NEET 2026 Syllabus by NTA; Official PDF Download & Topic Wise Details

The NEET syllabus is prescribed by the National Medical Commission (NMC). The NTA sets the NEET question paper based on the prescribed syllabus. Check below the highlights of the syllabus, exam pattern and marking scheme. First, lets have a look at the overview of NEET exam syllabus below-

NEET Exam Pattern 2026

The structure of the NEET question paper is likely to remain the same as last year. According to the latest NEET exam pattern which was revised last year, the optional questions were removed, bringing the total number of questions from 200 to 180. The exam duration was reduced by 20 minutes; the total duration is 180 minutes or three hours. The table below brings the NEET question pattern or the exam structure.

Also Read: NEET 2025 Exam Pattern Changed; Optional Questions Removed; Duration Reduced

NEET 2026 Marking Scheme

The table below brings the marking scheme of NEET.

As NEET is one of the toughest competitive exams, aspirants should have an idea about the NEET syllabus 2026 topic-wise. One should know how many questions are asked from which topic of the particular subject, or the NEET subject-wise weightage. The NTA NEET 2026 syllabus comprises three subjects: Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. The maximum questions are asked from Biology, which is further divided into Zoology and Botany.

A candidate needs to know the NTA syllabus for NEET 2026 as per the topics. From Physics, topics like Optics, Electrostatics, Thermodynamics, etc, have high weightage, while in Biology, subjects, Genetics and Evolution, and Human Physiology are high weightage topics. Have a look at the highlights of NEET syllabus below

NEET 2026 Subject-Wise Syllabus Highlights

• NEET Biology Syllabus with Chapter-wise Weightage
• Weightage of 11th and 12th in NEET

NEET 2026 Physics syllabus has 20 topics in total. Take a look at the detailed Physics syllabus for NEET 2026 below.

Unit I: Physics and Measurement

• Units of measurement; systems of units; SI units, fundamental and derived units. least count, significant figures, errors in measurement;

• Dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis, and its applications.

Unit II: Kinematics

The frame of reference, motion in a straight line. Position- time graph. speed and velocity: Uniform and non-uniform motion. average speed and instantaneous velocity. Uniformly accelerated motion. velocity-time, position-time graph, relations for uniformly accelerated motion- Scalars and Vectors. Vector. Addition and subtraction, scalar and vector products. Unit Vector. Resolution of a Vector. Relative Velocity. Motion in a plane, Projectile Motion. Uniform Circular Motion.

Unit III: Laws of Motion

Force and inertia, Newton's First Law of Motion: Momentum, Newton’s Second Law of Motion, Impulses: Newton's Third Law of Motion. Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications. Equilibrium of concurrent forces.

Static and Kinetic friction, laws of friction. rolling friction.

Dynamics of uniform circular motion: centripetal force and its applications: vehicle on a level circular road. vehicle on a banked road.

Unit IV: Work, Energy and Power

Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic and potential energies. work-energy theorem, power.

The potential energy of spring conservation of mechanical energy. conservative and non-conservative forces; motion in a vertical circle: Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

Unit V: Rotational Motion

Centre of mass of a two-particle system, Centre of the mass of a rigid body: Basic concepts of rotational motion; moment of a force; torque, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum and its applications.

The moment of inertia, the radius of gyration, values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical objects, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems. and their applications. Equilibrium of rigid bodies. rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion, comparison of linear and rotational motions.

Unit VI: Gravitation

The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth. Kepler's law of planetary motion. Gravitational potential energy; gravitational potential. Escape velocity, Motion of a satellite, orbital velocity, time period and energy of satellite.

Unit VII: Properties of Solids and Liquids

Elastic behaviour, Stress-strain relationship, Hooke's Law. Young's modulus, bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity. Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal's law and its applications. Effect of gravity on fluid pressure.

Viscosity. Stokes' law. terminal velocity, streamline, and turbulent flow. Critical velocity, Benoulli's principle and its applications.

Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, excess of pressure across a curved surface, application of surface tension - drops, bubbles, and capillary rise. Heat, temperature, thermal expansion; specific heat capacity, calorimetry; change of state, latent heat. Heat transfer-conduction, convection, and radiation.

Unit VIII: Thermodynamics

Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law of thermodynamics, the concept of temperature. Heat, work, and internal energy. The first law of thermodynamics, isothermal and adiabatic processes.

The second law of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes.

Unit IX: Kinetic Theory of Gases

Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas, Kinetic theory of gases - assumptions, the concept of pressure. Kinetic interpretation of temperature: RMS speed of gas molecules: Degrees of freedom. Law of equipartition of energy and applications to specific heat capacities of gases; Mean free path. Avogadro's number.

Unit X: Oscillations and Waves

Oscillations and periodic motion - time period, frequency, displacement as a function of time. Periodic functions. Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.) and its equation; phase: oscillations of a spring -restoring force and force constant: energy in S.H.M. - Kinetic and potential energies; Simple pendulum - derivation of expression for its time period:

Wave motion. Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of travelling wave. Displacement relation for a progressive wave. Principle of superposition of waves, reflection of waves. Standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics- Beats.

Unit XI: Electrostatics

Electric charges: Conservation of charge. Coulomb's law forces between two point charges, forces between multiple charges: superposition principle and continuous charge distribution.

Electric field: Electric field due to a point charge, Electric field lines. Electric dipole, Electric field due to a dipole. Torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field.

Electric flux' Gauss's law, and its applications to find the field due to an infinitely long uniformly charged straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet, and uniformly charged thin spherical shell. Electric potential and its calculation for a point charge, electric dipole and system of charges; potential difference, Equipotential surfaces, Electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges and of electric dipole in an electrostatic field.

conductors and insulators. Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitors and capacitances, the combination of capacitors in series and parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates. Energy stored in a capacitor.

Unit XII: Current Electricity

Electric current. Drift velocity, mobility and their relation with electric current. Ohm’s law. Electrical resistance. V-l characteristics of Ohmic and non-Ohmic conductors. Electrical energy and power. Electrical resistivity and conductivity. Series and parallel combinations of resistors; Temperature dependence of resistance.

