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NEET 2020 against NEET 2019

What one sitting asked that the other did not — as a share of each paper, because NEET 2020 carries 163 questions and NEET 2019 carries 158. Comparing raw counts across papers of different sizes invents a trend in every row.

Asked more in NEET 2020

  • Biomolecules+2.4 pp

    4.9% (8) in NEET 2020 · 2.5% (4) in NEET 2019

  • Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance+1.8 pp

    1.8% (3) in NEET 2020 · 0.0% (0) in NEET 2019

  • Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter+1.8 pp

    2.5% (4) in NEET 2020 · 0.6% (1) in NEET 2019

  • Biotechnology: Principles and Processes+1.8 pp

    3.7% (6) in NEET 2020 · 1.9% (3) in NEET 2019

Asked more in NEET 2019

  • Work, Energy and Power-1.9 pp

    0.0% (0) in NEET 2020 · 1.9% (3) in NEET 2019

Present on one paper and absent from the other

Absent from one sitting is not absent from the syllabus. A chapter carrying one question one year and none the next has told you almost nothing.

Only in NEET 2020

  • Photosynthesis in Higher Plants · 2
  • Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · 3
  • Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds · 1
  • Organisms and Populations · 1
  • Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · 1
  • Waves · 1
  • Haloalkanes and Haloarenes · 1
  • Alternating Current · 2

Only in NEET 2019

  • Motion in a Plane · 2
  • Work, Energy and Power · 3
  • Electromagnetic Induction · 1
  • Neural Control and Coordination · 1
  • The Living World · 1

