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NEET UG Exam Pattern

Every figure here is from the NEET (UG) 2026 information bulletin and the 2026 result documents; NEET 2027 is expected on the same pattern.

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NEET UG · checked 19 September 2026

The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.

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19September 2026

Checked 19 September 2026

NEET UG: the facts that matter now

01
Notified 8 February; applications 8 February – 8 March (extended); held 3 May 2026, cancelled on 12 May after a malpractice investigation, and…
2026 cycle
02
22,79,743 registered, 19,99,895 appeared on 21 June, 11,21,185 qualified; highest score 715 out of 720 (two candidates); 19 candidates above 700…
2026 result
03
UR and EWS 213 marks (50th percentile); OBC, SC and ST 177 (40th percentile); UR-PwBD 194 (45th percentile); reserved PwBD 177
2026 cut-off
04
General ₹1,700; General-EWS and OBC-NCL ₹1,600; SC, ST, PwBD and third gender ₹1,000; ₹9,500 for centres outside India
Fee (2026)

Pattern

NEET UG — NEET UG exam pattern: 180 questions, 720 marks, marking, tie-break and cut-offs

NEET UG is one pen-and-paper shift of three hours: 180 compulsory multiple-choice questions for 720 marks across Physics, Chemistry and Biology, marked +4 for a correct answer and −1 for a wrong one.

Subject split.
Subject	Questions	Marks
Physics	45	180
Chemistry	45	180
Biology (Botany and Zoology)	90	360
Total	180	720

Rules and results.
Rule	Detail
Marking	+4 correct, −1 wrong, 0 blank; dropped questions +4 to all
Duration and timing	180 minutes, 2 to 5 p.m.; one hour extra for eligible PwBD candidates
Mode and medium	OMR; 13 languages, bilingual with English
Tie-break	Biology marks, Chemistry marks, Physics marks, then fewer wrong answers overall and by subject
Qualifying percentiles	50th UR and EWS; 45th UR-PwBD; 40th OBC, SC, ST and their PwBD
2026 cut-offs	213 (UR, EWS), 194 (UR-PwBD), 177 (OBC, SC, ST)
2025 cut-offs	144, 127, 113
2026 top scores	715 highest; 19 above 700; 1,492 at 650 or more; 10,160 at 600 or more

Why there are no optional questions

The 2021–2023 papers offered 200 questions with 20 optional; the NMC’s letter of 5 December 2025 confirmed the 180-compulsory-question, three-hour, pen-and-paper format for 2026 “as was conducted in 2025”, and the 2026 re-examination followed it.

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