After appearing for NEET 2020 on September 13, candidates must be eager to know the experts’ take on the NEET 2020 analysis and expected cutoff. This article by Shiksha brings detailed NEET 2020 analysis and expected cutoff by Career Point.
NEET 2020 Analysis and Expected Cutoff by Career Point
NEET 2020 exam is conducted on September 13 by the National Testing Agency. The single-slot exam has been conducted from 2 pm to 5 pm in 155 cities across India. After the NEET exam is conducted, candidates would be anxious to know about the NEET analysis and the expected cutoff for 2020 predicted by the noted coaching institutes of India. Career Point is one of the reputed NEET coaching institutes in the country. Hence, the candidates look forward to the NEET analysis and expected cutoff to gauge their performance level and analyse their chances of getting admission in a top medical college in India. This article of Shiksha brings the detailed NEET 2020 analysis and expected cutoff by Career Point.
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Before moving to the detailed NEET 2020 analysis, let us check the NEET exam pattern.
- NEET 2020 Exam Pattern
- NEET 2020 Analysis by Career Point
- Segregation of NEET 2020 Questions Based on Class 11 and Class 12 Syllabus
- NEET 2020 Student Reaction
- NEET 2020 Expected Cutoff by Career Point
- How NEET 2020 was conducted amid COVID-19
NEET 2020 Exam Pattern
| Subject |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Physics |
45 |
180 |
|
| Chemistry |
45 |
180 |
|
| Biology |
Botany |
45 |
180 |
| Zoology |
45 |
180 |
|
| Total |
180 |
720 |
|
Each question carries four marks and there is negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer. Negative marking will be applicable for marking multiple answer options in the OMR sheet as well. However, there is no negative marking scheme for questions left unanswered.
Apart from English, NEET 2020 has been conducted in 10 regional languages, which are Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Assamese and Urdu.
Let us now take a look at the NEET 2020 Analysis by Career Point.
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NEET 2020 Analysis by Career Point
According to Career Point's NEET 2020 analysis, the difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate. There was no surprise element in the exam. The questions were based on NCERT. The subject -wise analysis are given below.
Physics
The dominant areas in this section were Mechanics and Modern Physics, which consisted of 50 per cent of the section. Thermodynamics and Properties of Matter areas also carried a number of questions. The difficulty level of the section was moderate to tough.
Topic-wise Distribution of Physics Questions and Difficulty Level
| Topics |
Questions |
|---|---|
| Mechanics |
17 |
| Heat and Thermodynamics |
3 |
| Properties of Matter |
3 |
| Electrostatics and Capacitor |
4 |
| Current Electricity |
3 |
| Magnetism, Magnetic Effect of Current and AC |
5 |
| Modern Physics |
6 |
| Ray and Way Optics |
4 |
| Total |
45 |
Chemistry
This section was dominated by questions from Physical Chemistry. Total 19 questions from Physical Chemistry, 14 were from Inorganic Chemistry and 12 were from Organic Chemistry. The difficulty level of this section was easy. The questions were direct and formula-based.
Topic-wise Distribution of Chemistry Questions
| Topics |
Questions |
|---|---|
| Inorganic |
15 |
| Physical |
15 |
| Organic |
15 |
| Total |
45 |
Biology
This section was dominated by topics like Ecology and Biotechnology. While 40 questions were from Zoology, 50 were from Botany. The difficulty level of this section was easy. Hence, the cutoff will be fairly high in this section. The types of questions included graphs, tables, match the following, diagrams, etc. Some of the questions were asked directly from NCERT.