Internal resistance, potential difference and emf of a cell, a combination of cells in series and parallel. Kirchhoff’s laws and their applications. Wheatstone bridge. Metre Bridge.

Unit XIII: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

Biot-Savart law and its application to the current-carrying circular loop. Ampere’s law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying straight wire and solenoid. Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields.

Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field. The force between two parallel currents carrying conductors-definition of ampere. Torque experienced by a current loop in a uniform magnetic field: Moving coil galvanometer, its sensitivity, and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter.

Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment. Bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid. magnetic field lines; Magnetic field due to a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) along its axis and perpendicular to its axis. Torque on a magnetic dipole in a uniform magnetic field. Para dia and ferromagnetic substances with examples, effect of temperature on magnetic properties.

Unit XIV: Electromagnetic Induction And Alternating Currents

Electromagnetic induction: Faraday's law. Induced emf and current: Lenz’s Law, Eddy currents. Self and mutual inductance. Alternating currents, peak and RMS value of alternating current/voltage: reactance and impedance: LCR series circuit, resonance: power in AC circuits, wattless current. AC generator and transformer.

Unit XV: Electromagnetic Waves

Displacement current. Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics, Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves, Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays), Applications of e.m. waves.

Unit XVI: Optics

Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula. Refraction of right at plane and spherical surfaces, thin lens formula and lens maker formula. Total internal reflection and its applications.

Magnification. Power of a Lens. A combination of thin lenses in contact. Refraction of light through a prism. Microscope and Astronomical Telescope (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers.

Wave optics: wave front and Huygens' principle. Laws of reflection and refraction using Huygens principle. Interference, Young's double-slit experiment and expression for fringe width, coherent sources, and sustained interference of light. Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum. Polarization, plane-polarized light: Brewster's law, uses of plane-polarized light and Polaroid.

Unit XVII: Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

Dual nature of radiation. Photoelectric effect. Hertz and Lenard's observations; Einstein's photoelectric equation: particle nature of light. Matter waves-wave nature of particle, de Broglie relation.

Unit XVIII: Atoms and Nuclei

Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford's model of atom; Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum. Composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses, Mass-energy relation, mass defect, binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number, nuclear fission, and fusion.

Unit XIX: Electronic Devices

Semiconductors; semiconductor diode: I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias; diode as a rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED. The photodiode, solar cell, and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage regulator. Logic gates (OR. AND. NOT. NAND and NOR).

Unit XX: Experimental Skills

Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities:

1. Vernier calipers - its use to measure the internal and external diameter and depth of a vessel.
2. Screw gauge-its use to determine thickness/diameter of thin sheet/wire.
3. Simple pendulum-dissipation of energy by plotting a graph between the square of amplitude and time.
4. Metre Scale - the mass of a given object by the principle of moments.
5. Young's modulus of elasticity of the material of a metallic wire.
6. Surface tension of water by capillary rise and effect of detergents.
7. Co-efficient of Viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring terminal velocity of a given spherical body.
8. Speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube.
9. Specific heat capacity of a given (i) solid and (ii) liquid by method of mixtures.
10. The resistivity of the material of a given wire using a metre bridge.
11. The resistance of a given wire using Ohm's law.
12. Resistance and figure of merit of a galvanometer by half deflection method.
13. The focal length of;

(i) Convex mirror

(ii) Concave mirror, and

(iii) Convex lens, using the parallax method.

14. The plot of the angle of deviation vs angle of incidence for a triangular prism.
15. Refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope.
16. Characteristic curves of a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias.
17. Characteristic curves of a Zener diode and finding reverse breakdown voltage.
18. Identification of Diode. LED,. Resistor. A capacitor from a mixed collection of such item

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• NEET Physics Syllabus with Chapter-wise Weightage
• NEET UG Physics-Class 11 Syllabus
• NEET UG Physics-Class 12 syllabus

Best books for NEET Physics

Some of the best books for NEET Physics preparation are as follows:

1. 40 Days Physics for NEET by S B Tripathi
2. Concepts of Competition Physics for CBSE PMT by Agarwal
3. Concepts of Physics by H C Verma
4. Fundamental Physics by Pradeep
5. Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker
6. NCERT Physics by Anil Aggarwal
7. Objective Physics By DC Pandey
8. Objective Physics by Prof. Satya Prakash Arya (MTG Publishers)
9. Physics for NEET by C P Singh
10. Problems in General Physics by I E Irodov

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NEET Chemistry syllabus 2026 will be divided into three sections: Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. The detailed syllabus with topics is given below.

Physical Chemistry Syllabus for NEET

There are a total of eight units under the Physical Chemistry section. The unit-wise chapters and topics are given below.

Unit I: Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

Matter and its nature, Dalton's atomic theory: Concept of atom, molecule, element. and compound. Laws of chemical combination; Atomic and molecular masses, mole concept, molar mass, percentage composition, empirical and molecular formulae: Chemical equations and
stoichiometry.

Unit II: Atomic Structure

Nature of electromagnetic radiation, photoelectric effect; Spectrum of the hydrogen atom. Bohr model of a hydrogen atom - its postulates, derivation of the relations for the energy of the electron and radii of the different orbits, limitations of Bohr's model; Dual nature of matter, de Broglie's relationship. Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Elementary ideas of quantum mechanics, quantum mechanics, the quantum mechanical model of the atom, its important features. Concept of atomic orbitals as one-electron wave functions: Variation of  Ψ and  Ψ ² with r for 1s and 2s orbitals: various quantum numbers (principal, angular momentum, and magnetic quantum numbers) and their significance; shapes of s, p, and d - orbitals, electron spin and spin quantum number: Rules for filling electrons in orbits - Aufbau principle. Pauli's exclusion principle and Hund's rule, electronic configuration of elements, extra stability of half-filled and completely filled orbitals.

Unit III: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Kossel-Lewis approach to chemical bond formation, the concept of ionic and covalent bonds.

Ionic Bonding: Formation of ionic bonds, factors affecting the formation of ionic bonds; calculation of lattice enthalpy.

