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 3 days ago
No, NEET-UG is not a mandatory entrance exam for Virohan: HRIT University, Ghaziabad BOPTM admissions. Candidate selection during BOPTM course admissions will be based on Class 12 board exam scores at Virohan: HRIT University, Ghaziabad.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
No, NEET-UG is not required to qualify for Virohan: HRIT University, Ghaziabad BMRIT admissions. Candidates need to only clear their Class 12 board exams in order to be qualified for Virohan: HRIT University, Ghaziabad BMRIT admissions.
There are no other entrance exams that are mentioned as mandator
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
Hi,
If about NEET and JEE prep choices are confusing, see if you can choose one between medical or engg. It's much tougher to choose both at once as the syllabus is not the same. You can otherwise look at Dharwad's integrated PU colleges. These are NEET and JEE focused. Arjuna Science, Empower, Vij
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
The NTA has not announced the number of registered students for NEET 2026 exam. However, the media reports state around 26 Lacs candidates applied for the NEET UG 2026.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
MGM's College of Physiotherapy offers seats in BPT programme based on NEET scores of the candidates. The seat are alloted to aspirants via State-level counselling. Hence, aspirants must pass NEET for admission to BPT programme.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 6 days ago
A rank of 75000 could get you admission at DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai, if you belong to the General AI category. For the MBBS course, the last round cutoff rank was 548164 for the aforementioned category.
Please note that other categories will have different cutoffs accordingly.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
A good score depends on the course chosen and the category of the candidate. The NEET UG entrance examination cutoff is released in the form of ranks.
For the General AI category, the MBBS course requires a rank of at least 548164 or below to gain admission. For the BDS course, the last round rank w
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
To get admission to DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai, based on the NEET results, students need to attain a valid cutoff rank for the MBBS and BDS courses. Both courses have different cutoffs for each All India category.
For the General AI category, the MBBS cutoff 2025 ranged from 419526 to 548164.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai BDS cutoff 2025 was concluded with the release of the final cutoff list. The cutoff was different for various categories under the All India categories.
For the General AI category, the DY Patil University BDS cutoff 2025 varied between 688701 and 773976. Please note
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
No, the NEET date 2026 has not been extended. The NTA will conduct the NEET UG exam on May 3, 2026. The dates, if postponed, will be notified by the NTA. Moreover, you can get the dates here - NEET 2026 exam dates.
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