NEET 2020 against NEET 2024
What one sitting asked that the other did not — as a share of each paper, because NEET 2020 carries 163 questions and NEET 2024 carries 200. Comparing raw counts across papers of different sizes invents a trend in every row.
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No chapter moved by more than 1.5 percentage points between these two papers. That is a finding: the mix was essentially the same both times.
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
- Electric Charges and Fields · 1
- Waves · 1
Only in NEET 2024
- Motion in a Plane · 1
- Electromagnetic Induction · 2
- Principles Related to Practical Chemistry · 2
- Work, Energy and Power · 2
- Neural Control and Coordination · 2
Every chapter, both papers
| Chapter | NEET 2020 | NEET 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| BiomoleculesZoology | 4.9% (8) | 3.5% (7) | +1.4 pp |
| Biotechnology: Principles and ProcessesZoology | 3.7% (6) | 2.5% (5) | +1.2 pp |
| Principles of Inheritance and VariationBotany | 2.5% (4) | 3.0% (6) | -0.5 pp |
| Molecular Basis of InheritanceBotany | 2.5% (4) | 3.0% (6) | -0.5 pp |
| Cell Cycle and Cell DivisionBotany | 2.5% (4) | 2.0% (4) | +0.5 pp |
| EvolutionZoology | 2.5% (4) | 2.0% (4) | +0.5 pp |
| ThermodynamicsChemistry | 2.5% (4) | 2.0% (4) | +0.5 pp |
| Animal KingdomZoology | 2.5% (4) | 2.0% (4) | +0.5 pp |
| Current ElectricityPhysics | 2.5% (4) | 2.0% (4) | +0.5 pp |
| Human Health and DiseaseZoology | 1.8% (3) | 2.5% (5) | -0.7 pp |
| Morphology of Flowering PlantsBotany | 1.8% (3) | 2.5% (5) | -0.7 pp |
| Plant Growth and DevelopmentBotany | 1.8% (3) | 2.5% (5) | -0.7 pp |
| Human ReproductionZoology | 1.8% (3) | 2.5% (5) | -0.7 pp |
| Semiconductor ElectronicsPhysics | 2.5% (4) | 1.5% (3) | +1.0 pp |
| Electrostatic Potential and CapacitancePhysics | 1.8% (3) | 2.0% (4) | -0.2 pp |
| Biodiversity and ConservationBotany | 1.2% (2) | 2.5% (5) | -1.3 pp |
| The p-Block ElementsChemistry | 2.5% (4) | 1.0% (2) | +1.5 pp |
| Dual Nature of Radiation and MatterPhysics | 2.5% (4) | 1.0% (2) | +1.5 pp |
| Cell: The Unit of LifeBotany | 1.2% (2) | 2.0% (4) | -0.8 pp |
| Chemical Bonding and Molecular StructureChemistry | 1.2% (2) | 2.0% (4) | -0.8 pp |
| Structural Organisation in AnimalsZoology | 1.2% (2) | 2.0% (4) | -0.8 pp |
| Biotechnology and its ApplicationsZoology | 1.8% (3) | 1.0% (2) | +0.8 pp |
| Chemical Coordination and IntegrationZoology | 1.8% (3) | 1.0% (2) | +0.8 pp |
| Sexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsBotany | 1.8% (3) | 1.0% (2) | +0.8 pp |
| HydrocarbonsChemistry | 1.8% (3) | 1.0% (2) | +0.8 pp |
| Coordination CompoundsChemistry | 1.2% (2) | 1.5% (3) | -0.3 pp |
| Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsChemistry | 1.2% (2) | 1.5% (3) | -0.3 pp |
| Units and MeasurementsPhysics | 1.2% (2) | 1.5% (3) | -0.3 pp |
| Chemical KineticsChemistry | 1.2% (2) | 1.5% (3) | -0.3 pp |
| Photosynthesis in Higher PlantsBotany | 1.2% (2) | 1.5% (3) | -0.3 pp |
| The d- and f-Block ElementsChemistry | 1.2% (2) | 1.5% (3) | -0.3 pp |
| Some Basic Concepts of ChemistryChemistry | 1.2% (2) | 1.5% (3) | -0.3 pp |
| Anatomy of Flowering PlantsBotany | 1.2% (2) | 1.5% (3) | -0.3 pp |
| Kinetic TheoryPhysics | 1.8% (3) | 0.5% (1) | +1.3 pp |
