NEET UG 2025 · Code 45
NEET 2025 paper, question by question
All 180 questions from the NEET UG 2025 paper, tagged to chapter, topic and idea. How hard it was, what it asked, what was new and what came back.
- Questions
- 180
- all 180 counted
- Chapters asked
- 73
- 5 usual chapters skipped
- Easy / hard
- 43% / 7%
- share of the paper
- Need a calculation
- 27%
- Physics alone: 67%
- New ideas
- 62%
- of questions tested an idea not asked before
- Use a figure
- 13%
- 11 in Physics, 9 in Chemistry
- From Class 12
- 52%
- of the questions, all subjects
- Same idea as last year
- 10.6%
- 19 questions
Key findings · NEET 2025
- 1
43% of questions were easy, 11 points below the ten-year average of 54%, the lowest in ten years.
- 2
About 49 questions (27%) needed a calculation, against 21% on average: the highest in ten years; Physics alone was 67% calculation.
- 3
Chemical Coordination and Integration got the biggest boost: 5 questions against a usual 2.3, followed by Hydrocarbons (5 vs 2.4).
- 4
Chemistry tilted to Class 11: 23 of 45 questions (Class 12 share the lowest in ten years).
- 5
62% of tagged questions tested an idea no earlier paper had asked, yet 98% came from a topic seen before.
Subjects
How the 2025 paper split
Questions per subject, the Class 11 and Class 12 balance, and how hard each part was.
Physics 2025
25% of the paper45questions · 23 chapters
Class 11 and 12
- Class 11
- Class 12
Difficulty
- Easy
- Medium
- Hard
- New ideas
- 16 (36%)
- Use a figure
- 11
- Calculation
- 67%
- Figure-based
- 22%
- Application
- 7%
Chemistry 2025
25% of the paper45questions · 19 chapters
Class 11 and 12
- Class 11
- Class 12
Difficulty
- Easy
- Medium
- Hard
- New ideas
- 28 (62%)
- Use a figure
- 9
- Calculation
- 33%
- Application
- 18%
- Match the lists
- 13%
Biology 2025
50% of the paper90questions · 31 chapters
Botany and Zoology
- Botany
- Zoology
Class 11 and 12
- Class 11
- Class 12
Difficulty
- Easy
- Medium
- Hard
- New ideas
- 68 (76%)
- Use a figure
- 4
- Recall
- 44%
- Concept
- 12%
- Match the lists
- 12%
Compared
Versus 2024 and the ten-year average
Each measure for this paper, next to the year before and the average of all ten papers. Changes are in percentage points.
- Questions in the paper1802024: 200 -20Avg: 188 -8
- Chapters asked732024: 76 -3Avg: 84 -11
- Easy questions43.3%2024: 54.0% -10.7Avg: 54.0% -10.7
- Hard questions7.2%2024: 2.5% +4.7Avg: 2.7% +4.5
- Need a calculation27.2%2024: 18.5% +8.7Avg: 21.2% +6.0
- Straight recall36.7%2024: 41.0% -4.3Avg: 46.3% -9.6
- Use a figure13.3%2024: 16.0% -2.7Avg: 10.5% +2.8
- Statements, assertion–reason, match19.4%2024: 29.0% -9.6Avg: 14.5% +4.9
- Test a new idea62.2%2024: 59.0% +3.2Avg: 73.9% -11.7
- Same idea as the year before10.6%2024: 9.0% +1.6Avg: 6.8% +3.8
- From Class 1251.7%2024: 52.0% -0.3Avg: 51.9% -0.2
- Physics: easy24.4%2024: 54.0% -29.6Avg: 47.0% -22.6
- Chemistry: easy35.6%2024: 52.0% -16.4Avg: 46.6% -11.1
- Biology: easy56.7%2024: 55.0% +1.7Avg: 61.0% -4.4
Repetition
What came back, and what was new
Almost every question sits in a chapter NEET has asked before, and most in a known topic. The exact idea is a different story: most are new.
Questions whose … had appeared before
ANY PAPER 2017–2024- Chapter100%
- Topic98%
- Exact idea38%
- Exact idea, in 202411%
Topic and idea shares count only the questions we could tag to a topic. The ten-paper window grows each year, so early years look newer than they are.
Questions testing a new idea, by year
Share of each paper whose idea had never been asked in an earlier paper.
Same idea as the year before
Share of each paper that repeated an idea from the previous paper.
Chapters
Which chapters got more, and which got less
Questions a chapter had in 2025 minus its usual: its ten-year average per 180 questions.
