NEET Exam Pattern 2023 - Paper Pattern, Marking Scheme, Exam

Mode

Updated on Feb 9, 2023 - 9:44 a.m. IST by Manisha Tiwari

NEET exam pattern 2023: The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the National Eligibility cum
Entrance Test (NEET) every year. As per the latest information, the NEET UG 2023 exam is scheduled
on May 7. The authority specifies the detailed NEET exam pattern in the information brochure which
will be released at neet.nta.nic.in. The NEET exam pattern 2023 which includes the number of
questions, exam duration, and mode is discussed elaborately in this article.

As per the NEET 2023 exam pattern, the questions in the medical entrance examination will be
divided into two sections: Section A and B. Section A will contain 35 questions while Section B will
have 15 questions. Of these 15 questions in Section B, candidates will have to answer 10 questions.
Medical aspirants, who want to pursue MBBS, BDS, or other medical courses must be conversant
with the NEET UG 2023 exam pattern along with their preparation efforts.

Understanding the NEET exam pattern in the early preparation stages is important to boost up the
level of preparation for the entrance test. In the NEET exam pattern 2023, details about the type of
exam, mode of paper, language, duration, question type, official marking scheme, and more will be
specified by the authority. So, preparing for the NEET exam will be inadequate without a proper
familiarity with the NEET 2023 exam pattern.

NTA will conduct the NEET 2023 in pen and paper-based mode for a 3 hours 20 minutes duration,
where candidates must answer Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from Physics, Chemistry, and
Biology subjects as per the given NEET syllabus. Aspirants seeking more information regarding the
NEET 2023 exam pattern can check the article below to know the level of the exam, types, and the
number of questions, marking schemes, and all other relevant information.

NEET exam pattern 2023: Overview

Factors in exam pattern Details

NTA NEET 2023 exam date May 7, 2023

 Pen and Paper-based. Candidates will be given
Mode of NEET question paper an OMR sheet to mark the answers with a black
or blue ballpoint pen

Duration of the NEET exam 3 hours and 20 minutes

English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati,

Language/medium Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Oriya, Malayalam,
Kannada, Punjabi and Urdu

Question Type Multiple choice questions

A total of 200 questions will be asked out of

Total number of questions asked in NEET 2023 which candidates will have to answer 180
questions

Total marks in NEET 720 Marks

• 4 marks will be awarded for each correct

answer
NEET marking scheme 2023 • One mark will be deducted for each wrong
attempt
• No marks for unanswered question

NTA NEET paper pattern 2023: Exam sections and total marks

Candidates seeking information regarding the section-wise distribution of NEET 2023 marks along
with the total marks can check it from the table below. In the new NEET 2023 exam pattern, the
marking scheme and types of questions will be the same.

NEET exam sections and total marks

Section-

Subjects Sections Number of questions wise

marks

Section A 35 140
Physics
Section B 15 40

Section A 35 140
Chemistry
 Section B 15 40

Section A 35 140
Botany
Section B 15 40

Section A 35 140
Zoology
Section B 15 40

Total Marks 720

NEET 2022 subject wise question distribution

NEET: Subject-wise question distribution

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NEET exam pattern 2023: Understand the question paper pattern

NEET 2023 question paper will contain 200 multiple choice questions carrying 4 marks each, out of
which only 180 questions need to be answered. The question papers of NEET will comprise the
questions from class 11 and 12 syllabi from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects.

NEET question paper 2023 will be available in 13 languages i.e. English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali,
Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. Candidates can
choose the question paper language of NEET 2023 while filling the application form. It has to be kept
in mind that the choice of the regional language will depend upon the location of the NEET 2023
exam centre. The details of the availability and choice of regional languages in the NEET exam are
mentioned in the table below.

Regional languages available for NEET 2023

Medium NEET 2023 exam centres

English All exam centres

English and Hindi All exam centres in India

English and Urdu All exam centres in India

English and Assamese Available only in exam centres in Assam

 Available only in exam centres in West Bengal,
English and Bengali
Tripura and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Available only in exam centres in Gujarat,

English and Gujarati
Daman, Dadra, and Nagar Haveli

English and Marathi Available only in exam centres in Maharashtra

Available only in exam centres in Tamil Nadu,

English and Tamil
Andaman & Nicobar Island, Puducherry

Available only in exam centres in Andhra

English and Telugu
Pradesh and Telangana

English and Oriya Available only in exam centres in Odisha

Available only in exam centres in Kerala and

English and Malayalam
Lakshwadeep

Available only in exam centres in Punjab,

English and Punjabi
Chandigarh, New Delhi

English and Kannada Available only in exam centres in Karnataka

NEET 2023 exam pattern: Medium of question paper

Candidates will have to fill the medium of NEET question paper while filling the NEET application
form 2023. It must be noted that, medium of question paper once filled cannot be changed later.

• Candidates opting for English would be provided NEET UG 2023 test booklet in English only.

• Students opting for Hindi would be provided with a Bilingual Test Booklet in English and Hindi.