Covalent Bonding: Concept of electronegativity. Fajan's rule, dipole moment: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory and shapes of simple molecules.
Quantum mechanical approach to covalent bonding: Valence bond theory - its important features. The concept of hybridization involving s, p, and d orbitals; Resonance.
Molecular Orbital Theory - Its important features. LCAOs, types of molecular orbitals (bonding, antibonding), sigma and pi-bonds, molecular orbital electronic configurations of homonuclear diatomic molecules, the concept of bond order, bond length, and bond energy. 
Elementary idea of metallic bonding. Hydrogen bonding and its applications.

Unit IV: Chemical Thermodynamics

Fundamentals of thermodynamics: System and surroundings, extensive and intensive properties, state functions, types of processes. 

The first law of thermodynamics - Concept of work, heat internal energy and enthalpy, heat capacity, molar heat capacity; Hess's law of constant heat summation; Enthalpies of bond dissociation, combustion formation, atomization. sublimation. phase transition, hydration. ionization. and solution.

The second law of thermodynamics - Spontaneity of processes: AS of the universe and AC of the system as criteria for spontaneity. Standard Gibbs energy change and equilibrium constant.

Unit V: Solutions

Different methods for expressing the concentration of solution - molality, molarity, mole fraction. percentage (by volume and mass both), the vapour pressure of solutions and Raoult's law - Ideal and. non-ideal solutions, vapour pressure - composition, plots for ideal and non-ideal solutions: colligative properties of dilute solutions - a relative lowering of vapour pressure, depression of freezing point, the elevation of.boiling point and osmotic pressure; Determination of molecular mass using colligative properties; Abnormal value of molar mass, Van't Hoff Factor and its significance.

Unit VI: Equilibrium 

Meaning of equilibrium, the concept of dynamic equilibrium.

Equilibria involving physical processes: Solid-liquid, liquid-gas, and solid-gas equilibria, Henry's law. General characteristics of equilibrium involving physical processes.

Equilibrium involving chemical processes: Law of chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constants (K_p and K_c) and their significance, the significance of  ΔG and  ΔG° in chemical equilibrium, factors affecting equilibrium concentration, pressure, temperature, the effect of catalyst; Le Chatelier's principle.

Ionic equilibrium: weak. and strong electrolytes, ionization of electrolytes, various concepts of acids and bases (Arrhenius and Bronsted - Lowry and Lewis) and their ionization, acid-base equilibria (including multistage ionization) and ionization constants, ionization of water. PH scale, common ion effect, hydrolysis of salts and PH of their solutions, the solubility of sparingly soluble salts and solubility products, buffer solutions. 

Unit VII: Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry

Electronic concepts of oxidation-reduction, redox reactions, oxidation numbers, rules for assigning oxidation numbers, and balancing of redox reactions.

Electrolytic and metallic conduction, conductance in electrolytic solutions, molar conductivities and their variation with concentration, Kohlrausch's law and its applications.

Electrochemical Cells - Electrolytic and Galvanic cells, different types of electrodes, electrode potentials including standard electrode potential, half-cell and cell reactions, emf of a Galvanic cell and its measurement: Nernst equation and its applications; Relationship between cell potential and Gibbs' energy change: Dry cell and lead accumulator; Fuel cells.

Unit VIII: Chemical Kinetics

Rate of a chemical reaction, factors affecting the rate of reactions: concentration, temperature, pressure, 'and catalyst; elementary and complex reactions, order and molecularity of reactions, rate law, rate constants and its units, differential and integral forms of zero and first-order reactions, their characteristics and half lives, the effect of temperature on the rate of reactions, Arrhenius theory, activation energy and its calculation, collision theory of bimolecular gaseous reactions (no derivation). 

 Inorganic Chemistry Syllabus for NEET

This section has four units. 

Unit IX: Classification in Elements and Periodicity in Properties

Modern periodic law and present form of periodic table, s, p, d and f block elements, periodic trends in properties of elements, atomic and ionic radii, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, valence, oxidation states, and chemical reactivity. 

Unit X: P-Block Elements

Group 13 to Group 18 Elements

General Introduction: Electronic configuration and general trends in physical and chemical properties of elements across the periods and down the groups; unique behaviour of the first element in each group. 

Unit XI: d and f Block Elements

Transition Elements

General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics, general trends in properties, of the first row transition elements - physical properties, ionization enthalpy, oxidation states, atomic radii, colour, catalytic behaviour, magnetic properties, complex formation, interstitial compounds, alloy formation; Preparation, properties and uses of K₂C_r20₇ and KM_n0₄.

Inner Transition Elements

Lanthanoids - Electronic configuration, oxidation states, and lanthanoid contraction.

Actinoids - Electronic configuration and oxidation states. 

Unit XII: Co-ordination Compounds

Introduction to coordination compounds.Wemer's theory: ligands, coordination number. denticity, chelation; IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, isomerism: Bonding-Valence bond approach and basic ideas of Crystal field theory, colour and magnetic properties; importance of co-ordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals and in biological systems).

Organic Chemistry Syllabus for NEET

This part has the highest number of units, which is eight. Let us take a look at the Organic Chemistry syllabus for NEET. 

Unit XIII: Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds

Purification - Crystallization. sublimation, distillation, differential extraction, chromatography - principles and their applications.

Qualitative analysis - Detection of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and halogens.

Quantitative analysis (basic principles only) - Estimation of carbon. hydrogen. nitrogen. halogens. sulphur. phosphorus.

Calculations of empirical formulae and molecular formulae: Numerical problems in organic quantitative analysis.

Unit XIV: Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry

Tetravalency of carbon: Shapes of simple molecules - hybridization (s and p): classification of organic compounds based on functional groups: and those containing halogens, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur; Homologous series: Isomerism - structural and stereoisomerism.

Nomenclature (Trivial and IUPAC)

Covalent bond fission - Homolytic and heterolytic: free radicals. carbocations. and carbanions: stability of carbocations and free radicals. electrophiles. and nucleophiles.

Electronic displacement in a covalent bond

Inductive effect, electromeric effect. resonance and hyperconjugation.

Common types of organic reactions- Substitution. addition. elimination, and rearrangement.

