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    NEET Exam Pattern 2025 Changed By NTA- Check Latest Updates

    NEET Exam Pattern 2025 Changed By NTA- Check Latest Updates

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    Deep PathakUpdated on 08 Feb 2025, 10:51 AM IST

    The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the NEET exam pattern. NTA has changed the exam pattern of NEET 2025 exam. As per the NEET 2025 exam pattern, 180 questions will be asked for a duration of 3 hours. Earlier, the NEET paper was divided into two sections: Section A and B. Section A contains 35 questions, while Section B contains 15 questions, out of which only 10 questions needed to be answered. As per the new NEET exam pattern 2025, section B has been discontinued.

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    1. NEET 2025 exam changes - Latest update
    2. NEET pattern change 2025
    3. Will NEET exam pattern change for 2025?
    4. No changes in NEET 2025 exam mode
    5. Is section B removed from NEET 2025?
    6. NEET new paper pattern
    7. NEET exam pattern 2025
    8. NEET exam pattern 2025 change: Marking scheme
    NEET Exam Pattern 2025 Changed By NTA- Check Latest Updates
    NEET 2025 Exam Pattern

    NEET exam paper consists of 180 multiple-choice questions. It was expected that there will be some NEET 2025 exam changes by NTA. The NEET 2025 exam pattern specifies details on the type of exam, mode of paper, language, duration, question type, official marking scheme, and more. Read the full article to know comprehensive details about the NEET revised exam pattern.

    NEET 2025 exam changes - Latest update

    NTA has released a notice on January 25, 2025 regarding the exam pattern of NEET 2025. As per the NTAs notice, section B from NEET paper has been removed. The authority has also reduced the exam timing from earlier 3 hours 20 minutes to 3 hours.

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    NEET pattern change 2025

    The NTA is likely to change the exam pattern of NEET 2025. The expected new NEET exam pattern 2025 is provided below.

    New NEET exam pattern 2025

    Particulars

    Details

    Mode of question paper

    Pen and Paper-based offline exam

    Exam duration

    3 hours

    Language/medium

    13 Languages namely English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Oriya, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi and Urdu

    Type of questions asked

    Multiple choice questions

    Total number of questions

    180 questions (20 optional questions from section B have been removed)

    Total marks in NEET

    720 Marks

    NEET Marking Scheme 2025

    • 4 marks for each correct answer

    • Negative marking of one mark for each wrong attempt

    • No marks for unanswered questions

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    Will NEET exam pattern change for 2025?

    Yes! NTA has changed the exam pattern of NEET 2025. As per the NEET 2025 latest news, the major change in the NEET exam pattern 2025 is the removal of the optional selection of questions from section B of the NEET question paper.

    NTA introduced the optional choice in section B during the COVID-19 pandemic due to which candidates have the option to answer any 10 questions out of 15 questions from section B. NTA in its public notice for the revised JEE main exam pattern 2025 has mentioned that since the COVID-19 pandemic is over now, hence it has decided to discontinue the optional selection of questions and this change has been made in the NEET 2025 exam pattern too.
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    No changes in NEET 2025 exam mode

    • NEET 2025 exam will be conducted in offline mode
    • The exam will be conducted in single day and single shift
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    Is section B removed from NEET 2025?

    yes! Section B is removed from NEET 2025. Earlier, 15 questions were asked from section B of the NEET question paper, out of which students can answer any 10 questions.

    NEET new paper pattern

    The expected new NEET 2025 paper pattern including the number of questions and section-wise marks is provided in the table below.

    NEET 2025 question paper pattern

    Subjects

    Sections

    Number of questions

    Existing

    Revised

    Physics

    Section A

    35

    45

    Section B

    15

    0

    Chemistry

    Section A

    35

    45

    Section B

    15

    0

    Botany

    Section A

    35

    45

    Section B

    15

    0

    Zoology

    Section A

    35

    45

    Section B

    15

    0

    Total

    200

    180

    NEET exam pattern 2025

    NEET 2025 question paper will contain 180 multiple-choice questions carrying 4 marks each. The question paper of NEET 2025 comprises the questions from class 11 and 12 syllabi from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects.

    NEET question paper is provided in 13 languages - English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. Candidates can choose the question paper language of NEET 2025 while filling out the NEET 2025 application form. Candidates must note that the choice of the regional language depends upon the location of the NEET exam centre.

    NEET exam pattern 2025 change: Marking scheme

    Candidates can go through the marking scheme NEET 2025 to understand how the marks will be allotted by the authorities after the conclusion of the exam.

    • For each correct answer in NEET, 4 marks are given and one mark is deducted for each wrong attempt.

    • If any question is not attempted, there is no negative marking in NEET as per the exam pattern.

    • Answers once marked in the NEET OMR sheet cannot be changed.

    • Marking more than one option will cause a negative marking.

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