More than usual
- Chemical Coordination and Integration · Biology+2.75 questions · usually 2.3
- Hydrocarbons · Chemistry+2.65 questions · usually 2.4
- Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Biology+2.28 questions · usually 5.8
- Plant Kingdom · Biology+2.05 questions · usually 3.0
- Human Reproduction · Biology+1.85 questions · usually 3.2
- Human Health and Disease · Biology+1.85 questions · usually 3.2
- Biotechnology: Principles and Processes · Biology+1.66 questions · usually 4.4
- Equilibrium · Chemistry+1.54 questions · usually 2.5
- Solutions · Chemistry+1.43 questions · usually 1.6
- Structural Organisation in Animals · Biology+1.44 questions · usually 2.6
Less than usual, or skipped
- Cell Cycle and Cell Division · Biology−2.01 question · usually 3.0
- Locomotion and Movement · Biology−1.8Not asked · usually 1.8
- Evolution · Biology−1.71 question · usually 2.7
- Biological Classification · Biology−1.61 question · usually 2.5
- Neural Control and Coordination · Biology−1.5Not asked · usually 1.5
- Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Chemistry−1.4Not asked · usually 1.4
- Anatomy of Flowering Plants · Biology−1.41 question · usually 2.4
- The p-Block Elements (Class 11) · Chemistry−1.3Not asked · usually 1.3
- Nuclei · Physics−1.2Not asked · usually 1.2
- Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Physics−1.21 question · usually 2.2
All 73 chapters asked
Physics · 23
- Moving Charges and Magnetism3
- Current Electricity3
- System of Particles and Rotational Motion3
- Mechanical Properties of Fluids2
- Ray Optics and Optical Instruments2
- Laws of Motion2
- Work, Energy and Power2
- Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits2
- Electromagnetic Waves2
- Kinetic Theory2
- Motion in a Straight Line2
- Oscillations2
- Units and Measurements2
- Wave Optics2
- Electric Charges and Fields2
- Atoms2
- Gravitation2
- Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter2
- Electromagnetic Induction1
- Alternating Current1
- Thermal Properties of Matter1
- Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance1
- Waves1
Chemistry · 19
- Hydrocarbons5
- Equilibrium4
- Thermodynamics3
- Amines3
- Coordination Compounds3
- Solutions3
- Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids3
- Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques3
- Structure of Atom2
- Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties2
- The p-Block Elements (Class 12)2
- Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry2
- Chemical Kinetics2
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure2
- Biomolecules2
- The d- and f-Block Elements2
- Redox Reactions1
- Electrochemistry1
- Haloalkanes and Haloarenes1
Biology · 31
- Molecular Basis of Inheritance8
- Biotechnology: Principles and Processes6
- Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants5
- Human Reproduction5
- Plant Kingdom5
- Human Health and Disease5
- Chemical Coordination and Integration5
- Structural Organisation in Animals4
- Organisms and Populations4
- Cell: The Unit of Life4
- Animal Kingdom4
- Biomolecules4
- Ecosystem3
- Microbes in Human Welfare3
- Morphology of Flowering Plants3
- Principles of Inheritance and Variation3
- Biodiversity and Conservation2
- Plant Growth and Development2
- Biotechnology and its Applications2
- Photosynthesis in Higher Plants2
- Respiration in Plants1
- Reproductive Health1
- The Living World1
- Breathing and Exchange of Gases1
- Body Fluids and Circulation1
- Mineral Nutrition1
- Anatomy of Flowering Plants1
- Excretory Products and their Elimination1
- Biological Classification1
- Evolution1
- Cell Cycle and Cell Division1
Topics
Busiest topics in 2025
- Endocrine Glands and Hormone ActionChemical Coordination and Integration · 24 in ten years5
- Frog MorphologyStructural Organisation in Animals · 7 in ten years4
- Biomolecule StructureBiomolecules · 33 in ten years4
- Magnetic Force on Charges and CurrentsMoving Charges and Magnetism · 10 in ten years3
- Rotational MotionSystem of Particles and Rotational Motion · 21 in ten years3
- Amines and Diazonium SaltsAmines · 18 in ten years3
- Solutions and Colligative PropertiesSolutions · 16 in ten years3
- Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · 22 in ten years3
- Purification, Analysis and Isomerism of Organic CompoundsOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques · 11 in ten years3
- DNA Double HelixMolecular Basis of Inheritance · 16 in ten years3
- Energy Flow in EcosystemEcosystem · 15 in ten years3
- Microbes in Human WelfareMicrobes in Human Welfare · 16 in ten years3
Question format
SHARE OF 2025- One-line MCQ · 70 Q39%
- Numerical · 35 Q19%
- Other · 25 Q14%
- Match the lists · 17 Q9%
- Figure-based · 15 Q8%
- Two statements · 12 Q7%
- Assertion–reason · 6 Q3%
What the question tests
SHARE OF 2025- Recall · 66 Q37%
- Concept · 32 Q18%
- Multi-step · 27 Q15%
- Application · 25 Q14%
- Calculation · 23 Q13%
- Data or graph · 4 Q2%
- Figure reading · 3 Q2%
Drill down
What 2025 asked, and its history
Every chapter the 2025 paper asked, with all its topics and ideas. Counts and squares cover all ten papers; rows 2025 did not ask are faded, and questions from other years link to their own paper.
