Check here NEET 2020 Analysis and Expected Cutoff by Pathfinder to know the difficulty level of the exam and assess your NEET score and rank.
NEET 2020 Analysis and Expected Cutoff by Pathfinder will be released soon. NEET exam was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) today from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at over 3,800 exam centres across India. NEET 2020 registered attendance of about 15 lakh students across India despite COVID-19 scare. The NTA had made ample arrangements for candidates’ safety and comfort at the exam centres. All guidelines related to social distancing were followed.
Various coaching centres will release the NEET paper analysis to help the candidates in assessing the difficulty level of the exam and their expected rank/score. Here, you can check detailed NEET 2020 Analysis and Expected Cutoff by Pathfinder. The NEET analysis will help the test takers evaluate the question paper, section-wise difficulty level and expected cut offs for admission. Check below detailed NEET Analysis by Pathfinder and expected cut offs.
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NEET 2020 Analysis by Pathfinder
According to the NEET 2020 analysis by Pathfinder, the question paper was on the similar lines as previous years. As expected, the difficulty level of Biology was low, Chemistry was moderate and Physics was high. However, some students thought the Biology questions were lengthy.
NEET 2020 Pattern Highlights
| Features |
Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Mode |
Offline |
| Duration |
Three Hours |
| Total Number of Questions |
180 |
| Total Marks |
720 |
| Number of Sections |
Three |
| Marking Scheme |
+4 for correct answer |
NEET 2020 Test Structure
| Subject |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Physics |
45 |
180 |
|
| Chemistry |
45 |
180 |
|
| Biology |
Botany |
45 |
180 |
| Zoology |
45 |
180 |
|
| Total |
180 |
720 |
|
In Biology (Class 11), the maximum questions were asked from Human Physiology (12). Plant Physiology had 8 questions, Cell Biology & Cell Division had 6 questions, Plant Diversity, Animal Diversity and Structural Organisational in Animals topics had 4 questions each, while Plant Morphology and Biomolecule had 3 questions each.
In Biology (Class 12), there were 9 questions from Biotechnology and 8 each from Ecology and Genetic and Molecular Biology. The Human Reproduction and Reproductive Health had 5 questions, and Evolution had four questions. Human Health and Disease and Reproduction in Plants has 3 questions each while Microbes in Human Welfare had 2 questions. Only one question was asked from Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production.
In Chemistry, there were 10 questions from Organic Chemistry Class 12. Physical Chemistry Class 12, Inorganic Chemistry Class 11 and Physical Chemistry Class 11 had 8 questions each. Inorganic Chemistry Class 12 had 5 questions and Organic Chemistry Class 11 had 3 questions.
In Physics, Electro-dynamics dominated the question paper with 14 questions followed by Mechanics and Modern Electronics (10 each). There were 5 questions from Heat, 4 from Optics and 2 from SHM & Waves.
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NEET 2020 Expected Cutoff by Pathfinder
The cutoff for admission to central counselling for NEET 2020 is expected to be around 555-565, as per Pathfinder analysis.
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NEET Previous Years’ Cut Offs
| Category |
NEET 2019 Cut Off Marks |
NEET 2018 Cut Off Marks |
NEET 2017 Cut Off Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| General |
701- 134 |
691- 119 |
697- 131 |
| OBC/SC/ST |
133- 107 |
118- 96 |
130- 107 |
| General PwD |
133- 120 |
118- 107 |
130- 118 |
| OBC-PwD/SC-PwD/ST-PwD |
133- 107 |
106- 96 |
130-107 |
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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. The NEET result is estimated to be announced in the second week of October 2020. NEET 2020 scores will be valid for admission to 529 medical colleges and 313 dental colleges across India offering 75,893 and 26,693 seats respectively.
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Student Forum
Answered 2 days ago
Candidates need to carry the given documents for verification and admission through Bihar NEET counselling 2026:
- NEET admit card and scorecard
- Class 10 marksheet
- Class 12 marksheet
- Residential certificate
- Caste certificate
- Six copies of the passport-sized photographs
- Bihar NEET UGMAC application form
- Aadhaa
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 days ago
As per the latest 2026 data, NEET UG Round 1 cut of was 344. It is very competitive to take admission in MBBS at AIIMS Jodhpur. This rank was for general category. For OBC, the cut off was 714.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 3 days ago
Yes, for admission to Russia-based medical universities, NEET qualification is required for Indian students. Smolensk State Medical University do not release a minimum cutoff for admissions, but NEET qualification is required, which requires a score of 135-170 in the NEET UG exam. Qualifying NEET wi
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 3 days ago
The official qualifying cutoff for RE NEET UG 2026 exam stands at 715–213 for the General/EWS category and 212–177 for the OBC SC and ST categories.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 4 days ago
The cutoff 2026 of SGT University are not out yet & will be updated once out. As per the, NEET cutoff 2025 for MBBS admission, the closing rank stood at 444136 in the last round for the General AI category.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 5 days ago
The NEET UG Counselling 2026 round 2 registration will begin soon at mcc.nic.in.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
The MCC has not announced the NEET counsellind round 2 revised dates 2026 yet. The round 2 schedule announced earlier has been delayed due to the postponement of round 1 seat allotment result.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
To applu for NEET-UG for admission in AIIMS Bhopal, students can follow the steps given below:
- Go to the NTA NEET-UG application page.
- Click on the "New Candidate Register Here" button.
- Choose your login authentication method (Aadhaar Card, DigiLocker, ABC ID, Passport, or PAN Card).
- Input your basic de
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Application fee for NEET-UG for admission in AIIMS Bhopal varies according to the category of the student. Details are given in the following table:
Category | Application Fee |
|---|---|
General | INR 1,700 |
OBC | INR 1,600 |
SC /ST, Persons with Disability | INR 1,000 |
Outside India | INR 9,500 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Yes, your 65% in Class 12 meets the minimum 45% aggregate requirement for Aryabhatta Knowledge University, but a NEET score of 268 is generally low for government-affiliated B.Sc. Nursing seats, though it may suffice for some private affiliated colleges depending on category cutoffs and state counse
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Contributor-Level 8
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