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NEET 2027 Syllabus: What's In It and How to Cover It

Last checked: 28 September 2026

The NEET UG syllabus is set by the National Medical Commission (NMC) through its Undergraduate Medical Education Board. The National Testing Agency (NTA) runs the exam. As of 28 September 2026, the NEET UG 2027 syllabus has not been released. The latest official version is the NEET UG 2026 syllabus, which NMC finalised in December 2025. It has 20 Physics units, 20 Chemistry units and 10 Biology units, the same structure as 2025.

The 2026 cycle was rough. The 3 May exam was cancelled on 12 May after a paper leak, and NTA held a re-test on 21 June with results on 16 July. For 2027, NTA told the Supreme Court in May 2026 that it was ready to move to computer-based testing. In September 2026 the government said the switch was still under consideration. The exam mode is unconfirmed, but the syllabus you need to cover is the same either way.

Subject	Chapters in this tracker	Official NMC units	NEET UG 2026 paper
Physics	27 (15 Class 11, 12 Class 12)	20	45 questions, 180 marks
Chemistry	29 (11 Physical, 12 Organic, 6 Inorganic)	20	45 questions, 180 marks
Biology	32 (17 Botany, 15 Zoology)	10	90 questions, 360 marks
Total	88 (48 Class 11, 40 Class 12)	50	180 questions, 720 marks, 3 hours

The tracker breaks NMC's 50 units into 88 chapters that follow NCERT chapter names. Biology shows the biggest jump: 10 official units become 32 chapters. Experimental Skills and Principles Related to Practical Chemistry get their own cards because the official syllabus lists them as units. None of the chapters NMC removed in 2024 appear in the tracker.

Exam pattern and marking

Questions: 180, all compulsory. Physics 45, Chemistry 45, Biology 90 (Botany and Zoology).
Marking: +4 for a correct answer, minus 1 for a wrong answer, 0 if left blank. With 720 marks in total, Biology alone is worth 360.
Time: 3 hours in the 2026 bulletin. The June 2026 re-test was extended to 3 hours 15 minutes.
Mode: pen and paper with an OMR sheet in 2026. The 2027 mode will be confirmed in the information bulletin.

What changed recently

2024 syllabus cut: NMC took over the syllabus and removed nine Chemistry chapters (States of Matter, Hydrogen, s-Block Elements, Environmental Chemistry, Solid State, Surface Chemistry, Isolation of Elements, Polymers and Chemistry in Everyday Life). Biology lost six (Transport in Plants, Mineral Nutrition, Digestion and Absorption, Reproduction in Organisms, Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production and Environmental Issues). A few subtopics were added.
2025 and 2026: the unit structure stayed the same, and the paper settled at 180 compulsory questions.
2027: no syllabus change had been announced by 28 September 2026. The possible move to computer-based testing is about the exam mode, not the content.

How to use the tracker's six milestones

Each chapter card has six pills, weighted toward NCERT because NEET questions stay close to the textbook. A chapter counts as mastered only when all six are ticked. Use the Class Selector to focus on Class 11 or Class 12, and the Botany, Zoology, Physical, Organic and Inorganic filters to work through one area at a time.

NCERT (25%): a full line-by-line read, including diagrams, tables and summaries.
Lectures (20%): the chapter has been taught, or self-studied, once.
Notes (15%): short notes, formula lists or reaction charts you can revise fast.
Practice (15%): a chapter-wise MCQ set, with wrong answers marked.
PYQs (15%): past NEET questions for the chapter, done against the clock.
Revision (10%): a later pass on marked mistakes and weak NCERT sections.

