NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) - UG 2018 was held on May 6 for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses offered by government and private medical colleges in India. Conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the exam was held in 11 languages: English, Hindi, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu. It is recommended by experts that NEET aspirants should practice from previous years NEET question papers to improve their preparation level. Referring to previous years' NEET question papers and solutions help them get an in-depth understanding of the types of questions to expect and how to solve those, shortcut methods, etc. This article of Shiksha brings the NEET 2018 question papers and answer keys for download.
- NEET 2018 Question Paper Pattern
- NEET 2018 Question Papers and Solutions
- NEET 2018 Question Paper Analysis
NEET 2018 Question Paper Pattern
The question paper comprised a total of 180 questions, categorised into three different sections - Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology). The questions were objective type and carried a total of 720 marks, 4 marks for each question and 1 negative mark for incorrect answers. Check the detailed NEET exam pattern below.
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| Exam Structure |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject |
Total number of questions |
Marks per question |
Total marks |
| Physics |
45 |
4 |
180 |
| Chemistry |
45 |
4 |
180 |
| Biology (Botany & Zoology) |
90 (45+45) |
4 |
360 (180+180) |
| Total |
180 Questions |
|
720 Marks |
Soon after the exam, coaching institutes around the world released NEET (UG) 2018 exam analysis, answer keys, question papers with answers and solutions.
Take a look at NEET (UG) 2018 question papers along with the solutions and answers by Allen Career Institute below.
NEET 2018 Question Papers and Solutions
The NEET experts from top coaching institutes like Allen Kota have released the overall and sectional NEET question papers and solutions. Candidates can download the section-wise NEET 2018 question papers, answer keys and solutions PDF from the table below.
| NEET 2018 Question Papers and Solutions | |
|---|---|
| Physics | Download |
| Chemistry | Download |
| Biology | Download |
NEET 2018 Question Paper Analysis
According to experts, the difficulty level of the NEET 2018 was moderate to difficult. The Physics section was of moderate difficulty level. While few questions were direct and formula-specific, some were lengthy and time-consuming. 20 questions were from Class 11, whereas 25 questions were from the Class 12 syllabus. The Chemistry section was tough. The Physical Chemistry part was from the higher difficulty level and the Inorganic and Organic Chemistry questions were easy to moderate. The Biology section was of easy difficulty level. Out of 180 questions, 18 were easy, 60 moderate and 12 tough. Around 56 per cent of questions were from Class 11 and 44 per cent were from the Class 12 syllabus.
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- Assertion reason
- Diagram based questions
- Equation based
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