| Plant KingdomBotany | 1.8% (3) | 0.5% (1) | +1.3 pp |
| System of Particles and Rotational MotionPhysics | 1.2% (2) | 1.0% (2) | +0.2 pp |
| ElectrochemistryChemistry | 1.2% (2) | 1.0% (2) | +0.2 pp |
| Reproductive HealthZoology | 1.2% (2) | 1.0% (2) | +0.2 pp |
| Body Fluids and CirculationZoology | 1.2% (2) | 1.0% (2) | +0.2 pp |
| Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsPhysics | 1.2% (2) | 1.0% (2) | +0.2 pp |
| Wave OpticsPhysics | 1.2% (2) | 1.0% (2) | +0.2 pp |
| Breathing and Exchange of GasesZoology | 1.2% (2) | 1.0% (2) | +0.2 pp |
| SolutionsChemistry | 1.2% (2) | 1.0% (2) | +0.2 pp |
| Alternating CurrentPhysics | 1.2% (2) | 1.0% (2) | +0.2 pp |
| Magnetism and MatterPhysics | 0.6% (1) | 1.5% (3) | -0.9 pp |
| EquilibriumChemistry | 0.6% (1) | 1.5% (3) | -0.9 pp |
| Alcohols, Phenols and EthersChemistry | 0.6% (1) | 1.5% (3) | -0.9 pp |
| EcosystemBotany | 1.2% (2) | 0.5% (1) | +0.7 pp |
| Microbes in Human WelfareBotany | 1.2% (2) | 0.5% (1) | +0.7 pp |
| NucleiPhysics | 1.2% (2) | 0.5% (1) | +0.7 pp |
| Mechanical Properties of SolidsPhysics | 1.2% (2) | 0.5% (1) | +0.7 pp |
| AminesChemistry | 0.6% (1) | 1.0% (2) | -0.4 pp |
| Respiration in PlantsBotany | 0.6% (1) | 1.0% (2) | -0.4 pp |
| OscillationsPhysics | 0.6% (1) | 1.0% (2) | -0.4 pp |
| Classification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesChemistry | 0.6% (1) | 1.0% (2) | -0.4 pp |
| AtomsPhysics | 0.6% (1) | 1.0% (2) | -0.4 pp |
| Organisms and PopulationsBotany | 0.6% (1) | 1.0% (2) | -0.4 pp |
| Structure of AtomChemistry | 0.6% (1) | 1.0% (2) | -0.4 pp |
| GravitationPhysics | 0.6% (1) | 1.0% (2) | -0.4 pp |
| Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and TechniquesChemistry | 0.6% (1) | 1.0% (2) | -0.4 pp |
| Electromagnetic WavesPhysics | 0.6% (1) | 1.0% (2) | -0.4 pp |
| Biological ClassificationBotany | 0.6% (1) | 1.0% (2) | -0.4 pp |
| Excretory Products and their EliminationZoology | 0.6% (1) | 1.0% (2) | -0.4 pp |
| Laws of MotionPhysics | 0.6% (1) | 1.0% (2) | -0.4 pp |
| Thermal Properties of MatterPhysics | 0.6% (1) | 0.5% (1) | +0.1 pp |
| Purification and Characterisation of Organic CompoundsChemistry | 0.6% (1) | 0.5% (1) | +0.1 pp |
| Moving Charges and MagnetismPhysics | 0.6% (1) | 0.5% (1) | +0.1 pp |
| Motion in a Straight LinePhysics | 0.6% (1) | 0.5% (1) | +0.1 pp |
| Locomotion and MovementZoology | 0.6% (1) | 0.5% (1) | +0.1 pp |
| Redox ReactionsChemistry | 0.6% (1) | 0.5% (1) | +0.1 pp |
| Mechanical Properties of FluidsPhysics | 0.6% (1) | 0.5% (1) | +0.1 pp |
| Haloalkanes and HaloarenesChemistry | 0.6% (1) | 0.5% (1) | +0.1 pp |
| Electromagnetic InductionPhysics | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (2) | -1.0 pp |
| Principles Related to Practical ChemistryChemistry | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (2) | -1.0 pp |
| Work, Energy and PowerPhysics | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (2) | -1.0 pp |
| Neural Control and CoordinationZoology | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (2) | -1.0 pp |
| Electric Charges and FieldsPhysics | 0.6% (1) | 0.0% (0) | +0.6 pp |
| WavesPhysics | 0.6% (1) | 0.0% (0) | +0.6 pp |
| Motion in a PlanePhysics | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (1) | -0.5 pp |
79 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.