NEET UG 2023: Paper analysis for 7 May out; Read full details here

NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY CUM ENTRANCE TEST [NEET (UG) – 2023] was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday, 7 May 2023 in pen and paper mode in 13 languages, as a common and uniform National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to undergraduate medical education in all medical institutions. It was conducted from 02:00 p.m. to 05:20 p.m. (Indian Standard Time) as a common and uniform entrance test in about 499 cities throughout India as well as cities outside India.

The students had to attempt 180 questions out of 200. Each question had four marks. The correct answer awards four marks and the wrong answer deducts one mark. These 200 questions were divided into 4 sections subject-wise (Physics, Chemistry, Botany & Zoology). Each of these sections has subsections (A and B). In Section A, all the 35 questions were compulsory, and in Section B, one had to attempt any 10 questions out of 15 in each subject.

As per our expert faculty analysis, below are the key take-aways from NEET UG 2023.

Subject Wise Difficulty Level

• Physics was rated as easy to moderate on the difficulty level. It consisted mostly of easy and moderate questions. Most of the questions were NCERT based and were evenly distributed among all major units.
• Chemistry was rated as the most difficult among all subjects. Inorganic and organic chemistry had more weightage compared to physical chemistry.
• Botany was rated as easy to moderate on the difficulty level. It consisted mostly of easy and moderate questions.
• Zoology was rated as easy to moderate on the difficulty level. It consisted mostly of easy and moderate questions.

Class Wise Distribution Level

• In Physics, majorly questions were from the Class 12th syllabus.
• In Chemistry, majorly questions were from the Class 12th syllabus.
• In Botany, majorly questions were from the Class 11th syllabus.
• In Zoology, majorly questions were from the Class 11th syllabus.
• Overall the questions from the Class 12th syllabus dominated Class 11th syllabus.

Overall Difficulty Level

The overall difficulty of NEET UG 2023 was easy to moderate. The order of difficulty in different subjects- as assessed by our experts is Botany < Zoology < Physics < Chemistry.

• Overall Review Compared to Previous Year

Overall the paper was found to be slightly easier than NEET 2022. Compared to last year, Chemistry was found to be on the marginally tougher side. The questions in Chemistry were more tricky and lengthy than last year. The rest of the subjects were almost of similar difficulty compared to last year.

• Cutoff to secure a seat in government colleges (All India Quota)

The marks expected to secure a seat in government colleges (All India Quota) would have been similar to the previous year (2022), i.e. 580 to 610 as this time the number of students who attended the exam were nearly 19 lakh, which is 18% (approximately) higher than the previous year, hence expected marks might range from 590 to 620.

This analysis is attributed to Dr. Sarvesh Chaubey, Deputy Regional Director, Aakash BYJU'S Live