Unit XV: Hydrocarbons

Classification, isomerism. IUPAC nomenclature, general methods of preparation, properties, and reactions.

Alkanes - Conformations: Sawhorse and Newman projections (of ethane): Mechanism of halogenation of alkanes, projections (of ethane).

Alkenes - Geometrical isomerism: Mechanism of electrophilic addition: addition of hydrogen. halogens, water. hydrogen halides (Markownikoffs and peroxide effect): Ozonolysis and polymerization.

Alkynes - Acidic character: Addition of hydrogen, halogens, water, and hydrogen halides: Polymerization.

Aromatic hydrocarbons - Nomenclature. benzene - structure and aromaticity: Mechanism of substitution: halogenation, nitration.

Friedel-Craft's alkylation and acylation, directive influence of the functional group in mono-substituted benzene.

Unit XVI: Organic Compounds Containing Halogen

General methods of preparation, properties, and reactions; Nature of C-X bond: Mechanisms of substitution reactions.

Uses; Environmental effects of chloroform, iodoform freons, and DDT.

Unit XVII: Organic Compound Containing Oxygen

General methods of preparation, properties, reactions, and uses.

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

Alcohols: Identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols: mechanism of dehydration.

Phenols: Acidic nature, electrophilic substitution reactions: halogenation. nitration and sulphonation. Reimer - Tiemann reaction.

Ethers: Structure.

Aldehyde and Ketones: Nature of carbonyl group; Nucleophilic addition to >C=O group, relative reactivities of aldehydes and ketones; Important reactions such as - Nucleophilic addition reactions (addition of HCN. NH₃ and its derivatives), Grignard reagent; oxidation: reduction (Wolf Kishner and Clemmensen); the acidity of α-hydrogen. aldol condensation, Cannizzaro reaction. Haloform reaction, Chemical tests to distinguish between aldehydes and Ketones.

Carboxylic Acids

Acidic strength and factors affecting it.

Unit XVIII: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

General methods of preparation. Properties, reactions, and uses.

Amines: Nomenclature, classification structure, basic character, and identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines and their basic character.

Diazonium Salts: Importance in Synthetic Organic Chemistry.

Unit XIX: Biomolecules

General introduction and importance of biomolecules.

CARBOHYDRATES - classification; aldoses and ketoses: monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) and constituent monosaccharides of oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, and maltose)

PROTEINS.Elementary Idea of α-amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides.Proteins: primary. secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of protein enzymes.

VITAMINS - Classification and functions

NUCLEIC ACIDS - Chemical constitution of DNA and RNA

Biological functions of nucleic acids

Hormones (General Introduction)

Unit XX: Principles Related to Practical Chemistry

Detection of extra elements (Nitrogen, sulphur, halogens), in organic compounds; Detection of the following functional group: hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketones), carboxyl, and amino groups in organic compounds.

• The chemistry involved in the preparation of the following:

Inorganic compounds: Mohr's salt. potash alum

Organic compounds: Acetanilide. p-nitro acetanilide, aniline yellow, iodoform

• The chemistry involved in the titrimetric exercises - Acids. bases and the use of indicators. oxalic-acid vs KMnO₄. Mohr's salt vs KMnO₄

• _{Chemical principles involved in the qualitative salt analysis}

_Cations

_Anions

_{Chemical principles involved in the following experiments:}

_{1. Enthalpy of solution of CuSO⁴}

_{^{2. Enthalpy of neutralisation of strong acid and strong base}}

_{^{3. Preparation of lyophilic and lyophobic sols}}

_{^{4. Kinetic study of the reaction of iodide ions with hydrogen peroxide at room temperature.}} 

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• NEET Chemistry Syllabus with Chapter-wise Weightage 
• Physical Chemistry Chapters for NEET
• Inorganic Chemistry Chapters for NEET Preparation

Best books for NEET Chemistry

Some of the best books for NEET Chemistry preparation are as follows:

1. 40 Days Chemistry for NEET by Sudhanshu Thakur
2. Boyd for Organic Chemistry
3. Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J D Lee
4. Modern’s ABC of Chemistry (Part 1 & 2)
5. Objective Chemistry (Volume I, II & III)
6. Objective Chemistry by R K Gupta
7. Organic Chemistry by Himanshu Pandey (GRB Publication)
8. Organic Chemistry by Morrison
9. Physical Chemistry by OP Tandon (G R Bathla Publications)
10. Practice books

• Inorganic Chemistry – V K Jaiswal
• Organic Chemistry – M S Chauhan
• Physical Chemistry - N Awasthi

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Let us take a look at the major topics from the NEET Biology syllabus and the class-wise distribution of subjects alongside weightages assigned to those. 

Unit I: Diversity in Living World

• What is living?; Biodiversity; Need for classification; Taxonomy & Systematics; Concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy; Binomial nomenclature.

• Five kingdom classifications; salient features and classification of Monera; Protista and Fungi into major groups; Lichens; Viruses and Viroids.

• Salient features and classification of plants into major groups - Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms (three to five salient and distinguishing features and at least two examples of each category).

• Salient features and classification of animals-nonchordate up to phyla level and chordate up to classes level (three to five salient features and at least two examples)

Unit II: Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants

• Morphology and modifications; Tissues; Anatomy and functions of different parts of flowering plants: Root, stem, leaf, inflorescence- cymose and recemose, flower, fruit and seed (To be dealt along with the relevant practical of the Practical Syllabus). Family (malvaceae, Cruciferae, leguminoceae, compositae, graminae).

• Animal tissues; Morphology, anatomy and functions of different systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous and reproductive) of an insect (frog). (Brief account only)

Unit III: Cell Structure and Function

• 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.

• B Cell division: Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis and their significance.

Unit IV: Plant Physiology

• Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis as a means of Autotrophic nutrition; Site of photosynthesis takes place; pigments involved in Photosynthesis (Elementary idea); Photochemical and biosynthetic phases of photosynthesis; Cyclic and non-cyclic and photophosphorylation; Chemiosmotic hypothesis; Photorespiration, C3 and C4 pathways; Factors affecting photosynthesis.