Every chapter, both papers

ChapterNEET 2020NEET 2019Change
BiomoleculesZoology4.9% (8)2.5% (4)+2.4 pp
Principles of Inheritance and VariationBotany2.5% (4)3.8% (6)-1.3 pp
The p-Block ElementsChemistry2.5% (4)3.2% (5)-0.7 pp
Molecular Basis of InheritanceBotany2.5% (4)3.2% (5)-0.7 pp
Biotechnology: Principles and ProcessesZoology3.7% (6)1.9% (3)+1.8 pp
EvolutionZoology2.5% (4)2.5% (4)-0.1 pp
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsBotany1.8% (3)2.5% (4)-0.7 pp
HydrocarbonsChemistry1.8% (3)2.5% (4)-0.7 pp
ThermodynamicsChemistry2.5% (4)1.9% (3)+0.6 pp
Microbes in Human WelfareBotany1.2% (2)2.5% (4)-1.3 pp
Cell: The Unit of LifeBotany1.2% (2)2.5% (4)-1.3 pp
Plant KingdomBotany1.8% (3)1.9% (3)-0.1 pp
Chemical Coordination and IntegrationZoology1.8% (3)1.9% (3)-0.1 pp
Human Health and DiseaseZoology1.8% (3)1.9% (3)-0.1 pp
Human ReproductionZoology1.8% (3)1.9% (3)-0.1 pp
Cell Cycle and Cell DivisionBotany2.5% (4)1.3% (2)+1.2 pp
Semiconductor ElectronicsPhysics2.5% (4)1.3% (2)+1.2 pp
Animal KingdomZoology2.5% (4)1.3% (2)+1.2 pp
Current ElectricityPhysics2.5% (4)1.3% (2)+1.2 pp
Biodiversity and ConservationBotany1.2% (2)1.9% (3)-0.7 pp
Reproductive HealthZoology1.2% (2)1.9% (3)-0.7 pp
Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsPhysics1.2% (2)1.9% (3)-0.7 pp
Structural Organisation in AnimalsZoology1.2% (2)1.9% (3)-0.7 pp
Plant Growth and DevelopmentBotany1.8% (3)1.3% (2)+0.6 pp
Biotechnology and its ApplicationsZoology1.8% (3)1.3% (2)+0.6 pp
Dual Nature of Radiation and MatterPhysics2.5% (4)0.6% (1)+1.8 pp
OscillationsPhysics0.6% (1)1.9% (3)-1.3 pp
EquilibriumChemistry0.6% (1)1.9% (3)-1.3 pp
Electric Charges and FieldsPhysics0.6% (1)1.9% (3)-1.3 pp
Biological ClassificationBotany0.6% (1)1.9% (3)-1.3 pp
EcosystemBotany1.2% (2)1.3% (2)-0.0 pp
System of Particles and Rotational MotionPhysics1.2% (2)1.3% (2)-0.0 pp
ElectrochemistryChemistry1.2% (2)1.3% (2)-0.0 pp
Chemical KineticsChemistry1.2% (2)1.3% (2)-0.0 pp
Anatomy of Flowering PlantsBotany1.2% (2)1.3% (2)-0.0 pp
Body Fluids and CirculationZoology1.2% (2)1.3% (2)-0.0 pp
Breathing and Exchange of GasesZoology1.2% (2)1.3% (2)-0.0 pp
SolutionsChemistry1.2% (2)1.3% (2)-0.0 pp
Chemical Bonding and Molecular StructureChemistry1.2% (2)1.3% (2)-0.0 pp
Kinetic TheoryPhysics1.8% (3)0.6% (1)+1.2 pp
Morphology of Flowering PlantsBotany1.8% (3)0.6% (1)+1.2 pp
Work, Energy and PowerPhysics0.0% (0)1.9% (3)-1.9 pp
Excretory Products and their EliminationZoology0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
Respiration in PlantsBotany0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
Thermal Properties of MatterPhysics0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
Moving Charges and MagnetismPhysics0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
GravitationPhysics0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
Structure of AtomChemistry0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
Electromagnetic WavesPhysics0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
Locomotion and MovementZoology0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
Laws of MotionPhysics0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
Mechanical Properties of FluidsPhysics0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
The d- and f-Block ElementsChemistry1.2% (2)0.6% (1)+0.6 pp
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsChemistry1.2% (2)0.6% (1)+0.6 pp
Units and MeasurementsPhysics1.2% (2)0.6% (1)+0.6 pp
NucleiPhysics1.2% (2)0.6% (1)+0.6 pp
Coordination CompoundsChemistry1.2% (2)0.6% (1)+0.6 pp
Wave OpticsPhysics1.2% (2)0.6% (1)+0.6 pp
Mechanical Properties of SolidsPhysics1.2% (2)0.6% (1)+0.6 pp
Some Basic Concepts of ChemistryChemistry1.2% (2)0.6% (1)+0.6 pp
Electrostatic Potential and CapacitancePhysics1.8% (3)0.0% (0)+1.8 pp
Motion in a PlanePhysics0.0% (0)1.3% (2)-1.3 pp
AminesChemistry0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.0 pp
Magnetism and MatterPhysics0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.0 pp
AtomsPhysics0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.0 pp
Motion in a Straight LinePhysics0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.0 pp
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesChemistry0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.0 pp
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and TechniquesChemistry0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.0 pp
Redox ReactionsChemistry0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.0 pp
Photosynthesis in Higher PlantsBotany1.2% (2)0.0% (0)+1.2 pp
Alternating CurrentPhysics1.2% (2)0.0% (0)+1.2 pp
Electromagnetic InductionPhysics0.0% (0)0.6% (1)-0.6 pp
Neural Control and CoordinationZoology0.0% (0)0.6% (1)-0.6 pp
The Living WorldBotany0.0% (0)0.6% (1)-0.6 pp
Purification and Characterisation of Organic CompoundsChemistry0.6% (1)0.0% (0)+0.6 pp
Organisms and PopulationsBotany0.6% (1)0.0% (0)+0.6 pp
Alcohols, Phenols and EthersChemistry0.6% (1)0.0% (0)+0.6 pp
WavesPhysics0.6% (1)0.0% (0)+0.6 pp
Haloalkanes and HaloarenesChemistry0.6% (1)0.0% (0)+0.6 pp

74 of 79 chapters moved by less than 1.5 percentage points and are greyed out — at these chapter sizes, a swing of one or two questions is noise, not a signal.

Two sittings are two sittings. Everything above describes what these two papers contained. None of it predicts the next one, and a chapter that fell here is not a chapter to drop — the examiners are not running a trend. The aggregate across every complete paper is the more reliable number.