Topic-wise Distribution of Biology Questions and Difficulty Level
| Topics |
Questions |
Percentage Proportion |
Very Easy |
Easy |
Average |
Difficult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoology |
40 |
44.44 |
0 |
6 |
31 |
3 |
| Botany |
50 |
55.55 |
0 |
8 |
40 |
2 |
| Total |
90 |
100 |
0 |
14 |
71 |
5 |
Segregation of NEET 2020 Questions Based on Class 11 and Class 12 Syllabus
|
|
Physics |
Chemistry |
Biology |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Class 11 |
Class 12 |
Class 11 |
Class 12 |
Class 11 |
Class 12 |
| Questions |
23 |
22 |
23 |
22 |
46 |
44 |
| Marks |
92 |
88 |
92 |
88 |
184 |
176 |
| Percentage of Marks |
51.11 |
48.88 |
51.11 |
48.88 |
51.11 |
48.88 |
NEET 2020 Student Reaction
Shiksha reach-out to the candidates of the NEET 2020 at the exam centres to capture their reaction about the exam and the arrangements made by the NTA and the exam centre authorities. The difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate this year and most of the candidates were happy with the government's decision of conducting NEET exam as per the scheduled date. Kindly watch the student reaction video:
NEET 2020 Expected Cutoff by Career Point
NEET 2020 cutoff will depend on the following factors:
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Difficulty level of the exam
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Total number of test takers
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Overall performance of test takers
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Total number of seats in the NEET participating colleges
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Previous years’ NEET cutoff
The following table brings the NEET 2019 qualifying percentile and cutoff marks.
| Category |
Minimum Qualifying Percentile |
Cut off marks (Range) |
|---|---|---|
| General |
50 |
701-134 |
| General - Physically Handicapped |
45 |
133-120 |
| SC/ ST/OBC |
40 |
133-107 |
| OBC/SC/ST- Physically Handicapped |
40 |
133-107 |
According to Career Point, the expected NEET 2019 cutoff was 455 to 465.
Approximately 16 lakh candidates have appeared for NEET 2020. There are a total of 75,893 MBBS seats and 26,693 BDS seats. The NEET provisional answer keys are expected to be released in the last week of September and the final answer key will be released in the first week of October. NEET result is estimated to be announced in the second week of October 2020.
How NEET 2020 was conducted amid COVID-19
NEET 2020 entrance exam was conducted today at 3,843 centres across India. With proper arrangements and all the standard operating procedures (SOP) being followed, the exam was conducted successfully. Know about the arrangements at the centre from the candidates here in the video below:
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
Candidates can use the NEET UG 2026 objection window to challenge the key answers through the process shared below-
- Visit neet.nta.nic.in.
- Click on the answer key challenge link.
- Login using the NEET application number and Password.
- Click on the answer or question ID you want to challenge.
- Upload the sup
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered Yesterday
Candidates can download the NTA NEET OMR Sheet using the process shared below-
- Visit the official website- neet.nta.nic.in.
- Login using NEET application number and password.
- Go to the OMR Sheet link.
- Download the PDF.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered Yesterday
The NEET answer key 2026 challenge window will open soon. Candidates will be able to challenge the official NTA NEET key answer if they find it incorrect.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered Yesterday
Candidates can download NEET 2026 answer key using the process shared below-
- Visit the official website- neet.nta.nic.in
- Click on the provisional answer key link.
- The NEET 2026 answer key PDF opens.
- Download the PDF.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days ago
The NTA NEET answer key 2026 has been released at neet.nta.nic.in. Candidates can download the answer key PDF using the link shared on this page- NEET answer key 2026
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days ago
The last date to send the objections against the incorrect answers given in the provisional answer key will be notified soon. The NTA is yet to release the scanned copies of the candidates' OMR sheet.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days ago
The NTA released the NEET 2026 Provisional Answer Key on May 6. The candidates' OMRs will be released soon. The last date to send the objections against the NEET Provisional Answer Key will be notified soon.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days ago
No, students do not need to appear for NEET or any other entrance exam for Bokaro Institute of Medical and Health Sciences admissions. The institute has merit-based selection process.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
To be considered for admission in Bachelor in Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology at Alard University, students need to have appeared for all subjects and obtained non-zero score in NEET or any other CET exam.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
No, students do not need to apply separately for MBBS admission at AIIMS Rishikesh after NEET exam. The seats are allocated through the NEET exam + NEET Counselling. Interested students simply have to pick AIIMS Rishikesh while filling the preference list during counselling.
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Contributor-Level 10