NEET 2026 Syllabus [PDF Download]; Subject-wise Topics & Weightage

The NEET UG syllabus 2026 has been finalised by the NMC and released by the NTA. The total chapters in NEET 2026 are 50 with 20 units in Physics, 20 units in Chemistry and 10 in Biology. Have a look at the latest NEET syllabus 2026 below-

Also Read: Weightage of 11th and 12th in NEET 2026

The subject-wise NEET exam syllabus 2026 contains chapters and topics from which questions are asked. There are a total of 50 chapters divided between Biology, Physics and Chemistry. Have a look at the subject-wise syllabus of NEET 2026 below-

Physics Syllabus for NEET 2026

There are 20 chapters or units in the NEET Physics syllabus. To perform better in this section, candidates should know all the NEET Physics formulas, laws and concepts. The detailed Physics NEET syllabus 2026 is shared below.

Chemistry Syllabus for NEET 2026

The Chemistry NEET is divided into three sections: Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. The NEET Chemistry syllabus 2026 is shared below.

Biology Syllabus for NEET 2026

The Biology section has two branches- Botany and Zoology. However, the syllabus is not segregated into these branches. The NTA has notified the common syllabus under the NEET Biology section. Have a look at the major topics from the Biology NEET syllabus 2026 below. 

The NMC finalised the NEET UG 2026 syllabus on its website on December 22, 2025. The NMC syllabus for NEET 2026 is in line with Class 11 and Class 12 NCERT curriculum. Hence, it becomes convenient for Class 11 and 12 students to prepare simultaneously for the NEET exam along with their Board exams. The NTA released the same official syllabus as finalised by the NMC for NEET exam 2026 in January. Candidates who want to appear for the NEET UG 2026 exam should undertake serious preparations using the official PDFs shared below. The NTA NEET syllabus 2026 PDF free download files are shared below.

NEET Syllabus 2026: Subject-Wise PDFs

Download here the subject-wise PDFs of NEET 2026 syllabus for Physics, Chemistry and Biology

There is no change in the NTA NEET UG syllabus 2026. Based on the comparison 2026 and 2025, it can be said that all the chapters remain the same. Hence, the NEET 2026 chapter-wise weightage remains the same as that of 2025. Have a look at the NEET chapter-wise weightage based on the NEET exam analysis by top experts below.

NEET Physics Chapter Wise Weightage

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

NEET Biology Chapter Wise Weightage: 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 Chemistry Chapter Wise Weightage 2026

The NEET Chemistry section comprises Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry. Know the Chemistry weightage for NEET in the below table.  

For more details, visit NEET 2026 Chapter-wise Weightage

No chapter has been deleted in 2026 NEET syllabus by the NMC or NTA. However, the NTA removed certain chapters in 2024 from each NEET subject- Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Have a look at the list of deleted chapters of NEET below.

Deleted Chapters of 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 from Class 11 and Class 12.

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 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 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.

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.

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

The following chapters have been added to the NEET Chemistry.

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.

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.

NEET preparation is a time-consuming affair, and it should be done with a systematic approach. The first and foremost step is to know the syllabus for NEET UG properly. The best part about the NEET syllabus 2026 is from the Class 11 and Class 12 syllabi, and students are already familiar with the key concepts. Have a look at the NEET preparation tips shared by toppers below-

• Be thorough with the concepts: Saurabh Kumar, Chief Academic Officer, Vidyamandir Classes, says, "Make sure that the complete syllabus is covered in the first three months, which includes portions from both Class 11 and 12. Since aspirants might be fresh with the Class 12 portion of the NEET, the initial time should concentrate on covering the Class 11 portion to rewind things. And most importantly, do not opt to study new topics/ concepts at the last moment."
• Strategy for subject-wise preparation: Saurabh Kumar mentions, "Though the Biology portion (Zoology and Botany) may be a bit easier in comparison to Physics, which has a higher number of theoretical and numerical questions. Biology students need to focus and practice more in the Physics section." 
• Refer to the best books: NCERT is the best and the most popular book to refer to for NEET 2026 preparation. Hence, they should first complete the NCERT books and after that, they should move on to other NEET books or study materials. 

Also Read: NCERT Books for NEET Preparation

• Get enough practice: As they say, practice makes a man perfect. In order to test whether the preparation of a particular section of the NEET 2026 syllabus is complete or not, candidates should take NEET mock tests or solve practice papers regularly. After that, they should analyse their performance to know where they can improve further. 
• Analyse strengths and weaknesses: Analysing one's strengths and weaknesses is very important as it helps the student understand where he/she is standing in comparison with other candidates. 
• Revision: Regular revision is key to NEET preparation. After completing each chapter, prepare notes on the key points along with charts, tables or diagrams to make it easily comprehensible. 

The structure of the NEET question papers remains the same as last year. According to the latest NEET exam pattern, the total number of questions are 180. The exam duration is 180 minutes or three hours. The table below brings the NEET question pattern or the exam structure.

NEET 2026 Marking Scheme

The table below brings the marking scheme of NEET.

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