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NEET Biology Weightage

2023

Biology Weightage For NEET 2023

NEET is a national level, single entrance exam for
medical aspirants carried out every year for admissions
to medical institutes. The exam assesses students’
knowledge in different sections such as Physics,
Chemistry, and Biology. The exam is carried out for 720
marks, with 360 marks alone allotted for the Biology
section. In other words, 90 questions appear in the
Biology section of NEET, 45 each from Botany and
Zoology sections.

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Over the years, on average, it has been observed that the

Biology section of NEET exam is typically the easiest.
Students `nd this section to be easy as 80-85% of
questions appearing from this section in the NEET-UG
exams 2023 are directly picked from the NCERT syllabus.

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Biology

NEET Chapter Wise Weightage

Only a mere 15% or so questions in the NEET Biology
section are beyond the scope of NCERT. Hence,
candidates who are well-versed with every line of the
NCERT textbook for Biology are assured to crack the
NEET Biology section with fying colours. To assist
students in this endeavour further and comprehend the
importance of concepts, we bring to you chapter wise
weightage of Biology concepts as the NEET Biology
syllabus remains vast.

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NEET Biology 2023 Chapter-wise

Weightage

4,444
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NEET 2021 Question Paper Analysis – Biology

No. of
Chapter
Questions

The Living World 1

Biological Classi`cation 1

Plant Kingdom 5

Animal Kingdom 4

Morphology of Flowering Plants 2

Anatomy of Flowering Plants 3

Structural Organisation in Animals 3

Cell: The Unit of Life 2

Biomolecules 3

Cell Cycle and Cell Division 7

Transport in Plants 1

Photosynthesis in Higher Plants 4

Respiration in Plants 1

Plant Growth and Development 3

Digestion and Absorption 2

Breathing and Exchange of Gases 3

Body Fluids and Circulation 3

Locomotion and Movement 4

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering

3
plants

Human Reproduction 3

Reproductive Health 3

Principles of Inheritance and

2
Variation

Molecular Basis of Inheritance 10

Evolution 1

Human Health and Disease 3

Strategies for Enhancement in

3
Food Production

Microbes in Human Welfare 1

Biotechnology: Principles and

6
Processes

Biotechnology and its

5
Applications

Organisms and Populations 4

Ecosystem 3

Environmental Issues 1

NEET 2023 Weightage – Number Of Questions Asked

NEET Botany 2020 Chapter-wise Weightage

Number Of
Class Chapter name
Questions

Plant Physiology 9

Cell and cell cycle 6

Class
Structural
11
organization of 5
plants

Diversity of Life 5

Genetics 7

Ecology 7

Class Biology in Human

2
12 welfare

Reproduction and
sexual 2
reproduction

NEET Zoology 2020 Chapter-wise Weightage

Number Of
Class Chapter name
Questions

Human Physiology 12

Biomolecules 6
Class
Animal Kingdom 5
11
Structural
organization of 2
animals

Animal husbandry
10
and Biotechnology

Human
Reproduction and
4
reproductive
Class
health
12
Evolutions theories
4
and evidences

Human Health and

4
diseases

NEET Biology Chapterwise Weightage

– Previous years’ trends
The table provides insights into different chapters and
corresponding weightage. The average number of
questions given in the last column is on the basis of
previous years’ trends from the year 2006 onwards up till
NEET 2019. Take a look:

Average
Name of Unit Chapter’s name no. of
questions

The Living
1
World

Biological
3-4
Diversity in the Classi`cation
Living World
Plant Kingdom 3

Animal
3-4
Kingdom

Digestion and
2
Absorption

Breathing and
Exchange of 2
Gases

Body Fluids and

2
Circulation

Excretory
Human Products and 2
Physiology their Elimination

Locomotion and
1-2
Movement

Neural Control
and 2
Coordination

Chemical
Coordination 3
and Integration

Transport in
1-2
Plants

Mineral
1-2
Nutrition

Photosynthesis
Plant 2
in Higher Plants
Physiology
Respiration in
1
Plants

Plant Growth
and 1-2
Development

Morphology of
Flowering 3-4
Plants
Structural
Anatomy of
Organisation
Flowering 3
in Animals and
Plants
Plants
Structural
Organisation in 2
Animals

Cell : The Unit of

3-4
Life
Cell Stucture
Biomolecules 2
and Functions
Cell Cycle and
2
Cell Division

Human Health
3-4
and Disease

Strategies for
Biology and
Enhancement in
Human 2-3
Food
Welfare
Production

Microbes in
3
Human Welfare

Biotechnology :
Principles and 2-3
Biotechnology Processes
and its
Applications Biotechnology
and its 2
Applications

Organisms and
2
Populations

Ecosystem 2-3
Ecology and
Environment Biodiversity and
2-3
Conservation

Environmental
3
Issues

Principles of
Inheritance and 5-6
Variation
Genetics and
Evolution Molecular Basis
4
of Inheritance

Evolution 3

Reproduction in
1-2
Organisms

Sexual
Reproduction in
3-4
Flowering
Reproduction Plants

Human
3-4
Reproduction

Reproductive
2
Health

Note: This is just an average number of questions,

inferred from previous years’ trends. The number of
questions is subject to vary.

Important Units for NEET Biology –

Categorizing Chapters Based on
Weightage
Provided below is the categorization of chapters covered
in NEET syllabus as per their weightage from previous
trends. Note that this categorization is subject to change
each year depending upon the number of questions
appearing from each chapter. The information provided
below is the data taken on an average from previous
years’ NEET question papers.

Most Important Chapters for NEET

biology – Important units of NEET Biology
Biological Classi`cation
Morphology of fowering plants
Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Principles of Inheritance and Variation
Animal Kingdom
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Human Reproduction

Moderately Important Chapters for NEET

biology – NEET Biology Moderately
Important Units
Reproductive Health
Environmental Issues
Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
Breathing and Exchange of Gases
Plant Kingdom
Chemical Coordination and Integration
Cell- The Unit of Life
Organisms and Population
Biotechnology- Principles and Processes
Biotechnology and its Applications
Biodiversity and Conservation
Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Neural Control and Coordination
Anatomy of Flowering Plants
Digestion and Absorption
Biomolecules
Reproduction in Organisms
Evolution
Ecosystem

Less Important Chapters for NEET biology

– NEET Biology Less Important Units
Strategies for enhancement in food production
Mineral Nutrition
Transport in Plants
Human Health and Disease
Structural Organisation in Animals
The Living World
Microbes in Human Welfare
Plant Growth and Development
Excretory Products and their Elimination
Locomotion and Movement
Body Fluids and Circulation
Respiration in Plants

Students must study the less important chapters as well

in addition to other chapters. Just that, while preparing,
prioritize the most important chapters.

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Biology? City

Some of the chapters in NEET biology which

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