The National Testing Agency (NTA) has updated the NEET UG 2025 exam pattern by removing optional questions and restoring the original format. The exam will have 180 compulsory questions from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with a duration of 180 minutes. Additionally, APAAR ID is no longer required for registration.
NEET UG 2025 Exam Pattern
The National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the NEET exam, has made changes to the NEET UG 2025 exam pattern. Optional questions that were earlier part of Section B have been removed, bringing the exam format back to its original structure before the pandemic.
Under the revised pattern, the NEET UG 2025 exam will no longer include optional questions, and the exam duration will revert to three hours. Candidates will be required to answer all 180 questions within the 180-minute time frame. The question paper will be divided into three sections: Physics and Chemistry, each with 45 questions, and Biology, which will have 90 questions.
NEET UG 2025 Revised Exam Pattern
The revised NEET UG 2025 exam pattern is as follows:
| Section | Number of Questions |
| Physics | 45 |
| Chemistry | 45 |
| Biology | 90 |
| Total | 180 |
NTA had earlier announced that the NEET 2025 exam will be conducted offline in pen-and-paper format on a single day and in a single shift.
Also, the earlier notification required candidates to link an APAAR ID with their NEET registration form to improve transparency and prevent impersonation. However, the latest update from NTA clarifies that providing APAAR ID is no longer mandatory for submitting NEET UG 2025 application form.
