NEET UG 2024 Syllabus: Biology chapter-wise weightage
Anu Parthiban | November 6, 2023 | 01:40 PM IST | 2 mins read
NMC NEET UG Syllabus 2024: Human physiology and genetics and evolution chapters have the highest weightage in the biology section.
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Try NowNEW DELHI: With five months left for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test - undergraduate, Class 12 students have ample time to prepare for the exam as per the updated NMC NEET UG 2024 syllabus. This year, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the NEET UG exam date 2024 well in advance. As per the exam calendar, the NEET 2024 exam will be held on May 5.
Class 12 students who wish to pursue MBBS, BDS and other undergraduate medical courses will have to appear in the NEET exam 2024 to be eligible for admission. MBBS is the most sought after course after Class 12. Around 20 lakh students registered for the NEET exam last year.
NEET is also one of the toughest entrance exams and the syllabus for the exam is published by the National Medical Commission (NMC). NEET biology paper will have questions from botany and zoology sections. As per the paper pattern, the exam will be conducted for a duration of 3 hours and 20 minutes in pen and paper mode.
The exam will have 200 questions carrying a maximum of 720 marks. For every correct answer, 4 marks will be granted and for every wrong answer one mark will be deducted. Zero marks will be given for unanswered questions.
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Students can check the NEET UG biology chapter-wise weightage as per the revised syllabus. Human Physiology and Genetics and Evolution chapters have the highest weightage in the biology section.
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Class 11 |
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Unit |
Chapters |
Weightage |
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1 |
Diversity of Living Organisms |
14% |
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Chapter-1: The Living World |
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Chapter-2: Biological Classification |
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Chapter-3: Plant Kingdom |
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Chapter-4: Animal Kingdom |
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2 |
Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals |
5% |
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Chapter-5: Morphology of Flowering Plants |
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Chapter-6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants |
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Chapter-7: Structural Organisation in Animals |
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3 |
Cell: Structure and Function |
9% |
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Chapter-8: Cell-The Unit of Life |
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Chapter-9: Biomolecules |
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Chapter-10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division |
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4 |
Plant Physiology |
6% |
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Chapter-11: Transport in Plants |
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Chapter-12: Mineral Nutrition |
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Chapter-13: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants |
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Chapter-14: Respiration in Plants |
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Chapter-15: Plant - Growth and Development |
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5 |
Human Physiology |
20% |
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Chapter-16: Digestion and Absorption |
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Chapter-17: Breathing and Exchange of Gases |
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Chapter-18: Body Fluids and Circulation |
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Chapter-19: Excretory Products and Their Elimination |
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Chapter-20: Locomotion and Movement |
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Chapter-21: Neural Control and Coordination |
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Chapter-22: Chemical Coordination and Integration |
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Class 12 |
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Unit |
Chapters |
Weightage |
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6 |
Reproduction |
9% |
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Chapter-1: Reproduction in Organisms |
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Chapter-2: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants |
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Chapter-3: Human Reproduction |
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Chapter-4: Reproductive Health |
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7 |
Genetics and Evolution |
18% |
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Chapter-5: Principles of Inheritance and Variation |
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Chapter-6: Molecular Basis of Inheritance |
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Chapter-7: Evolution |
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8 |
Biology and Human Welfare |
9% |
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Chapter-8: Human Health and Diseases |
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Chapter-9: Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production |
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Chapter-10: Microbes in Human Welfare |
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9 |
Biotechnology and its Applications |
4% |
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Chapter-11: Biotechnology - Principles and Processes |
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Chapter-12: Biotechnology and its Application |
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10 |
Ecology and Environment |
6% |
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Chapter-13: Organisms and Populations |
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Chapter-14: Ecosystem |
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Chapter-15: Biodiversity and its Conservation |
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Chapter-16: Environmental Issues |
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Total |
100% |
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