• Respiration: Exchange gases; Cellular respiration-glycolysis, fermentation (anaerobic), TCA cycle and electron transport system (aerobic); Energy relations- Number of ATP molecules generated; Amphibolic pathways; Respiratory quotient.

• Plant growth and development: Seed germination; Phases of Plant growth and plant growth rate; Conditions of growth; Differentiation, dedifferentiation and redifferentiation; Sequence of developmental process in a plant cell; Growth regulators- auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, ethylene, ABA.

Unit V: Human Physiology

• Breathing and Respiration: Respiratory organs in animals (recall only); Respiratory system in humans; Mechanism of breathing and its regulation in humans-Exchange of gases, transport of gases and regulation of respiration; Respiratory volumes; Disorders related to respiration-Asthma, Emphysema, Occupational respiratory disorders.

• Body fluids and circulation: Composition of blood, blood groups, coagulation of blood; Composition of lymph and its function; Human circulatory system-Structure of human heart and blood vessels; Cardiac cycle, cardiac output, ECG, Double circulation; Regulation of cardiac activity; Disorders of circulatory system-Hypertension, Coronary artery disease, Angina pectoris, Heart failure.

• Excretory products and their elimination: Modes of excretion- Ammonotelism, ureotelism, uricotelism; Human excretory system-structure and function; Urine formation, Osmoregulation; Regulation of kidney function-Renin-angiotensin, Atrial Natriuretic Factor, ADH and Diabetes insipidus; Role of other organs in excretion; Disorders; Uraemia, Renal failure, Renal calculi, Nephritis; Dialysis and artificial kidney.

• Locomotion and Movement: Types of movement- ciliary, flagellar, muscular; Skeletal muscle-contractile proteins and muscle contraction; Skeletal system and its functions (To be dealt with the relevant practical of Practical syllabus); Joints; Disorders of muscular and skeletal system-Myasthenia gravis, Tetany, Muscular dystrophy, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Gout.

• Neural control and coordination: Neuron and nerves; Nervous system in human central nervous system, peripheral nervous system and visceral nervous system; Generation and conduction of nerve impulse; Reflex action; Sense organs; Elementary structure and function of eye and ear.

• Chemical coordination and regulation: Endocrine glands and hormones; Human endocrine system Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Pineal, Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal, Pancreas, Gonads; Mechanism of hormone action (Elementary Idea); Role of hormones as messengers and regulators, Hypo-and hyperactivity and related disorders (Common disorders e.g. Dwarfism, Acromegaly, Cretinism, goiter, exopthalmic goiter, diabetes, Addison’s disease). (Imp: Diseases and disorders mentioned above to be dealt in brief.)

Unit VI: Reproduction

• Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Flower structure; Development of male and female gametophytes; Pollination-types, agencies and examples; Outbreeding devices; Pollen-Pistil interaction; Double fertilization; Post fertilization events- Development of endosperm and embryo, Development of seed and formation of fruit; Special modes-apomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony; Significance of seed and fruit formation.

• Human Reproduction: Male and female reproductive systems; Microscopic anatomy of testis and ovary; Gametogenesis-spermatogenesis & oogenesis; Menstrual cycle; Fertilisation, embryo development up to blastocyst formation, implantation; Pregnancy and placenta formation (Elementary idea); Parturition (Elementary idea); Lactation (Elementary idea).

• Reproductive health: Need for reproductive health and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STD); Birth control - Need and Methods, Contraception and Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP); Amniocentesis; Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies – IVF, ZIFT, GIFT (Elementary idea for general awareness)

Unit VII: Genetics and Evolution

• Heredity and variation: Mendelian Inheritance; Deviations from Mendelism- Incomplete dominance, Co-dominance, Multiple alleles and Inheritance of blood groups, Pleiotropy; Elementary idea of polygenic inheritance; Chromosome theory of inheritance; Chromosomes and genes; Sex determination-In humans, birds, honey bee; Linkage and crossing over; Sex linked inheritance-Haemophilia, Colour blindness; Mendelian disorders in humans-Thalassemia; Chromosomal disorders in humans; Down’s syndrome, Turner’s and Klinefelter’s syndromes.

• Molecular basis of Inheritance: Search for genetic material and DNA as genetic material; Structure of DNA and RNA; DNA packaging; DNA replication; Central dogma; Transcription, genetic code, translation; Gene expression and regulation- Lac Operon; Genome and human genome project; DNA fingerprinting, protein biosynthesis. 

• Evolution: Origin of life; Biological evolution and evidence for biological evolution from Palaeontology, comparative anatomy, embryology and molecular evidence.Darwin’s contribution, Modern Synthetic theory of Evolution; Mechanism of evolution-Variation (Mutation and Recombination) and Natural Selection with examples, types of natural selection; Gene flow and genetic drift; Hardy-Weinberg’s principle; Adaptive Radiation; Human evolution.

Unit VIII: Biology and Human Welfare

• Health and Disease; Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases (Malaria, Filariasis, Ascariasis, Typhoid, Pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ring worm); Basic concepts of immunology-vaccines; Cancer, HIV and AIDS; Adolescence, drug and alcohol abuse, Tobacco abuse.

• Improvement in food production; Plant breeding, tissue culture, single cell protein, Biofortification; Apiculture and Animal husbandry.

• Microbes in human welfare: In household food processing, industrial production, sewage treatment, energy generation and as biocontrol agents and biofertilizers.

Unit IX: Biotechnology and Its Applications

• Principles and process of Biotechnology: Genetic engineering (Recombinant DNA technology).

• Application of Biotechnology in Health and Agriculture: Human insulin and vaccine production, gene therapy; Genetically modified organisms-Bt crops; Transgenic Animals; Biosafety issues- Biopiracy and patents.

Unit X: Ecology and Environment

• Organisms and environment: Population interactions-mutualism, competition, predation, parasitism; Population attributes-growth, birth rate and death rate, age distribution.

• Ecosystem: Patterns, components; productivity and decomposition; Energy flow; Pyramids of number, biomass, energy.

