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In this video we will analyse the NEET paper of 2018. This information will be very useful to the students who appeared for the exam, as well as the students who are aspiring to take NEET in coming years.
This analysis is particularly useful, because NEET is a new exam, and there is a lot of confusion surrounding it. In this video, we will try to dispel this confusion, and give students tips to approach this exam with ease.
NEET EXAM Overview
XI-XII Question Distribution
If you see the question distribution from XI , XII you see that equal number of questions – 90 come from XI, 90 from XII.
| Subject | No. of Questions | ||
| XI | XII | Total | |
| Physics | 21 | 24 | 45 |
| Chemistry | 24 | 21 | 45 |
| Bio | 50 | 40 | 90 |
| Total | 95 | 85 | 180 |
| Grade | No. of Questions | |||
| NEET 2016 (I) | NEET 2016 (II) | NEET 2017 | NEET 2018 | |
| 11 | PCB=(22+17+45)=84 | PCB=(22+24+47)=93 | PCB = (22+18+50)=90 | 90 |
| 12 | PCB=(23+28+45)=96 | PCB=(23+21+43)=87 | PCB=(23+27+40)=90 | 90 |
| Total | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
You can see that overall, class XI and XII syllabus carries equal weightage.
However, it is essential to note that Bio mostly has more portion from class XI, than from class XII.
Both have to be done, can’t leave either. Give equal importance to both.
Difficulty distribution
NEET 2018
| Physics | Chemistry | Biology | |
| Easy | 19 | 21 | 49 |
| Medium | 24 | 22 | 33 |
| Hard | 2 | 2 | 8 |
The percentage of difficult questions was highest in Biology this year. While Chemistry was the easiest out of the three.
Even though there is about 1 minute per question on an average, in Physics students end up taking more time per question due to higher difficulty and more calculations.
| Time (in minutes) | Number of questions | Time per question | |
| Chemistry | 40 | 45 | ~50 sec |
| Biology | 60 | 90 | 45 sec |
| Physics | 60 | 45 | 80 sec |
| Buffer + OMR | 20 | NA | NA |
| Total | 180 | 180 | NA
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So we suggest that students plan their paper, such that you spend less time on Chem and Bio, and leave more time for Phy. The time spent on the subjects should be about – Chem – 40 mins, Bio – 60 mins, Phy – 60 mins.
Ambiguous Questions
In the question paper, a couple of chemistry questions were ambiguous, which our experts think can be awarded bonus marks. Such questions are Q151 and Q169 of code RR.
College-wise/Course-wise (MBBS/BDS etc) cutoffs
Historic cutoffs – past 2 years’ cut-off was around
145 marks – 2016
131 – 2017 (~50 percentile in both years)
and is expected to be the same this year as well.
Howeer, qualifying does not guarantee you a seat. You can see in table what score you need to get in which type of college. For a prestigious college you need 600 marks. To achieve this, you have to work on and improve your attempt rate and accuracy both. You should focus on both of these while attempting mock tests.
| College Type | Low Score | High Score |
| Local private colleges | 300 | 500 |
| Dental colleges and other state Medical colleges | 500 | 600 |
| Top state colleges (MBBS) | 600 | 650 |
| Top national colleges – MBBS (except AIIMS) | 650 | 720 |
Stay tuned and happy learning!
Stay tuned and happy learning!