NEET 2025 Exam Pattern Changed; Students Upset with Decreased Duration
NEET 2025 exam pattern change was recently announced by the National Testing Agency. It came as a huge blow to aspirants who are preparing for the exam. NEET 2025 aspirants have vented out in various social media platforms about it. Let us take a look at the student reactions on NEET 2025 exam pattern change.
NEET 2025 Exam Pattern Changed; Students React
NEET 2025 exam pattern change was recently announced by the National Testing Agency. It came as a huge blow to aspirants who are preparing for the exam which is likely to be held in the first week of May 2025. With a few months left for the exam, it is difficult for students to change their NEET 2025 preparation strategy.
Instead of bringing in student-friendly changes in the NEET 2025 exam pattern, NTA has reversed the pattern and structure to that of the pre-COVID era wherein the exam was held for three hours duration and there were 180 compulsory questions.
NEET 2025 aspirants have vented out in various social media platforms about how it is going to be a challenge to complete the NEET 2025 question paper within 180 minutes, while they have been so far preparing and practicing to attempt the exam in 200 minutes. Let us take a look at the student reactions on NEET 2025 exam pattern change.
NEET Extra Duration was for Scanning Question Paper and Marking Attendance
Several candidates have expressed that the extra 20 minutes in the NEET exam helped them a great deal in terms of selecting which questions to attempt, mark their attendance and various other administrative works which would otherwise be time-consuming.
Some students have requested the NEET 2025 exam centre invigilators in advance to take their attendance and signature before or after the exam duration and not during that.
Reduction of NEET 2025 Exam Duration Means Rethinking Time Management
As students are already accustomed to practising the NEET mock tests or solving previous years’ question papers in 200 minutes, this change implies rethinking and redesigning their time management strategy for NEET 2025. The following snapshots reveal their anxiety.
As can be seen in the above student reactions, the removal of the optional questions has not impacted their preparation as the reduction in total duration has.
Taking NEET 2025 Pattern Change With a Pinch of Salt
Some candidates have taken the NEET 2025 exam pattern positively, and have predicted that this pattern will rule out the competition and only those students with a high caliber will get a sought after medical seat.
Last but not least, here is a comic approach towards the change of the NEET exam pattern.
The NEET 2025 exam will be conducted in paper-pencil-based mode for a single day and shift. The NEET 2025 syllabus was released earlier and there has not been any change in the topics or syllabus of NEET. It is expected that NTA will release the NEET 2025 application form and information bulletin anytime soon.
Q: What is the exam pattern of NEET?
Q: Will there be negative marking in NEET?
Yes, the NEET examination pattern suggests that there will be negative marking. For every incorrect answer, one mark will be deducted and 4 marks will be awarded for every correct answer. However, negative marking will not be applicable for the unattempted or extra attempted questions. Since there is a negative marking scheme for wrong answers, candidates must answer questions carefully and select the questions carefully which they are sure about the accuracy.
Q: What are the changes expected to be introduced in NEET 2025?
NTA has announced the change in the NEET 2025 exam pattern. The total number of questions and duration in minutes have been reduced from 200 to 180. The optional questions have been removed. The further changes in NEET 2025 will be announced along with the notification of the exam. NTA has announced that the NEET 2025 exam will be conducted in a paper-pencil-based mode and in a single day and shift, opposing the recommendations by the NEET expert committee, The other changes, based on the recommendations by the NEET expert committee expected to be introduced in the NEET 2025 exam are as follows:
- Digital transport of the NEET question paper
- Limiting the number of attempts
- Introducing an upper age limit
However, the above-mentioned changes are tentative, and yet to be confirmed.
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NEET or National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is a paper-pencil based test (PBT) of three hours or 180 minutes duration. There will be a total of 180 multiple-choice questions (MCQs), all of which will be compulsory to attempt. The syllabus of the exam consists of Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects. The Biology subject is segregated between Zoology and Botany. On the other hand, Chemistry subject is segragated into Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry. Unlike last year, the subjects will not be divided into two sections.
According to the marking scheme, each correct question carries 4 marks and there is a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer. No marks will be awarded or deducted for unattempted or extra attempted questions. The following table brings the structure of the NEET exam.