A realistic plan to cover 88 chapters

Class 11 (48 chapters): roughly one chapter a week. Read NCERT Biology before the lecture if you can. Build Physics basics early, since Mechanics feeds most later chapters.
Class 12 (40 chapters): new chapters on weekdays, plus a weekend slot to revise Class 11 Biology and Physical Chemistry.
Finish by January: NEET has recently been held in early May (3 May in 2026). The 2027 date is not out, so aim to finish the syllabus by January and keep February to April for revision and mocks.
Revision cycles: plan at least three full NCERT Biology readings, and two or more passes of Physics and Chemistry problems.
PYQs: start with papers from 2024 onward, since they match the current syllabus. Older papers still help, but skip questions on removed chapters.
Mocks: take full 180-question mocks under exam timing, building to two or three a week in the final two months.
Track real hours: time each MCQ set on the focus timer and log your day with a free online study timer. See how many hours to study for NEET for daily targets.

Biology is half the paper. 90 of 180 questions come from Biology, and recent analyses describe it as the most NCERT-bound section. Tick the NCERT pill for every Biology chapter before you spend time on extra reference books.

Where recent papers put the weight

NTA does not publish chapter-wise weightage. These notes come from published analysis of the 2026 papers, so read them as trends from past papers.

Biology: the steadiest section, close to NCERT, with weight falling on Genetics, Physiology, Reproduction and Ecology.
Physics: the toughest and longest section in the June re-test, drawing on Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Modern Physics and Thermodynamics.
Chemistry: Physical Chemistry had long multi-step calculations, and Organic needed a real grasp of reaction mechanisms.

Common mistakes

Studying chapters that were removed in 2024 from old guides and test series.
Skimming NCERT Biology and missing diagram labels, tables and examples.
Avoiding Physics numericals until the end. They need the most practice time.
Blind guessing. Every wrong answer costs a mark, so skip questions you cannot narrow down.
Never practising a full 180-question paper in one sitting.

Frequently asked questions

Is the NEET 2027 syllabus released?

Not yet. As of 28 September 2026, NMC has not released a NEET UG 2027 syllabus. The NEET UG 2026 syllabus, finalised by NMC in December 2025 and posted on the NTA NEET website, is the one to follow for now. No release date for the 2027 version has been announced.

How many chapters are in the NEET syllabus?

The official NEET UG 2026 syllabus has 50 units: 20 in Physics, 20 in Chemistry and 10 in Biology. This tracker splits them into 88 NCERT-style chapters: 27 in Physics, 29 in Chemistry and 32 in Biology (17 Botany and 15 Zoology).

Is the NEET syllabus reduced?

Yes. For NEET 2024, NMC removed nine Chemistry chapters, including Solid State, Surface Chemistry, Hydrogen and Polymers, and six Biology chapters, including Transport in Plants, Mineral Nutrition and Digestion and Absorption. The 2025 and 2026 syllabi kept that reduced scope.

How many questions are in NEET UG and how is it marked?

NEET UG 2026 had 180 compulsory questions for 720 marks: 45 in Physics, 45 in Chemistry and 90 in Biology. A correct answer earns 4 marks, a wrong answer costs 1 mark and an unanswered question scores zero. The paper was 3 hours long.

Will NEET 2027 be a computer-based test?

It is not confirmed. In May 2026 NTA told the Supreme Court it was ready to move NEET UG to computer-based mode from the next cycle. On 18 September 2026 the government told the court the switch was still under active consideration. Wait for the NEET UG 2027 information bulletin before planning around the mode.

Which NEET chapters carry the most weight?

NTA does not publish chapter weightage. Analyses of the 2026 papers reported that Biology questions leaned on Genetics, Physiology, Reproduction and Ecology, while Physics drew heavily on Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Modern Physics and Thermodynamics. Treat these as trends from past papers, not a rule.

Sources checked in September 2026: NTA NEET UG 2026 syllabus, NTA NEET website, National Medical Commission, The Indian Express on the NEET UG 2026 syllabus, The Indian Express on the 2026 notification, Jagran Josh on the marking scheme, The Indian Express on the re-test timing, The Hindu on the 2024 syllabus cuts, The Hindu on the 2026 re-test results, The Hindu on computer-based NEET 2027, The Indian Express re-test analysis. Weightage notes are based on past-paper analysis and are estimates.