Cell Cycle and Division is an important topic for the NEET exam because the NTA asks a good number of questions from these topics. The NTA ask around 6 to 7 questions in the NEET exam. The NEET Re-Exam 2026 will be held on June 21.
Cell cycle NEET PYQ
NEET PYQ of Cell Cycle and Cell Division: NTA will conduct the NEET UG Re-Exam 2026 on June 21. The NTA has already released the NEET admit card 2026 for the re-exam. The Cell Cycle and division hold an important place in the NEET exam because the NTA ask around 7-8 questions from this topic. The candidates must prepare all aspects of this topic so that they can score better in the exam.
The Cell Cycle and division are fundamental to animal and plant cells. Mutations and other later stages of evolution is based on this fundamental concept. Students should aim to prepare all about cell cycle, division process, type of cell, cellular structure etc so that they can easily solve questions in NEET 2026 exam.
- Cell Cycle and Cell division Syllabus in NEET exam
- Cell Cycle and Cell division: Weightage in NEET
- Cell Cycle and Cell Division NEET PYQ and MCQs
Cell Cycle and Cell division Syllabus in NEET exam
Cell cycle and Cell division is an important topic from Biology in NEET exam. Students should practice more and more NEET PYQ based on cell cycle and cell division so that they will have idea about difficulty level of questions. Some of the topics under unit cellular structure and function for NEET 2026 exam have been listed below:
- Cell theory and cell as the basic unit of life
- Structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell
- Plant cell and animal cell
- Cell envelope, cell membrane & cell wall
- Cell organelles-structure and function
- Endomembrane system-endoplasmic reticulum
- Golgi bodies, lysosomes, vacuoles; mitochondria, ribosomes, plastids
- Microbodies; Cytoskeleton, cilia, flagella, centrioles (ultra structure and function)
- Nucleus-nuclear membrane, chromatin, nucleolus
- Chemical constituents of living cells: Biomolecules-structure and function of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids
- Enzymes-types, properties, enzyme action, classification and nomenclature of enzymes
- Cell division: Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis and their significance
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The NEET counselling registration fee varies for different candidate categories. For the AIQ seats and Central Universities, the fee for the General category candidates is INR 1,000 and for the SC, ST, OBC and PwD category candidates, the fee is INR 500. For participating in the NEET counselling process for Deemed Universities, the registration fee for all category candidates is INR 5,000. The registration fee is non-refundable. On the other hand, candidates will have to pay the tuition fee which is refundable. The amount for the General category candidates for the AIQ seats and Central Universities is INR 10,000. For the reserved category candidates, the amount is INR 5,000. For Deemed Universities, the tuition fee to be paid by all category candidates is INR 2,00,000. Those who would not be allotted a seat after the NEET counselling process will be refunded the tuition fee after the conclusion of the counselling rounds.
The MCC conducts around 4 to 5 rounds for NEET UG Counselling process for MBBS, BDS, BHMS and other seats. The rounds of NEET counselling depends on seat matrix and number of vacant seats.
The category-wise NEET cutoff percentile is given in the table below:
Category | NEET Cut Off Percentile |
|---|---|
General Category/Unreserved (UR) Category | 50 |
OBC/SC/ST | 40 |
PwD (General/UR) | 45 |
PwD (Reserved) | 40 |
There are around four to five rounds of the Karnataka NEET Counselling for admissions to medical, dental, AYUSH and other undergraduate medical courses. The counselling rounds depend on the number of vacanct seats.
Cell Cycle and Cell division: Weightage in NEET
Students should have idea how many questions are asked from a particular topic so that they are mentally prepared for NEET exam. Around 6 to 7 questions are asked from different topics of Cell Cycle and Cell Division. Check cell cycle and cell division weightage for NEET Exam:
| Topic |
Number of questions |
Weightage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Cell division |
1 |
2 |
| Introduction, Procaryotic Cell |
2 |
4 |
| Ribosome |
1 |
2 |
| Cell Membrane |
2 |
4 |
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Cell Cycle and Cell Division NEET PYQ and MCQs
Students should practice NEET PYQ of cell cycle and cell division of last few years to understand exact difficulty level of questions. This will also help students to check their preparedness for NEET 2026 exam. Some of MCQs on Cell Cycle and Cell Division has been provided below:
1. With how many cell reproduction starts?
- Two cells
- Single cell
- Many cells
- Somatic cell
Correct answer: b
2. At the end of which stage does cell enter mitosis ?
- G1 - phase
- S - phase
- M – phase
- G2 - phase
Correct answer: d
3. Which factors are required for growth ?
- An increase in group of cells, a duplication of genetic material
- An increase in group of cells, production of daughter cells by mitosis
- A duplication of genetic material and a division assuring that daughter cells receive an equal complement of genetic material
- An increase in cell mass, a duplication of genetic material, a division assuring that each daughter cell receives an equal complement of the genetic material
Correct answer: d
4. Replication of Nuclear DNA occurs in
- G1
- G2
- M
- S
Correct answer: d
5. Which will be best stage to count number of chromosomes during mitosis?
- Prophase
- Metaphase
- Anaphase
- Telophase
Correct answer: b
6. The nuclear membrane disintegrates and spindle appears at
- Prometaphase
- Early prophase
- Late telophase
- Late prophase
Correct answer: d
7. Significance of meiosis is associated with
- DNA duplication
- Asexual reproduction
- Sexual reproduction
- Growth of the body
Correct answer: d
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