The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET - UG 2022 on July 17. Because of the concerns raised last year regarding increased question count, 20 minutes were given extra to students. Over 16 lakhs of students attempted this year.
Exam date- July 17, 2022
Exam timings - 2 pm to 5:20 pm
NTA NEET 2022 official website- neet.nta.nic.in, nta.ac.in
Mode of NEET UG paper- Pen and paper based (offline) mode
Number of languages- English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Oriya, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi and Urdu
Total number of questions- 200 (Any 180 to be attempted)
Type of questions- Multiple choice questions
Since many topics have been deleted from syllabus to give some relaxation to students, the exam pattern has been modified since last year. In section B of all the subjects, Students can choose to attempt any 10 questions out of 15 questions in each subject.
|
Subjects |
Sections |
No. of questions |
Section-wise Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Physics |
Section A |
35 |
140 |
|
Section B |
15 |
40 |
|
|
Chemistry |
Section A |
35 |
140 |
|
Section B |
15 |
40 |
|
|
Botany |
Section A |
35 |
140 |
|
Section B |
15 |
40 |
|
|
Zoology |
Section A |
35 |
140 |
|
Section B |
15 |
40 |
|
|
Total Marks |
720 |
||
According to our experts, the level of the paper was easy to average. There were different paper codes in India and outside India. Paper codes in India were Q,R, S and T while outside India it was U,W,W,X. Some parents were showing concern since the Indian paper was 28 pages and the other pages are 32 pages. But let us tell you, the level of the paper was not difficult. In fact, we felt that it was easier! The number of pages in the test doesn't make any difference.
Minor errors were also found in some questions in all sections. You can raise concerns once the NTA Error reporting window is open.
Let's take a look at the analysis provided by our experts-
According to us, none of the subjects was very difficult. According to the average feedback from students, they found physics difficult as compared to other subjects. Some concepts of chemistry were also doubtful for the students.
|
Subject |
Easy Level |
Medium Level |
Difficult Level |
|||
|
No of Questions |
Total Marks |
No of Questions |
Total Marks |
No of Questions |
Total Marks |
|
|
Physics |
29 |
116 |
18 |
72 |
3 |
12 |
|
Chemistry |
28 |
112 |
20 |
80 |
2 |
8 |
|
Zoology |
19 |
76 |
26 |
104 |
5 |
20 |
|
Botany |
25 |
100 |
19 |
76 |
6 |
24 |
|
Grand Total |
101 |
404 |
83 |
332 |
16 |
64 |
A total of 100 questions were there in this section. Zoology and botany, both had a total of 50 questions each.
Zoology Botany
Chapter-Wise Analysis
Zoology
Botany
Difficulty Level Distribution
Chapter-Wise Analysis
Difficulty Level Distribution
Chapter-Wise Analysis
- No questions were asked from Thermal Properties of Matter, Motion in a Straight Line and Atomic Physics
-Most number of questions were asked from Current Electricity and Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
- Highest number of “easy questions” were asked from Magnetic Effects of Electric Current.
- Questions from Units and Dimensions were relatively more difficult than in past years.
As per the analysis of last year’s data, the expected cut-off is given:
|
Category |
NEET 2022 |
NEET 2022 |
|
General |
720-138 |
50th |
|
OBC/ SC/ ST |
137-108 |
40th |
|
General - PH |
137-122 |
45th |
|
OBC/ SC/ ST- PH |
121-108 |
40th |
|
Category |
2021 Cut off |
2020 Cut off |
2019 Cut off |
2018 Cut off |
2017 Cut off |
|
General Category |
720-138 |
720-147 |
701 – 134 |
691 – 119 |
697 – 131 |
|
OBC/ SC/ ST |
137-108 |
146-113 |
133 – 107 |
118 – 96 |
130 – 107 |
|
General Category - Physically Handicapped |
137-122 |
146-129 |
133 – 107 |
118 – 96 |
130 – 118 |
|
OBC/SC/ST/-PH |
121-108 |
128-113 |
133-107 |
118 – 96 |
130 – 107 |