• Biodiversity and its conservation: Concept of Biodiversity; Patterns of Biodiversity; Importance of Biodiversity; Loss of Biodiversity; Biodiversity conservation; Hotspots, endangered organisms, extinction, Red Data Book, biosphere reserves, National parks and sanctuaries, Sacred Groves.

Also Read: NEET Biology Syllabus: PDF Download With Weightage

NEET Biology Topic-wise Questions

Analysing the topic-wise weightages of the Biology section, Shiksha is bringing topic-wise questions asked in the previous years' NEET question papers which they can practice from. Some of the important topics include Cell Cycle and Cell Division, Microbes in Human Welfare, Reproduction in Organisms, Human Reproduction, Biological Classification and Living World. Candidates can download the question paper PDFs from the table below.

Best books for NEET Biology

Some of the best books for NEET Biology preparation are as follows:

1. 40 Days Biology for NEET by S Chakravarty
2. Exploring Biology (Vol 1 & 2) by Sanjay Sharma & Sudhakar Banerjee (Arihant Publications)
3. GR Bathla publications for Biology
4. Medical Entrances Biology (Vol 1, 2 & 3) by Mamta R Solanki & Lalita Ghotik (Target Publications)
5. Moderns ABC Plus of Biology for XI & XII (B B Arora and A K Sabharwal - Modern Publishers)
6. Objective Biology (Vol 1, 2 & 3), Dinesh Publications
7. Objective Botany by Ansari
8. Pradeep’s A Textbook of Biology
9. Trueman’s Objective Biology for NEET by M P Tyagi

Also Read:

• How to Prepare for the Biology Section of NEET?
• Best books for NEET Biology 
• NEET Biology Question Papers

The NEET 2026 syllabus and chapter-wise weightage will be known after the release of new syllabus PDF. Till the, students can check below the NEET 2025 syllabus. Based on the NEET exam analysis of 2025 by top experts, here we bring the NEET chapter-wise weightage.

NEET Chapter Wise Weightage for Physics

The table brings the NEET chapter-wise weightage for Physics. 

NEET Chapter Wise Weightage for Botany and Zoology

The Biology questions of NEET are divided into Botany and Zoology, each consisting of 45 questions. Let us take a look at the topics as per the NEET chapter-wise weightage for Biology. 

NEET Chapter Wise Weightage for Chemistry

The Chemistry section of NEET consists of areas such as Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry. Know the Chemistry weightage for NEET in the below table.  

Also Read: NEET 2026 Chapter-wise Weightage

Certain chapters were removed in the year 2024 from each NEET subject- Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Have a look at the list of deleted chapters in the NEET syllabus or the reduced syllabus of NEET exam below.

Deleted Chapters & Topics from NEET Syllabus

Here we bring the list of chapters and topics removed from the NEET syllabus from Class 11 and 12. 

List of Deleted Chapters and Topics from Class 11 NEET Physics Syllabus

Unit I- Physical-world and Measurement

• Physics- Scope and excitement; nature of physical laws; Physics, technology, and society.
• Need for measurement- Length, mass, and time measurements; accuracy and precision of measuring instruments.

Unit II- Kinematics

Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing motion. Scalar and vector quantities- Position and displacement vectors, general vectors, general vectors and notation, equality of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a real number; addition and subtraction of vectors. Relative velocity.

Unit III- Laws of Motion

Lubrication (under the Equilibrium of Concurrent Forces chapter)

Unit V- Rotational Motion

Momentum conservation, and centre of mass motion.

Unit VI- Gravitation

Geostationary satellites.

Unit VII- Properties of Bulk Matter/Properties of Solids and Liquids

• Shear, Poisson’s ratio; elastic energy. Reynold’s number,  Anomalous expansion. Specific heat capacity- Cp, Cv- calorimetry; change of state – latent heat. Qualitative ideas of Black Body Radiation, Wein’s displacement law, and Green House effect.
• Newton’s law of cooling and Stefan’s law.

Unit VIII- Thermodynamics

Heat engines and refrigerators.

Unit X- Oscillations and Waves

• Free, forced and damped oscillations (qualitative ideas only), resonance.
• Doppler effect

List of Deleted Chapters and Topics from Class 12 NEET Physics Syllabus

Here we bring the list of chapters and topics removed from the NEET Physics syllabus from Class 12. 

Unit I- Electrostatics

 Van de Graaff generator.

Unit II- Current Electricity

• The flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor, Carbon resistors, colour code for carbon resistors; Potentiometer-principle and applications to measure potential difference, and for comparing emf of two cells; measurement of internal resistance of a cell.

Unit III- Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

Concept of magnetic field, Oersted’s experiment.  Magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron. bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; Earth’s magnetic field and magnetic elements. Electromagnetic and factors affecting their strengths. Permanent magnets

Unit IV- Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

LC oscillations (qualitative treatment only), 

Unit VI- Optics

• Reflection and refraction of plane waves at a plane surface using wavefronts.
• Scattering of light-blue colour of the sky and reddish appearance of the sun at sunrise and sunset.
• Optical instruments- Human eye, image formation and accommodation, correction of eye defects (myopia and hypermetropia) using lenses.
• Microscopes and astronomical telescopes (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers.

Unit VII- Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

Davisson-Germer experiment (experimental details should be omitted; only the conclusion should be explained).

Unit VIII- Atoms and Nuclei

Isotopes, isobars; isotones. Radioactivity- alpha, beta and gamma particles/ rays and their properties decay law. 

Unit IX- Electronic Devices

Energy bands in solids (qualitative ideas only), conductors, insulators,  Junction transistor, transistor action, characteristics of a transistor; transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration) and oscillator. 

List of Chapters Removed in NEET Chemistry Syllabus

Here we bring the list of chapters removed from the NEET Chemistry syllabus from Class 11 and Class 12 or the NEET deleted syllabus in the Chemistry subject.

The chapters/topics denote the NEET deleted syllabus of Class 11.

Unit I- Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

General Introduction- Important and scope of chemistry.

Unit II- Structure of Atom

Atomic number, isotopes and isobars, Concept of shells and subshells, dual nature of matter and light.

