number of Candidates Qualified |
UR | 50th Percentile | 131 | 5,43,473 |
OBC | 40th Percentile | 107 | 47,382 |
SC | 40th Percentile | 107 | 14,599 |
ST | 40th Percentile | 107 | 6,018 |
UR-PH | 45th Percentile | 118 | 67 |
OBC-PH | 40th Percentile | 107 | 152 |
SC-PH | 40th Percentile | 107 | 38 |
ST-PH | 40th Percentile | 107 | 10 |
The NEET Results 2018 will be announced on June 5. Candidates will be able to download OMR answer sheet of NEET 2018 in the first week of June 2018.
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