NEET

Candidates must reach the NEET exam centre before the time to avoid any last minute delays. The reporting time is generally mentioned on the admit card. It is adviseable that candidates should reach the centre at least one hour before the exam to get entry on time.

NEET is generally conducted in 14 foreign cities. NEET test centres in foreign countries are located in cities located across the continents of Asia, Middle East and Africa. The foreign cities where NEET 2025 will be conducted are as follows:

1. Kuwait City
2. Dubai
3. Abu Dhabi
4. Bangkok
5. Colombo
6. Doha
7. Kathmandu
8. Kuala Lumpur
9. Lagos
10. Manama
11. Muscat
12. Riyadh
13. Sharjah
14. Singapore.

Registered candidates willing to choose an international city for NEET 2025 will be able to do so during the application correction window and candidates registering afresh will be able to choose their preferred country and city and have to pay the requisite application fee.  

You can choose any exam centre of NEET if you have opted for English medium question paper. English is available at all centres across the country. English is a universal language and the NEET question paper medium. The exam city selection option becomes limited once candidates choose a regional language, except Hindi. Apart from the medium of the question factor, the other factor that plays a role in the NEET exam centre city selection is the permanent and present address selected by candidates during the application process.

The NTA will announce the number of NEET exam centres 2026 in the result PDF. As per the last year's data, the exam centres were around 5,453. The exam was conducted in 566 cities. 

Candidates can know about the allotment of NEET exam centre through the release of admit card. The NTA releases the NEET admit card around 4 days before the exam. Moreover, candidates can know the allotted NEET exam city through the advance city intimation slip.

The NTA allots the NEET exam centre based on candidates' preference. 

Candidates belonging to the General category should secure 50 percentile. Those belonging to the PwD General category has to secure 45 percentile. The NEET cutoff percentile for the reserved category candidates is 40. The exact qualifying marks or cutoff scores will be announced by NTA along with the scorecards. This year, General category candidates had to score minimum 137 marks to qualify for the exam. 

Yes, NCERT books are sufficient to complete the NEET syllabus. A number of past years' NEET toppers have claimed that they referred only to NCERT books for preparation. NCERT textbooks act as the base to complete the syllabus and develop conceptual clarity and understanding of the topics and chapters. However, for practice purposes, students may refer to other books and resources as well. It is advised that while starting the NEET preparation, candidates refer to the NCERT books and move towards other books and advanced resources after that.

The Chemistry section of NEET is divided into three sub-sections: Physical, Organic and Inorganic. The least number of questions are from Physical Chemistry. Inorganic and Organic Chemistry chapters have almost similar weightage. In terms of the ratio of Class 11 and Class 12 syllabus of NEET the latter has a higher weightage. The total number of questions asked from the Chemistry section will be 50, out of which 45 questions have to be attempted. The topics carrying high weightage in NEET based on last year's analysis are given in the table below.

The Biology section of NEET is divided into two sub-sections: Zoology and Botany. Each of these sections will have 50 questions, out of which candidates will have to attempt 45 questions. The total number of questions on Biology in the NEET question paper will be 90. The topics and chapters from Zoology and Botany subjects will be equally distributed. Among the three subjects, Biology has the highest weightage in NEET syllabus. Based on the last year's NEET analysis, the important topics of Botany and Zoology along with their weightages are given in the below table.