Top 5 Changes in the NEET 2025 Exam

The National Testing Agency has released a notification regarding the NEET 2025 exam pattern on its official website. As per the latest update, the pattern and duration of the NTA NEET 2025 exam have been reverted to the pre-COVID format. With the changes, the paper-based test will no longer include Section B and optional questions.

Hence, NEET 2025 will have 180 compulsory questions, 45 each in Physics and Chemistry and 90 in the Biology section, and will last 180 minutes. However, the marking regime is expected to remain the same as last year. Therefore, candidates must keep themselves updated with the new exam pattern and adjust their strategies accordingly to maximize their success in the exam.

Choice of Examination Center

The Information Bulletin compiles cities and their respective codes where NEET (UG) 2025 will take place. Venues will be allocated primarily in one of the candidates’ selected cities, with no human involvement.

• Candidates are allowed to choose three Preferred Cities as their City Selection for the examination venue according to their priority ranking.
• City Selections will be confined to either the State of Permanent Domicile or the State of Current Residence.
• Candidates may opt for their city or adjacent cities within their State of Residence only, and not for distant cities in other States.

NEET UG Exam Format 2025 Updated

The essential alterations in the NEET Exam Format 2025 are outlined below for the awareness of prospective candidates.

• The NEET 2025 examination will be held in a manual format, specifically as a paper-and-pencil test.
• Section B will no longer be included in the NEET examination.
• The NEET question paper will consist of a total of 180 mandatory questions.
• The option for additional questions and the extra time allowance provided during the COVID-19 pandemic has been abolished.
• The duration of the NEET examination will be 180 minutes (3 hours).

NEET 2025 Examination Format – Grading System

The NEET exam structure for 2025 has changed, yet the grading approach is anticipated to follow last year’s guidelines. According to the NEET grading system for 2025, 4 points will be granted for each correct response, while 1 point will be deducted for each wrong answer, with no points lost for unanswered queries. Review the grading criteria for the NEET 2025 examination outlined below.

• Add 4 points for every correct response.
• Subtract 1 point for each incorrect answer.
• No points for Unattempted/Unanswered queries.
• In instances where multiple choices are deemed correct, 4 points will be awarded solely to those who selected at least one of the correct answers.
• If all choices are verified as correct, then 4 points will be distributed to everyone who attempted the question.

In case none of the choices are correct, or a question is identified as flawed or omitted, then all participants will receive 4 points, regardless of whether they attempted the question or not.

*NEET Grading Formula = 4 X total number of correct responses – 1 X total number of incorrect responses.

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NEET 2025 Exam Pattern

The structure of the NEET examination indicates that it is a traditional paper-and-pencil test (PBT) lasting 180 minutes or 3 hours. It comprises 180 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of an objective nature drawn from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

No multiple-choice questions in the NEET-UG exam 2025

NTA announced changes in the exam format on 25 January 2025. Optional questions have been removed. The number of questions will be 180 from 200. The total duration of NEET 2025 has been reduced from 200 minutes to 180 minutes, i.e. 3 hours.

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