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How to prepare for NEET 2027: pattern, syllabus and a plan for the year

Start from the official pattern and the NMC syllabus, then the age rule, a weekly plan, free resources and notes for droppers.
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Prepare for NEET 2027 from the NMC syllabus used for 2026, as the 2027 bulletin is not out as of 13 Nov 2026. The 2026 paper had 180 questions for 720 marks in 3 hours: Physics 45, Chemistry 45 and Biology 90. Take a timed test weekly.

Checked on 13 Nov 2026 against 7 sources.

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Start with the official pattern

NEET (UG) 2026 paper, per the NTA bulletin
SubjectQuestionsMarks
Physics45180
Chemistry45180
Biology (Botany and Zoology)90360
Total180720
Source: NTA: NEET (UG) 2026 information bulletin, NEET (UG) 2026

Each right answer earns 4 marks and each wrong one costs 1; a question left blank scores 0. The 2026 paper ran for 3 hours on pen and paper (bulletin). A May 2026 press report says NTA told the Supreme Court that NEET-UG would be computer based from 2027 (report); NTA has not yet issued a 2027 bulletin to confirm it.

Study the right syllabus

The National Medical Commission (NMC) finalised the NEET (UG) 2026 syllabus in a notice dated 22 December 2025, and NTA posted it with that notice (NMC notice and syllabus). Until a 2027 syllabus appears, study from that file. NTA's site also carries an older file headed "Syllabus for NEET (UG) - 2025"; use the 2026 one.

Eligibility and age

For 2026 a candidate had to be 17 by 31 December of the exam year, and there is no upper age limit (bulletin). We found no cap on the number of attempts in the bulletin.

When to start

No official rule sets a start date. The syllabus covers topics from Classes 11 and 12, so starting in Class 11 gives two years and leaves room for the board exams. If you start later, plan more hours each week and take timed tests from the first month.

A plan for the year

  1. Map the syllabus: list every chapter of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, and mark the ones you have not studied.
  2. Learn chapter by chapter from your textbooks, and solve questions the same day.
  3. From the first month, take one timed full-length test a week and review every wrong answer.
  4. Keep an error notebook and revise it every Sunday.
  5. In the last two months, sit full papers in exam conditions, at the exam's time of day.

Books and free resources

Start with your Class 11 and 12 textbooks, and find each syllabus topic in them so you know what is left. These free official resources help after that:

  • NCERT textbooks, free on ePathshala (PIB, 7 Feb 2024).
  • National Test Abhyas, NTA's free mock-test app (PIB, 19 May 2020).
  • PM eVidya, which brings DIKSHA, SWAYAM and SWAYAM Prabha together (portal).

If you are a dropper

A year after Class 12 gives time for two full passes of the syllabus, if you plan it. Take a full-syllabus test to find weak chapters, and spend the first month on those. What one-year batches cost, and each exam's attempt rules, are on our dropper batch in Sikar page.

Last year's qualifying score

In the 2026 re-exam, general and EWS candidates needed 213 out of 720 to reach the qualifying 50th percentile (NTA key data). Qualifying is only the first step: admission depends on rank and counselling. Five years of figures are on NEET cutoff 2026.

How to prepare for NEET 2027 from now?

Use the 2026 NMC syllabus and the 2026 pattern until the 2027 bulletin is out. List every chapter, study them in order, and solve questions the same day. Take one timed full-length test a week from the first month and review every mistake. Give Biology about half your time, as it has 90 of the 180 questions.

How to prepare for NEET dropper year: where to start?

Start with a full-syllabus test to find your weak chapters, and spend the first three months on them. Then move to weekly full-length tests and review each one. NEET has no upper age limit and we found no cap on attempts in the 2026 bulletin, so the year is about using the time well. Decide early whether you will study alone or in a one-year batch.

When to start NEET preparation?

No official rule sets a start date. The syllabus covers topics from Classes 11 and 12, so starting in Class 11 gives two years and leaves time for board exams. If you start in Class 12 or after it, plan more hours each week and take timed tests from the first month, so you know early where you stand.

Sources

  1. NTA: NEET (UG) 2026 information bulletin, NEET (UG) 2026 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  2. NMC notice and NEET (UG) 2026 syllabus, posted by NTA, NMC notice of 22 Dec 2025 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  3. The Hitavada: NTA tells Supreme Court NEET-UG will be computer based from 2027, Report of 30 May 2026 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  4. NTA: Key data points of NEET (UG) over the years, Published 16 Jul 2026; 2024 to 2026 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  5. PIB: Ministry of Education on coaching centre guidelines and free NCERT books, Release of 7 Feb 2024 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  6. PIB: National Test Abhyas app launched, Release of 19 May 2020 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  7. Ministry of Education: PM eVidya, Portal read 13 Nov 2026 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)

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