According to the students as well as subject experts the NEET paper was relatively easy this year and almost all questions in each subject were based on NCERT content. Here's a quick analysis
PHYSICS
- Difficulty level - Easy in comparison to previous years.
- About 30-40% questions directly based on the NCERT textbook.
- Easy calculations.
- Questions asked from the prescribed syllabus only.
- No controversial questions.
CHEMISTRY
- Difficulty level – Easy to Moderate
- Physical Chemistry – 15 Questions
- Organic Chemistry – 18 Questions
- Inorganic Chemistry – 12 Questions
- All questions based on the NCERT textbook. Statements directly taken from the NCERT textbooks.
- Straightforward questions & easy to comprehend.
- One controversial question with more than one correct answer.
- Not lengthy. Students should have completed the Chemistry part within 45 minutes. Enough time for revision.
- Barely a few calculations.
- An average student should have been able to attempt approximately 40 questions with ease. While others could have attempted 44 questions.
BOTANY
- Difficulty level was high in comparison to previous years
- Class XI syllabus – 25 questions & Class XII syllabus – 19 questions
- 1-2 controversial questions with more than one correct answer
- Two questions were beyond the NCERT textbooks.
- Majority of questions were conceptual in nature with a few fact-based questions as well
- Not at all lengthy.
ZOOLOGY
- Difficulty level – Moderate with a few exceptions.
- Multi-conceptual questions requiring incisive thinking and precision.
- Some questions were tricky & lost in terminology.
- A couple of terms beyond the NCERT domain.
- wo questions required linguistic prowess.
- Overall, the questions were quite thought provoking requiring alertness of mind and critical approach.
- Comprehension, application & synthesis required to interpret the questions.
Inputs from Anurag Tiwari, National Academic Director (Medical), Aakash Educational Services Limited