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NEET 2022 against NEET 2020

What one sitting asked that the other did not — as a share of each paper, because NEET 2022 carries 175 questions and NEET 2020 carries 158. Comparing raw counts across papers of different sizes invents a trend in every row.

Asked more in NEET 2022

— nothing moved this way

Asked more in NEET 2020

  • Biomolecules-1.6 pp

    2.9% (5) in NEET 2022 · 4.4% (7) in NEET 2020

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 2022

  • Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties · 1
  • Electromagnetic Induction · 2
  • Motion in a Plane · 1
  • The Living World · 1
  • Work, Energy and Power · 2
  • Neural Control and Coordination · 1

Only in NEET 2020

  • Thermal Properties of Matter · 1
  • Magnetism and Matter · 1
  • Redox Reactions · 1

Every chapter, both papers

ChapterNEET 2022NEET 2020Change
BiomoleculesChemistry2.9% (5)4.4% (7)-1.6 pp
Biotechnology: Principles and ProcessesZoology2.9% (5)3.8% (6)-0.9 pp
Molecular Basis of InheritanceBotany4.0% (7)2.5% (4)+1.5 pp
Principles of Inheritance and VariationBotany3.4% (6)2.5% (4)+0.9 pp
Cell Cycle and Cell DivisionBotany2.3% (4)2.5% (4)-0.2 pp
Current ElectricityPhysics2.3% (4)2.5% (4)-0.2 pp
Semiconductor ElectronicsPhysics1.7% (3)2.5% (4)-0.8 pp
Morphology of Flowering PlantsBotany2.3% (4)1.9% (3)+0.4 pp
EvolutionZoology1.1% (2)2.5% (4)-1.4 pp
Dual Nature of Radiation and MatterPhysics1.1% (2)2.5% (4)-1.4 pp
Animal KingdomZoology1.1% (2)2.5% (4)-1.4 pp
ThermodynamicsPhysics1.1% (2)2.5% (4)-1.4 pp
Biotechnology and its ApplicationsZoology1.7% (3)1.9% (3)-0.2 pp
Electrostatic Potential and CapacitancePhysics1.7% (3)1.9% (3)-0.2 pp
Plant KingdomBotany1.7% (3)1.9% (3)-0.2 pp
Plant Growth and DevelopmentBotany1.7% (3)1.9% (3)-0.2 pp
Human ReproductionZoology1.7% (3)1.9% (3)-0.2 pp
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsChemistry2.3% (4)1.3% (2)+1.0 pp
Units and MeasurementsPhysics2.3% (4)1.3% (2)+1.0 pp
HydrocarbonsChemistry1.1% (2)1.9% (3)-0.8 pp
Human Health and DiseaseZoology1.1% (2)1.9% (3)-0.8 pp
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsBotany1.1% (2)1.9% (3)-0.8 pp
EcosystemBotany1.7% (3)1.3% (2)+0.4 pp
Anatomy of Flowering PlantsBotany1.7% (3)1.3% (2)+0.4 pp
System of Particles and Rotational MotionPhysics1.7% (3)1.3% (2)+0.4 pp
Biodiversity and ConservationBotany1.7% (3)1.3% (2)+0.4 pp
Photosynthesis in Higher PlantsBotany1.7% (3)1.3% (2)+0.4 pp
Structural Organisation in AnimalsZoology1.7% (3)1.3% (2)+0.4 pp
Ray Optics and Optical InstrumentsPhysics1.7% (3)1.3% (2)+0.4 pp
Chemical Bonding and Molecular StructureChemistry1.7% (3)1.3% (2)+0.4 pp
Chemical Coordination and IntegrationZoology0.6% (1)1.9% (3)-1.3 pp
Kinetic TheoryPhysics0.6% (1)1.9% (3)-1.3 pp
Reproductive HealthZoology1.1% (2)1.3% (2)-0.1 pp
ElectrochemistryChemistry1.1% (2)1.3% (2)-0.1 pp
Breathing and Exchange of GasesZoology1.1% (2)1.3% (2)-0.1 pp
Chemical KineticsChemistry1.1% (2)1.3% (2)-0.1 pp
NucleiPhysics1.1% (2)1.3% (2)-0.1 pp
The d- and f-Block ElementsChemistry1.1% (2)1.3% (2)-0.1 pp
Alternating CurrentPhysics1.1% (2)1.3% (2)-0.1 pp
Coordination CompoundsChemistry1.1% (2)1.3% (2)-0.1 pp
Body Fluids and CirculationZoology1.1% (2)1.3% (2)-0.1 pp
Cell: The Unit of LifeBotany1.1% (2)1.3% (2)-0.1 pp
Biological ClassificationBotany1.7% (3)0.6% (1)+1.1 pp
The p-Block ElementsChemistry1.7% (3)0.6% (1)+1.1 pp
Moving Charges and MagnetismPhysics1.7% (3)0.6% (1)+1.1 pp
Organisms and PopulationsBotany1.7% (3)0.6% (1)+1.1 pp
Microbes in Human WelfareBotany0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
SolutionsChemistry0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
Mechanical Properties of SolidsPhysics0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
Wave OpticsPhysics0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
Some Basic Concepts of ChemistryChemistry0.6% (1)1.3% (2)-0.7 pp
AminesChemistry1.1% (2)0.6% (1)+0.5 pp
Respiration in PlantsBotany1.1% (2)0.6% (1)+0.5 pp
EquilibriumChemistry1.1% (2)0.6% (1)+0.5 pp
Electromagnetic WavesPhysics1.1% (2)0.6% (1)+0.5 pp
Structure of AtomChemistry1.1% (2)0.6% (1)+0.5 pp
Motion in a Straight LinePhysics1.1% (2)0.6% (1)+0.5 pp
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and TechniquesChemistry1.1% (2)0.6% (1)+0.5 pp
Alcohols, Phenols and EthersChemistry1.1% (2)0.6% (1)+0.5 pp
Mechanical Properties of FluidsPhysics1.1% (2)0.6% (1)+0.5 pp
Locomotion and MovementZoology1.1% (2)0.6% (1)+0.5 pp
OscillationsPhysics0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.1 pp
AtomsPhysics0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.1 pp
Electric Charges and FieldsPhysics0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.1 pp
Purification and Characterisation of Organic CompoundsChemistry0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.1 pp
Excretory Products and their EliminationZoology0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.1 pp
Laws of MotionPhysics0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.1 pp
GravitationPhysics0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.1 pp
Haloalkanes and HaloarenesChemistry0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.1 pp
WavesPhysics0.6% (1)0.6% (1)-0.1 pp
Electromagnetic InductionPhysics1.1% (2)0.0% (0)+1.1 pp
Work, Energy and PowerPhysics1.1% (2)0.0% (0)+1.1 pp
Thermal Properties of MatterPhysics0.0% (0)0.6% (1)-0.6 pp
Magnetism and MatterPhysics0.0% (0)0.6% (1)-0.6 pp
Redox ReactionsChemistry0.0% (0)0.6% (1)-0.6 pp
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesChemistry0.6% (1)0.0% (0)+0.6 pp
Motion in a PlanePhysics0.6% (1)0.0% (0)+0.6 pp
The Living WorldBotany0.6% (1)0.0% (0)+0.6 pp
Neural Control and CoordinationZoology0.6% (1)0.0% (0)+0.6 pp

78 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.