Unit V- States of Matter- Gases and Liquids

• Three states of matter, intermolecular interactions, types of bonding, melting and boiling points, role of gas laws of elucidating the concept of the molecule, Boyle’s law, Charle’s law, Gay Lussac’s law, Avogadro’s law, ideal behaviour of gases, empirical derivation of gas equation. Avogadro number, ideal gas equation. Kinetic energy and molecular speeds (elementary idea), deviation from ideal behaviour, liquefaction of gases, critical temperature.
• Liquid State- Vapour pressure, viscosity and surface tension (qualitative idea only, no mathematical derivations).

Unit IX- Hydrogen

Occurrence, isotopes, preparation, properties and uses of hydrogen; hydrides ionic, covalent and interstitial; physical and chemical properties of water, heavy water; hydrogen peroxide preparation, reactions, uses and structure.

Unit X- s-Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals)

Group I and Group 2 elements-
• General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence, anomalous properties of the first element of each group, diagonal relationship, trends in the variation of properties (such as ionization enthalpy, atomic and ionic radii), trends in chemical reactivity with oxygen, water, hydrogen and halogens; uses.
• Preparation and Properties of Some important Compounds-
• Sodium carbonate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide and sodium hydrogen carbonate, biological importance of sodium and potassium.
• Industrial use of lime and limestone, biological importance of Mg and Ca.

Unit XI- Some p-Block Elements

Important compounds of silicon and a few uses- silicon tetrachloride, silicones, silicates and zeolites, their uses.

UNIT XIII- Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

Cyanides and Isocyanides- will be mentioned at relevant places.

UNIT XIV- Environmental Chemistry

Environmental pollution- Air, water and soil pollution, chemical reactions in atmosphere, smogs, major atmospheric pollutants; acid rain ozone and its reactions, effects of depletion of the ozone layer, greenhouse effect and global warming-pollution due to industrial wastes; green chemistry as an alternative tool for reducing pollution, strategy for control of environmental pollution.

List of Chapters Deleted from NEET Class 12 Syllabus

The following chapters/topics denote the NEET deleted syllabus of Class 12.

Unit I- Solid State

Classification of solids based on different binding forces; molecular, ionic covalent and metallic solids, amorphous and crystalline solids (elementary idea), unit cell in two-dimensional and three-dimensional lattices, calculation of density of unit cell, packing in solids, packing efficiency, voids, number of atoms per unit cell in a cubic unit cell, point defects, electrical and magnetic properties, Band theory of metals, conductors, semiconductors and insulators.

Unit V- Surface Chemistry

Adsorption-physisorption and chemisorption; factors affecting adsorption of gases on solids, catalysis homogeneous and heterogeneous, activity and selectivity- enzyme catalysis; colloidal state- distinction between true solutions, colloids and suspensions; lyophilic, lyophobic multimolecular and macromolecular colloids; properties of colloids; Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation; emulsions- types of emulsions.

UNIT XV- Polymers

Classification- Natural and synthetic, methods of polymerization (addition and condensation), copolymerization. Some important polymers- natural and synthetic like polyesters, bakelite; rubber, Biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymers.

UNIT XVI- Chemistry in Everyday Life

• Chemicals in medicines- analgesics, tranquillizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines.
• Chemicals in food- preservatives, artificial sweetening agents, elementary idea of antioxidants.
• Cleansing agents- soaps and detergents, cleansing action.

List of Chapters Deleted from NEET Biology Syllabus

Here we bring the list of chapters which were removed from the NEET Biology syllabus from Class 11. 

Unit I- Diversity in Living World

• What is Living- Three domains of life; Concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy; Tools for study of Taxonomy – Museums, Zoos, Herbaria, Botanical gardens.
• Angiosperms classification up to class, characteristic features and examples.

Unit II- Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants

Animal tissues; Morphology, anatomy and functions of different systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous and reproductive) of an insect (Frog). (Brief account only)

Unit IV- Plant Physiology

• Transport in plants- Movement of water, gases and nutrients; Cell to cell transport-Diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active transport; Plant – water relations – Imbibition, water potential, osmosis, plasmolysis; Long distance transport of water – Absorption, apoplast, symplast, transpiration pull, root pressure and guttation; Transpiration-Opening and closing of stomata; Uptake and translocation of mineral nutrients-Transport of food, phloem transport, Mass flow hypothesis; Diffusion of gases (brief mention).
• Mineral nutrition- Essential minerals, macro and micronutrients and their role; Deficiency symptoms; Mineral toxicity; Elementary idea of Hydroponics as a method to study mineral nutrition; Nitrogen metabolism-Nitrogen cycle, biological nitrogen fixation.

• Plant growth and development- Seed dormancy; Vernalisation; Photoperiodism.

Unit V- Human Physiology

• Digestion and absorption; Alimentary canal and digestive glands; Role of digestive enzymes and gastrointestinal hormones; Peristalsis, digestion, absorption and assimilation of proteins, carbohydrates and fats; Caloric value of proteins, carbohydrates and fats; Egestion; Nutritional and digestive disorders – PEM, indigestion, constipation, vomiting, jaundice, diarrhoea.
• Neural control and coordination- Reflex action; Sense organs; Elementary structure and function of eye and ear.

Here we bring the chapters and topics NEET deleted syllabus from Class 12 Biology.

Unit I- Reproduction

Reproduction in organisms- Reproduction, a characteristic feature of all organisms for continuation of species; Modes of reproduction – Asexual and sexual; Asexual reproduction; Modes-Binary fission, sporulation, budding, gemmule, fragmentation; vegetative propagation in plants.

Unit III- Biology and Human Welfare

Improvement in food production; Plant breeding, tissue culture, single cell protein, Biofortification; Apiculture and Animal husbandry.

Unit V- Ecology and Environment

Organisms and environment- Habitat and niche; Population and ecological adaptations

Ecosystem Patterns- Nutrient cycling (carbon and phosphorous); Ecological succession; Ecological Services fixation, pollination, oxygen release.

Environmental issues- Air pollution and its control; Water pollution and its control; Agrochemicals and their effects; Solid waste management; Radioactive waste management; Greenhouse effect and global warning; Ozone depletion; Deforestation; Any three case studies as success stories addressing environmental issues.