• All candidates opting for regional languages would also be provided with a Bilingual Test Booklet in
their selected regional language and English.

• In case of any ambiguity in the translation of any of the questions, the English version of the NEET
question paper shall be treated as final.
NEET exam pattern 2023: Marking scheme

Candidates can go through the marking scheme of NEET 2023 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 will be awarded and one mark will be deducted for each
wrong attempt.

• If any question is not attempted, there is no negative marking for that as per the NEET exam
pattern 2023.

• Answers once marked in the NEET 2023 OMR sheet cannot be changed.

• Candidates are advised not to attempt multiple answers during the NEET exam as it will cost a
negative marking.

NEET paper pattern 2023: Instructions for filling OMR sheet

Candidates can understand how to fill the NEET OMR sheet 2023 from the below points to avoid any
kind of inconvenience in the exam.

• As per the NTA guidelines, all NEET answers have to be marked using a ballpoint pen.

• The ballpoint pen will be provided by the authorities inside the exam hall of NEET 2023.

• The candidate has to mark the test booklet code on the NEET OMR sheet 2023. Failing to do this
will lead the candidates into problems.

• All the required rough work should be done in the space provided in the test booklet

• As per the NEET 2023 paper pattern, once marked answer in the OMR sheet can't be erased.

NEET registrations: Language wise

As for the NEET registrations, details for the 2023 session have not been specified by NTA yet.
Meanwhile, aspirants can go through the previous year’s language-wise NEET registration details
from the table below.

Language wise registrations in NEET 2022

Language Number of candidates

ENGLISH 1476024

HINDI 258827
 ASSAMESE 4063

BENGALI 42663

GUJARATI 49638

KANNADA 1193

MARATHI 2368

MALAYALAM 1510

ODIA 822

PUNJABI 96

TAMIL 31965

TELUGU 1264

URDU 1910

ENGLISH & HINDI 1734851

Regional Languages 137492

Language wise registrations in NEET 2020

% of
Language Registered
Candidates

English 12,63,273 79.08

Hindi 2,04,399 12.8

Telugu 1,624 0.1

Assamese 5,328 0.33

Gujarati 59,055 3.7

Marathi 6,258 0.39

Tamil 17,101 1.07

Bengali 36,593 2.29

 Kannada 1,005 0.06

Oriya 822 0.05

Urdu 1,977 0.12

English & Hindi 14,67,672 91.88

Regional Languages 1,29,763 8.12

Language wise registrations in NEET 2019

% of
Language Registered
Candidates

English 1204968 79.31

Hindi 179857 11.84

Telugu 1796 0.12

Assamese 4750 0.31

Gujarati 59395 3.91

Marathi 2305 0.15

Tamil 31239 2.06

Bengali 31490 2.07

Kannada 1017 0.07

Oriya 700 0.05

Urdu 1858 0.12

English & Hindi 1384825 91.14

Regional Languages 134550 8.86

NEET exam pattern: Paper analysis

After the completion of the medical entrance test, aspirants should be aware of NEET analysis 2023.
The paper analysis is important for every aspirant to know the difficulty level of the questions and
just to analyze their performance in the NEET exam 2023. A proper analysis of the NEET paper will
also end the doubt of the aspirants to clear the exam and aspirants will easily think of their medical
colleges in which they can get admission.

How to calculate the NEET 2023 score after the exam?

Candidates can use the below-mentioned formula and calculate their expected score, after the
release of the NEET answer key 2023. According to the NEET 2023 marking scheme, candidates can
calculate the expected score even before the release of the result and predict their medical college.
By going through the previous year's NEET cutoff, they will also get an idea about the minimum
marks required in NEET for MBBS in a government college and get assured after analyzing their
scores.

Formulae to calculate NEET score:

NEET Score 2023 = (Correct answers X 4) – (Incorrect answers X 1)

Note: Candidates must note that the above exam pattern of NEET 2023 has been written from the
previous paper pattern. Any update in the NEET exam pattern for the 2023 session will be updated
on this page after the release of information brochure.

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - NEET Exam Pattern 2023 - Paper

Pattern, Marking Scheme, Exam Mode

Question: Will the NEET 2023 be tough?

Answer:

Difficulty of NEET 2023 cannot be predicted beforehand. However, the questions in the medical
entrance examination will be asked within the boundary of the syllabus.

Question: Will NEET 2023 be conducted twice?

Answer:

No, NEET 2023 will be conducted once for the given session.
Question: Why is knowing the NEET exam pattern 2023 important?

Answer:

Knowing the NEET 2023 exam pattern in early preparation stages will surely boost up the level of
preparation for the entrance test.

Question: What are the details mentioned in the NEET exam pattern 2023?

Answer:

In the NEET 2023 exam pattern, authorities will specify the details such as type of exam, mode of
paper, language, duration, question type, official marking scheme, and more.

Question: What is the official NEET 2023 marking scheme?

Answer:

As per the official NEET marking scheme 2023, four marks will be awarded for the correct answer,
while one mark will be deducted for the wrong attempt.