NEET 2023 Paper Analysis: Check Difficulty Level, Student Reactions and Reviews
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NEET 2023 has been conducted on May 7 from 2 pm to 5.20 pm. According to the NEET analysis by students and experts, the difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderately tough. Find out the subject-wise analysis, student reactions and exam reviews here.
NEET 2023 EXAM ANALYSIS
NEET 2023 Analysis: NEET 2023 exam has been conducted on May 7 in over 499 cities across India and abroad. The overall difficulty level of the exam has been termed as easy to moderate. As per the NEET 2023 student reactions and expert reviews, the Physics section was easy this year. The chemistry section was of moderate difficulty level, especially inorganic chemistry. Candidates got a total of 200 minutes of exam duration to solve the medical entrance exam. The NEET cutoff is expected to be higher this year since the difficulty level is easier as per the initial impressions of the medical entrance exam.
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In this article, candidates can take a detailed look at the NEET analysis for each subject, student reactions, and reviews. But first, let’s check the NEET 2023 exam pattern and structure.
Also Read: Allen Answer Key NEET 2023 for Codes E, F, G, H: Download Solution PDF
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NEET 2023 Exam Pattern
The following table brings the detailed exam pattern and structure for NEET 2023.
| Sections |
Number of Questions |
Total Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Physics Section A |
35 |
140 |
| Physics Section B |
15 |
40 |
| Chemistry Section A |
35 |
140 |
| Chemistry Section B |
15 |
40 |
| Botany Section A |
35 |
140 |
| Botany Section B |
15 |
40 |
| Zoology Section A |
35 |
140 |
| Zoology Section B |
15 |
40 |
Now let us take a look at the detailed section-wise analysis for NEET 2023.
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NEET 2023 Exam Analysis
NEET 2023 exam difficulty level was easy to moderate, shared by the initial impressions of the NEET exam this year.
NEET 2023 Physics Analysis
The Physics section of NEET was easy to attempt among the other sections. It comprised 45 questions which were mostly formula-based. The NEET cutoff is expected to be higher since the overall difficulty level is easier.
NEET 2023 Chemistry Analysis
This section of the NEET question paper was dominated by NCERT-based questions. The 45 questions that comprised this section had more theoretical questions, also, 31 percent of the total number of questions asked were easy to moderate and candidates could score well in this section. The questions were mostly fundamental but there were four to five graph-based and numerical questions in this section.
NEET 2023 Biology Analysis
The Biology section was the easiest section in the question paper for NEET 2023. This section comprised 90 questions, which were segregated into questions from Botany and Zoology. In the previous years, the Botany section of NEET 2023 was comparatively tougher than the Zoology section. Nearly 30 percent of the questions can be considered easy. Take a look at the topic-wise distribution of the Botany section of Biology asked in NEET 2023.
NEET 2023 Student Reactions
According to the NEET 2023 student reactions, the exam was termed as easy to moderate. The majority of the students found Botany and Chemistry to be the toughest with Physics to be the easy section followed by Chemistry. Biology (Botany) though carried the highest weightage, had the toughest questions.
Also Read: NEET 2023 Physics, Biology and Chemistry Question Papers with Solutions
NEET 2023 Answer Key Codes
Take a look at the NEET answer keys for the various sets and codes E, F, G, H of the NEET question papers, given in the table below.
| NEET 2023 Answer Keys |
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|---|---|
| NEET 2023 Answer Key Set E |
NEET 2023 Answer Key F |
| NEET 2023 Answer Key Set G |
NEET 2023 Answer Key H |
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