2021–2026 NEET Papers

NEET PYQ Analysis

Year-wise question frequency per chapter across 6 NEET papers (2021–2026). Chapters with a 6/6 streak appear in every paper — these are your guaranteed investment.

Year-wise Paper Difficulty & Cutoff

YearBiologyChemistryPhysicsTop ScoreCutoff (Gen)
2021EasyModerateDifficult720138
2022EasyModerateModerate715117
2023ModerateEasyDifficult720137
2024EasyModerateDifficult720164
2025EasyModerateDifficult720137
2026EasyModerateDifficult720137
📌 Trend: Physics has been consistently Difficult (2021–2026). Biology is consistently Easy — making Biology accuracy the biggest rank differentiator.
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Biology — PYQ Frequency

Questions per chapter per year (2021–2026)

Chapter202120222023202420252026Streak
Molecular Basis of Inheritance
5
5
6
5
5
5
🔥 6/6 years
Principles of Inheritance & Variation
4
5
4
4
5
4
🔥 6/6 years
Animal Kingdom
4
4
3
5
4
4
🔥 6/6 years
Human Physiology – Digestion
3
2
3
3
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
Human Physiology – Circulation
2
3
3
2
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
Cell Cycle & Cell Division
3
3
2
3
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
Ecosystem
3
2
3
3
2
3
🔥 6/6 years
Biomolecules
3
3
2
3
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
2
3
3
3
3
2
🔥 6/6 years
Evolution
2
2
2
2
2
2
🔥 6/6 years
Human Health & Disease
3
2
3
2
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
Biotechnology: Principles & Processes
3
3
2
3
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
Plant Kingdom
3
2
2
2
2
2
🔥 6/6 years
Morphology of Flowering Plants
2
3
2
3
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
Reproductive Health
2
2
2
2
2
2
🔥 6/6 years
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Chemistry — PYQ Frequency

Questions per chapter per year (2021–2026)

Chapter202120222023202420252026Streak
Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure
4
4
5
4
4
4
🔥 6/6 years
Coordination Compounds
3
3
3
4
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
p-Block Elements
3
3
3
3
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
Aromatic Compounds
3
3
2
3
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
General Organic Chemistry
2
3
3
2
3
2
🔥 6/6 years
Mole Concept & Stoichiometry
2
2
2
2
2
2
🔥 6/6 years
Chemical Kinetics
2
2
2
2
2
2
🔥 6/6 years
Ionic Equilibrium
2
2
2
2
2
2
🔥 6/6 years
Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids
2
2
1
2
2
2
5/6 years
d and f Block Elements
2
2
2
1
2
2
5/6 years
Solid State
1
1
2
1
1
1
🔥 6/6 years
Electrochemistry
1
2
1
2
1
1
🔥 6/6 years
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Physics — PYQ Frequency

Questions per chapter per year (2021–2026)

Chapter202120222023202420252026Streak
Rotational Motion & Rigid Body
3
3
3
3
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
Thermodynamics
3
3
2
3
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
Current Electricity
3
2
3
3
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
Semiconductor Electronics
3
3
3
3
3
3
🔥 6/6 years
Magnetic Effects of Current
2
3
3
3
3
2
🔥 6/6 years
Atoms and Nuclei
2
2
3
2
2
2
🔥 6/6 years
Electrostatics
2
2
2
2
2
2
🔥 6/6 years
Optics
2
2
2
2
2
2
🔥 6/6 years
Oscillations and Waves
2
1
2
2
2
2
5/6 years
Electromagnetic Induction & AC
1
2
2
2
2
1
5/6 years
Work, Energy & Power
2
2
1
2
2
2
5/6 years
Laws of Motion
3
2
2
1
2
3
🔥 6/6 years

Key Insights from 6-Year PYQ Trend

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Biology: Molecular Basis of Inheritance (5–6 Q every year) and Animal Kingdom (3–5 Q) are non-negotiable. Together they account for ~10% of all Biology marks.

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Chemistry: Chemical Bonding has appeared with 4+ questions in 5 of 6 years. It's the single most reliable Chemistry chapter — master it before anything else.

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Physics: Rotational Motion, Thermodynamics, Current Electricity and Semiconductor Electronics each get 3 questions every year. Clearing these 4 chapters = 12 questions = 48 marks secured.

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Physics difficulty has been consistently high since 2021 — students who score even 100+ in Physics are significantly ahead of the average.

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33 chapters across all subjects have appeared in every NEET from 2021–2026 (streak 6/6). These are your highest-return study investments — prioritise them above all else.

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