Every question
All 180 questions of NEET 2025
The opening words of each question as printed, with its chapter, topic and how hard it was. “New idea” means no earlier paper had tested it.
Physics45 questions
11 easy26 medium8 hard
- Q1
- Q2
- Q3
- Q4
- Q5
- Q6The current passing through the battery in the given circuit, is:
Current ElectricityOhm's Law and ResistanceParallel Resistors and Current Divider
MediumFigure-basedIdea asked in 3 papers
- Q7
- Q8
- Q9The electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by V/m. Then expression for the…
Electromagnetic WavesTransverse Nature and E x B Direction
MediumOne-line MCQIdea asked in 3 papers
- Q10
- Q11
- Q12
- Q13
- Q14An oxygen cylinder of volume 30 litre has 18.20 moles of oxygen. After some oxygen is withdrawn from the cylinder, its gauge pressure…
Kinetic TheoryKinetic Theory of GasesIdeal Gas Equation
MediumNumericalIdea asked in 5 papersAsked the year before
- Q15
- Q16
- Q17
- Q18
- Q19
- Q20
- Q21
- Q22
- Q23
- Q24
- Q25
- Q26A parallel plate capacitor made of circular plates is being charged such that the surface charge density on its plates is increasing at a…
Electromagnetic WavesDisplacement Current
MediumOne-line MCQIdea asked in 5 papersAsked the year before
- Q27An unpolarized light beam travelling in air is incident on a medium of refractive index 1.73 at Brewster's angle. Then-
Wave OpticsSingle Slit DiffractionPolarisation and Malus's Law
EasyOne-line MCQIdea asked in 5 papersAsked the year before
- Q28
- Q29A container has two chambers of volumes = 2 litres and = 3 litres separated by a partition made of a thermal insulator. The…
Kinetic TheoryKinetic Theory of GasesIdeal Gas Equation
MediumNumericalIdea asked in 5 papersAsked the year before
- Q30
- Q31
- Q32
- Q33
- Q34
- Q35
- Q36
- Q37A photon and an electron (mass ) have the same energy . The ratio () of their de Broglie…
Dual Nature of Radiation and MatterPhotoelectric EffectPhoton Momentum and Effective Mass
MediumOne-line MCQIdea asked in 3 papersAsked the year before
- Q38
- Q39
- Q40
- Q41
- Q42
- Q43The intensity of transmitted light when a polaroid sheet, placed between two crossed polaroids at 22.5° from the polarization axis of one…
Wave OpticsSingle Slit DiffractionPolarisation and Malus's Law
MediumNumericalIdea asked in 5 papersAsked the year before
- Q44
- Q45
Chemistry45 questions
16 easy25 medium4 hard
- Q46The ratio of the wavelengths of the light absorbed by a Hydrogen atom when it undergoes and …
Structure of AtomQuantum NumbersSingle-Electron Species Energy Exception
MediumNumericalIdea asked in 2 papersAsked the year before
- Q47
- Q48Match List I with List II List I (Ion) | List II (Group Number in Cation Analysis) A. | I. Group-I B. | II. Group-III…
EquilibriumQualitative Inorganic AnalysisGroup Separation of Cations
MediumMatch the listsIdea asked in 2 papersAsked the year before
- Q49
- Q50Energy and radius of first Bohr orbit of and are [Given J, = 52.9 pm]
Structure of AtomQuantum NumbersSingle-Electron Species Energy Exception
MediumNumericalIdea asked in 2 papersAsked the year before
- Q51Which of the following are paramagnetic? A. B. C. D. E. …
Coordination CompoundsCrystal Field TheoryNickel Complex Geometry Trio
MediumOtherIdea asked in 2 papers
- Q52
- Q53
- Q54
- Q55Consider the following compounds : , and The oxidation states of the…
Redox ReactionsCalculating Oxidation Numbers
EasyOne-line MCQIdea asked in 4 papers
- Q56
- Q57
- Q58
- Q59
- Q60Which one of the following reactions does NOT give benzene as the product ?
HydrocarbonsHydrocarbons (Alkanes)Aromatization (Reforming)
MediumOne-line MCQ · figureNew idea
- Q61
- Q62
- Q63Out of the following complex compounds, which of the compound will be having the minimum conductance in solution?