Addition of New Chapters in NEET Syllabus

Along with the reduction of the NEET syllabus, there are some chapters in each subject which were added in last years. Here, we bring the topics or chapters which have been added to the NEET syllabus . 

List of New Chapters Added in NEET Physics Syllabus

Following are the topics and chapters added to the NEET Physics syllabus of Class 11.

Unit II- Kinematics

Resolution of Vector

Unit VI- Gravitation

Motion of a satellite, time period and energy of a satellite

Unit VII- Properties of Bulk Matter/Properties of Solids and Liquids

Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal's law and its applications. Effect of gravity on fluid pressure.

Unit IX- Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory

RMS speed of gas molecules- Degrees of freedom. Avogadro's number.

Following are the topics in the Physics syllabus of Class 12 which have been added this year.

Unit III- Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

Effect of temperature on magnetic properties.

Unit VII- Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

Dual nature of radiation.

Unit XX- Experimental Skills

Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities-

1. Vemier callipers are used to measure the internal and external diameter and depth of a vessel.

2. Screw gauge-its use to determine the thickness diameter of a thin sheet/wire.

3. Simple pendulum-dissipation of energy by plotting a graph between the square of amplitude and time.

4. Metre Scale - the mass of a given object by the principle of moments.

5. Young's modulus of elasticity of the material of a metallic wire.

6. Surface tension of water by capillary rise and effect of detergents.

7. Co-efficient of Viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring the terminal velocity of a given spherical body.

8. Speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube.

9. Specific heat capacity of a given (i) solid and (ii) liquid by method of mixtures.

10. The resistivity of the material of a given wire using a metre bridge.

11. The resistance of a given wire using Ohm's law.

12. Resistance and figure of merit of a galvanometer by half deflection method.

13. The focal length of;

(i) Convex mirror

(ii) Concave mirror, and

(iii) Convex lens, using the parallax method.

14. The plot of the angle of deviation vs angle of incidence for a triangular prism.

15. Refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope.

16. Characteristic curves of a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias.

17. Characteristic curves of a Zener diode and finding reverse breakdown voltage.

18. Identification of Diode. LED,. Resistor. A capacitor from a mixed collection of such item

List of New Chapters Added in NEET Chemistry Syllabus

The following chapters have been added to the NEET Chemistry syllabus.

Unit II- Structure of Atom

Bohr model of a hydrogen atom - its postulates, derivation of the relations for the energy of the electron and radii of the different orbits, limitations of Bohr's model.

Unit IV- Chemical Bonding, Molecular

• Kossel-Lewis approach to chemical bond formation, the concept of ionic and covalent bonds.
• Elementary idea of metallic bonding.
• Fajan's rule.

Unit- Chemical Thermodynamics

Fundamentals of thermodynamics- System and surroundings, extensive and intensive properties' state functions, types of processes. 

The first law of thermodynamics - Concept of work, heat internal energy and enthalpy, heat capacity, molar heat capacity; Hess's law of constant heat summation; Enthalpies of bond dissociation, combustion' formation, atomization. sublimation. phase transition, hydration. ionization. and solution.

The second raw of thermodynamics - Spontaneity of processes- AS of the universe and AC of the system as criteria for spontaneity. Standard Gibbs energy change and equilibrium constant.

Unit VII- Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry

Electrolytic and metallic conduction, conductance and their in electrolytic solutions, molar conductivities variation with concentration- Kohlrausch's law and its applications.

Electrochemical cells - Electrolytic and Galvanic cells, different types of electrodes, electrode potentials including standard electrode potential, half-cell and cell reactions, emf of a Galvanic Cell and its measurement- Nernst equation and its applications, Relationship between cell potential and Gibbs' energy change- Dry cell and lead accumulator, Fuel cells. 

Unit IV- Chemical Kinetics

Pressure, collision theory of bimolecular gaseous reactions (no derivation).

Unit VIII- d and f Block Elements

Transition Elements

Unit XIII- Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds

Purification - Crystallization. sublimation, distillation, differential extraction, chromatography - principles and their applications.

Qualitative analysis - Detection of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and halogens.

Quantitative analysis (basic principles only) - Estimation of carbon. hydrogen. nitrogen. halogens. sulphur. phosphorus.

Calculations of empirical formulae and molecular formulae- Numerical problems in organic quantitative analysis.

Unit XIII- Hydrocarbons

Classification of isomerism. IUPAC nomenclature, general methods of preparation, properties, and reactions.

Unit- Organic Compounds Containing Halogen

General methods of preparation, properties, and reactions; Nature of C-X bond- Mechanisms of substitution reactions.

Uses; Environmental effects of chloroform, iodoform freons, and DDT.

Unit- Principles Related to Practical Chemistry

Detection of extra elements (Nitrogen, sulphur, halogens), in organic compounds; Detection of the following functional group, hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketones) carboxyl, and amino groups in organic compounds.

• The chemistry involved in the preparation of the following-

Inorganic compounds- Mohr's salt. potash alum

Organic compounds- Acetanilide. p-nitro acetanilide, aniline yellow, iodoform

• The chemistry involved in the titrimetric exercises - Acids. bases and the use of indicators. oxalic-acid vs KMnO₄. Mohr's salt vs KMnO₄

Chemical principles involved in the qualitative salt analysis

Cations
Anions

Chemical principles involved in the following experiments-

1. Enthalpy of solution of CuSO4

2. Enthalpy of neutralization of strong acid and strong base

3. Preparation of lyophilic and lyophobic sols

4. Kinetic study of the reaction of iodide ions with hydrogen peroxide at room temperature.

List of New Chapters Added in NEET Biology Syllabus

The following chapters have been added to NEET Biology syllabus.

Unit II- Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants

Family (malvaceae, Cruciferae, leguminoceae, compositae, graminae)'

Unit VII- Genetics and Evolution

Molecular basis of inheritance- Protein biosynthesis

Unit VIII- Biology and Human Welfare

Health and Disease- Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases (dengue, chikungunya), Tobacco abuse

Unit X- Ecology and Environment

Biodiversity and its conservation- Sacred Groves.