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NEET 2024 Exam Analysis | Subject wise Paper Analysis

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More than 24 lakh aspiring medical students sat down for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET UG examination on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), NEET is considered one of the toughest entrance tests. As the exam concludes, a mix of relief and anxious excitement fills the air, with candidates and educational experts alike eager to discuss the NEET exam paper difficulty level, pattern, and cut off expectations. Based on the student reactions and comments from the subject experts, we will provide below the NEET UG paper analysis 2024. It will offer insights into the NEET paper difficulty levels, standout questions, and the expected cut off so Stay connected with us for the NEET UG 2024 Live Updates which will be on our youtube channel, Paper Analysis, and Student Reactions.

NEET 2024 Exam Analysis Highlights

Given below are the major highlights of NEET 2024 that include section-wise format of the exam along with the difficulty level:

Particulars

Details

Exam Name

National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam

Number of sections

2 Sections (for each Physics, Chemistry and Biology)

Exam Duration

3 Hours 20 Minutes

Language of Exam

English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu

Syllabus

Class 11 and 12 Curriculum of Physics, Chemistry and Biology

Number of Sections in NEET 2024

Physics: Section A – 35, Section B – 15

Chemistry: Section A – 35, Section B – 15

Botany: Section A – 35, Section B – 15

Zoology: Section A – 35, Section B – 15

Total No. of Questions

200 (Any 180 questions to be answered)

Maximum Marks

720 marks

NEET Marking Scheme

+4 marks for the correct attempt

-1 mark for incorrect attempt

0 mark for unattempted question

Difficulty Level

Moderate

NEET UG 2024 Exam Pattern

The NEET 2024 question paper has four parts: Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology. Each part had 50 questions divided into two parts. The structure of the NEET 2024 question paper was as follows:

Parts

Section

Marks

Physics

Section A - 35 Questions

140

Section B - 15 Questions (Any 10)

40

Chemistry

Section A - 35 Questions

140

Section B - 15 Questions (Any 10)

40

Botany

Section A - 35 Questions

140

Section B - 15 Questions (Any 10)

40

Zoology

Section A - 35 Questions

140

Section B - 15 Questions (Any 10)

40

Total Marks

720

Important NEET Events

NEET 2024 Answer Key: NTA is about to release the provisional answer key for NEET 2024 in the first week of June 2024. After the release of the answer key,  you will be able to submit challenges against the NEET 2024 answer keys within the stipulated time. 

NEET 2024 Result Date: The NEET 2024 Result will be declared on June 14, 2024. NTA will announce the result for NEET 2024 along with NEET cut off post which the process for NEET 2024 counselling will be started after that.

NEET 2024 Counselling: The counselling for NEET 2024 is about to start from the third week of July 2024. The entire counselling process will take time of three to four months.  

NEET UG 2024 Difficulty Level

The overall difficulty level of NEET 2024 is perceived to be moderate to difficult. Most of the candidates were unhappy with the Physics because the questions were highly complex including mostly numeric problems. Experts also rated the NEET exam moderately difficult. NEET UG 2024 Exam Analysis: Students’ Reactions

As the NEET exam is over, students’ reactions on the difficulty level of the exam are out. Most of the candidates have reviewed the NEET 2024 to be of moderate level. Following are some major statements coming out from the students' feedback on NEET Exam 2024:

  • Exam was of easy difficulty level.

  • Biology was the easiest section of the paper among 3 subjects.

  • Most of the questions were entirely based on NCERT.

  • None of the questions were asked from the deleted syllabus.

  • Physical Chemistry included more calculation based questions.

  • Organic Chemistry was a little challenging.

  • NEET 2024 question paper was easier than last year's question paper.

NEET 2024 YouTube live analysis

NEET 2024 which was conducted on 5 May 2024 so the NEET Paper Analysis will be there on our youtube channel which is hosted by our expert teachers. So you checkout the videos on out youtube channel. 

NEET UG 2024 Paper Analysis Subject Wise Difficulty Level

Here's how students reacted to the NEET UG exam today:

- "The overall difficulty of NEET 2024 is Moderate to difficult, although some questions were straightforward, others required a deeper understanding of concepts and the ability to apply knowledge analytically", 

- "This year's paper was easy and a bit lengthy as compared to last year's chemistry exam. Physical chemistry was a little bit toughest subject, and organic and inorganic chemistry was little easy".

- "Overall, the NEET exam was easy to moderate. Physical chemistry was one of the toughest parts.

- "The physics and chemistry exam was moderate to easy and a some lengthy,'.

- "The questions were mostly based on NCERT. Out of the three sections, Physics was slightly tough, chemistry was easy to moderate, and Biology was the easiest one," 

- "In physics, most of the questions were asked from Class 11. Thermodynamics, optics, and semiconductor electronics were also included in the exam. 

You can refer to the following table to know the subject-wise difficulty level of NEET 2024:

Subject

Difficulty Level

Physics

Moderate

Chemistry

Moderate

Botany

Easy

Zoology

Easy

Overall Paper

Moderate to Difficult

NEET Biology Paper Analysis 2024

The NEET Exam 2024's simplest subjects were biology, chemistry, and physics. Most of the questions only dealt with material from the NCERT curriculum. The NEET UG exam 2024's highest weighted chapters were anatomy and morphology. Eight questions in all covering the two themes. The number of questions from the different themes is listed in the list below. 

  • Respiration in Plants – 3 questions

  • Biomolecule – 3 questions

  • Cell – 2 questions

  • Morphology – 4 questions

  • Photosynthesis – 2 questions

  • Anatomy of Flowering plants – 4 questions

  • Plant, Growth and Development – 4 questions

  • Biodiversity and Ecology – 5 questions.

NEET 2024 Physics Paper Analysis

Here’s the detailed analysis of the Physics section of the NEET 2024 question paper and it  includes the difficulty level of questions and the topic-wise number of questions asked in the exam.

  • Difficulty Level: Moderate to Difficult

  • Percentage of Numerical Questions: 70-80%

  • Questions were from the prescribed syllabus.

  • Questions were based on the NCERT books. 

  • The Physics section was lengthy as compared to Chemistry and Biology.

Topics-was questions distribution in NEET 2024 is as follows: 

NEET 2024 Chemistry Paper Analysis

The analysis of the Chemistry section of NEET 2024 paper also helps understand the questions’ difficulty level and topics from which the majority of questions were asked.

  • Difficulty Level: Moderate to tough

  • Number of Numerical Questions: 7-10

  • Questions were based on the NCERT books. 

  • Majority of questions required lengthy calculations.

  • Questions were based on conceptual understanding.

Subjects 

Number of Questions

Organic Chemistry 

18

Inorganic Chemistry 

16

Physical Chemistry 

16