Coordination CompoundsWerner's Theory: Molar Conductivity Ranking
EasyOne-line MCQNew ideaIdea asked in 2 papers
- Q64
- Q65
- Q66
- Q67
- Q68
- Q69
- Q70
- Q71Given below are two statements : Statement I : Ferromagnetism is considered as an extreme form of paramagnetism. Statement II : The number…
The d- and f-Block Elementsd- and f-Block ElementsMagnetic Moment and Colour of d- and f-Block Ions
MediumTwo statementsIdea asked in 5 papersAsked the year before
- Q72
- Q73
- Q74
- Q75
- Q76
- Q77
- Q78The major product of the following reaction is :
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsGrignard Addition to Carbonyls
HardOne-line MCQ · figureIdea asked in 2 papers
- Q79
- Q80
- Q81
- Q82
- Q83Identify the suitable reagent for the following conversion.
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsPartial Reduction to Aldehydes
MediumOne-line MCQ · figureNew idea
- Q84
- Q85
- Q86
- Q87
- Q88
- Q89
- Q90
Botany55 questions
33 easy22 medium0 hard
- Q91
- Q95
- Q96
- Q97
- Q98
- Q99
- Q100
- Q102
- Q103
- Q104
- Q105Streptokinase produced by bacterium *Streptococcus* is used for
Microbes in Human WelfareBioactive Molecules
EasyOne-line MCQIdea asked in 4 papers
- Q106
- Q108
- Q111
- Q113
- Q114
- Q117
- Q118
- Q119
- Q121
- Q122
- Q124
- Q127
- Q128
- Q129
- Q130
- Q131Which one of the following enzymes contains 'Haem' as the prosthetic group?
BiomoleculesBiomolecule StructureEnzyme Prosthetic Groups
MediumOne-line MCQIdea asked in 3 papersAsked the year before
- Q132
- Q133
- Q134
- Q137
- Q140
- Q141
- Q145
- Q146Histones are enriched with -
Molecular Basis of InheritanceDNA Double HelixHistone Amino Acid Composition
EasyOne-line MCQIdea asked in 2 papers
- Q149The protein portion of an enzyme is called :
BiomoleculesBiomolecule StructureHoloenzyme Components
EasyOne-line MCQIdea asked in 2 papers
- Q150
- Q152
- Q153
- Q154
- Q155Which of the following is an example of a zygomorphic flower?
Morphology of Flowering PlantsFlower StructureZygomorphic Flower Examples
EasyOne-line MCQIdea asked in 2 papers
- Q157
- Q158
- Q159
- Q162
- Q163
- Q164
- Q168
- Q170
- Q171
- Q173
- Q174
- Q176
- Q177Which of the following microbes is NOT involved in the preparation of household products? A. Aspergillus niger B. Lactobacillus C.…
Microbes in Human WelfareMicrobe-Product Matching
MediumOtherIdea asked in 5 papersAsked the year before
- Q180
Zoology35 questions
18 easy16 medium1 hard
- Q92
- Q93
- Q94
- Q101
- Q107
- Q109While trying to find out the characteristic of a newly found animal, a researcher did the histology of adult animal and observed a cavity…
Animal KingdomAnimal Kingdom: Basis of Classification and Non-chordatesAcoelomate, Pseudocoelomate and Coelomate
MediumOne-line MCQIdea asked in 2 papersAsked the year before
- Q110
- Q112
- Q115
- Q116
- Q120
- Q123
- Q125
- Q126Identify the part of a bio-reactor which is used as a foam braker from the given figure.
Biotechnology: Principles and ProcessesCloning VectorsBioreactors
MediumFigure-basedIdea asked in 3 papersAsked the year before
- Q135
- Q136
- Q138
- Q139All living members of the class Cyclostomata are:
Animal KingdomChordate ClassesCyclostomata
MediumOne-line MCQNew idea
- Q142Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : All vertebrates…
Animal KingdomChordate ClassesFundamental Chordate Features
EasyAssertion–reasonIdea asked in 6 papersAsked the year before
- Q143
- Q144
- Q147The first menstruation is called :
Human ReproductionMenstrual CycleMenarche Definition and Onset
EasyOne-line MCQNew idea
- Q148
- Q151
- Q156
- Q160
- Q161Why can't insulin be given orally to diabetic patients?
Chemical Coordination and IntegrationEndocrine Glands and Hormone ActionChemical Classes of Hormones
EasyOne-line MCQIdea asked in 3 papersAsked the year before
- Q165
- Q166
- Q167
- Q169
- Q172
- Q175
- Q178Match List - I with List - II. List - I | List - II A. Progesterone | I. Pars intermedia B. Relaxin | II. Ovary C. Melanocyte stimulating…
Chemical Coordination and IntegrationEndocrine Glands and Hormone ActionPituitary Gland
MediumMatch the listsIdea asked in 3 papersAsked the year before
- Q179
Questions from the official NEET UG papers published by NTA (CBSE before 2019). Topic and idea tags, difficulty and notes are Lumi’s.
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