NEET UG 2025 exam pattern revised: NTA issues important notice clarifying question scheme, exam duration

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has revised the NEET UG 2025 exam pattern, removing optional questions and reverting to the original format. The exam will feature 180 mandatory questions across Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, to be completed in 180 minutes. APAAR ID is no longer mandatory for registration.

The National Testing Agency (NTA), the body responsible for conducting the NEET examination, has introduced changes to the NEET UG 2025 exam pattern. The optional questions previously included in Section B have been removed, reverting the test format to its original pre-pandemic structure.
According to the revised pattern, the NEET UG 2025 exam will have no optional questions, and the duration will return to three hours. Candidates will now be required to attempt all 180 questions within the allotted 180 minutes. The question paper will be divided into three sections: Physics and Chemistry will each have 45 questions, while the Biology section will contain 90 questions.

NEET UG 2025 Revised Exam Pattern

Here is the revised NEET UG 2025 exam pattern:

Section	Number of Questions
Physics	45
Chemistry	45
Biology	90
Total	180

The NTA had earlier announced that the NEET 2025 exam would be conducted offline in a pen-and-paper format, in a single day and single shift.
Additionally, a notification had earlier made it mandatory for candidates to integrate an APAAR ID with their NEET registration form to enhance transparency and prevent impersonation. However, the latest clarification from NTA states that the APAAR ID is not mandatory for filling out the NEET UG 2025 application form.

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