NEET papers by year
Each set contains the full paper, the NTA answer key, worked solutions and subject-wise difficulty notes.
| Year | What’s included | Get it |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Paper · NTA key · solutions · difficulty notes | Request the 2025 set NEET → |
| 2024 | Paper · NTA key · solutions · difficulty notes | Request the 2024 set NEET → |
| 2023 | Paper · NTA key · solutions · difficulty notes | Request the 2023 set NEET → |
| 2022 | Paper · NTA key · solutions · difficulty notes | Request the 2022 set NEET → |
| 2021 | Paper · NTA key · solutions · difficulty notes | Request the 2021 set NEET → |
| 2020 | Paper · NTA key · solutions · difficulty notes | Request the 2020 set NEET → |
| 2019 | Paper · NTA key · solutions · difficulty notes | Request the 2019 set NEET → |
| 2018 | Paper · NTA key · solutions · difficulty notes | Request the 2018 set NEET → |
| 2017 | Paper · NTA key · solutions · difficulty notes | Request the 2017 set NEET → |
| 2016 | Paper · NTA key · solutions · difficulty notes | Request the 2016 set NEET → |
NEET UG exam pattern
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | 45 | 180 |
| Chemistry | 45 | 180 |
| Biology (Botany 45 + Zoology 45) | 90 | 360 |
| Total | 180 | 720 (3 hours) |
Marking: +4 for a correct answer, −1 for a wrong answer. Pen-and-paper (OMR) test conducted by NTA.
What changed in 2025: NTA removed the optional Section B. All 180 questions are compulsory, so papers from 2021–2024 (which had 200 questions with choice) should be practised as a 180-question attempt.
Always confirm the current pattern in the official information bulletin at neet.nta.nic.in.Where NEET Biology marks sit
Biology is half the paper. Across the last ten years, Genetics and Evolution, Human Physiology, Plant Physiology, Cell Biology and Ecology together account for most Biology questions. Our weightage sheet gives the full ten-year distribution and flags the chapters where students lose marks to misreading rather than to concept gaps.
Get the NEET Biology chapter weightage and error map free in the School Corner.
How to use NEET past papers well
- NCERT first, then past papers by chapter. NEET Biology tracks NCERT closely; after each chapter, solve every past NEET question on it.
- Full papers on the real clock. 180 questions in 180 minutes leaves one minute per question — practise the order you attempt subjects in.
- Read every wrong answer twice. In Biology, many errors are statement-reading errors, not knowledge gaps. Mark them separately.
- Repeat the error log. Re-attempt wrong questions after a week and again before the exam.
Teaching a dropper batch? See the NEET repeater 52-week planner.
Questions people ask
Where can I get NEET previous year question papers with answer keys?
AcademicX Campus shares NEET UG papers from 2016 to 2025 with NTA answer keys, worked solutions and difficulty notes, free for students, teachers and schools. Request any year from the table on this page.
What is the NEET UG exam pattern?
NEET UG has 180 compulsory questions: 45 in Physics, 45 in Chemistry and 90 in Biology (45 Botany and 45 Zoology), for 720 marks in 3 hours, with +4 for a correct answer and −1 for a wrong answer.
Which chapters carry the highest weightage in NEET Biology?
Genetics and Evolution, Human Physiology, Plant Physiology, Cell Biology and Ecology together account for most NEET Biology questions over the last ten years.
Are old NEET papers still useful after the 2025 pattern change?
Yes. The syllabus and question style carry over; only the optional section was removed. Practise older papers as a 180-question, fully compulsory attempt.
Can schools use these papers for class tests?
Yes. The papers are free for schools, and the chapter tagging lets a teacher build a chapter test from real NEET questions.