NEET UG 2025 undergoes major changes in pattern and duration

National Testing Agency reverts entrance test question paper to pre-Covid era

Hyderabad: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday announced major changes to the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2025 question paper and examination duration.

It has done away with optional questions introduced temporarily during the Covid-19 pandemic. This meant there will be no Section B in the examination. With the removal of Section B, there will be no extra time. The duration of the examination will now be 180 minutes.

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The NEET UG 2025 will consist of 180 compulsory questions with 45 questions each from physics and chemistry subjects, while 90 questions will be from biology.

“All NEET UG 2025 aspirants are informed that the question paper pattern and examination duration will revert to pre-Covid format, where there will not be any Section B anymore. Hence, there will be a total of 180 compulsory questions, which will be attempted by candidates in 180 minutes, thereby removing any optional questions and extra time introduced due to the Covid,” the NTA said on Saturday.

It has tentatively scheduled the entrance test for admissions into undergraduate medical education in all medical institutions on May 4. The test scores are also applicable for admissions to BAMS, BUMS, BSMS, BDS, BVSc and AH programmes.

Meanwhile, the NTA, which will soon commence NEET UG registration, clarified that the APAAR ID, previously called the Academic Ban of Credits or ABC ID, was not mandatory to register for the entrance test. Aspirants can continue to register for the exam using other available means, details of which will be made available in the information bulletin soon.

Candidates have been advised to check the NTA official website, www.nta.ac.in, for further updates. For clarification related to NEET UG 2025, contact 011-40759000 or email at neetug2025@nta.ac.in.