NEET UG 2023 Exam Analysis Updates: Official answer key not releasing this week

Assertion-Reason type questions were introduced in both section A and B. "Such questions demand deep clarity of concepts to answer correctly," says Anurag Tiwari, Aakash BYJU's.

In comparison to NEET-UG 2022, no incorrect questions have been reported by students this time. 

The Manipur government Sunday appointed Vineet Joshi, a 1992-batch state cadre IAS officer and current NTA Chief, as the new Chief Secretary of the violence-hit state, replacing Rajesh Kumar, who was serving a six-month extension since last December. He reached Imphal on a special flight on Sunday, a day after the Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet approved the Manipur government’s request to repatriate him to his parent cadre.

As of now, the NTA has not yet announced a new exam date for Manipur centres.

A total of 20,87,449 candidates registered for NEET UG 2023. The exam was conducted in a total of 499 cities in India and abroad.

The Physics portion was entirely based on the NCERT syllabus with no questions beyond the NCERT syllabus, experts and students have analysed.

(Inputs by Anurag Tiwari, Aakash BYJU's)

Chemistry was rated moderate on the difficulty level. The questions were based on NCERT statements, facts and graphs. Assertion-reason type questions were introduced in both sections, the questions required a clarity of concepts. The section was slightly lengthy and questions were based completely on NCERT. Questions are equally Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry.

(Inputs by Anurag Tiwari, Aakash BYJU's)

Physics was rated easy to moderate on the difficulty level, around 78 per cent of the paper had numericals. All questions were asked from NCERT. Section B was a little tricky

(Inputs from Anurag Tiwari, National Academic Director, Aakash BYJU's)

Botany and Zoology was rated as moderate on the difficulty level. In Botany most questions were lengthy and time consuming. Most questions were from NCERT with some questions being straightforward. In Zoology too, questions were lengthy and time consuming. Few questions were tricky. All questions were NCERT based. Questions from Human Physiology (Class 11)  and BioTechnology and Reproduction (Class 12) dominated the paper

(Inputs by Aakash BYJU's)

Chemistry was rated as the most difficult among all subjects. Inorganic and organic chemistry had more weightage compared to physical chemistry.

(Inputs from Dr Sarvesh Chaubey, Aakash BYJU's)

Physics was rated as easy to moderate on the difficulty level. It consisted mostly of easy and moderate questions. Most of the questions were NCERT based and were evenly distributed among all major units.

(Inputs by Dr. Sarvesh Chaubey, Aakash BYJU's)

There is no upper age limit to appear for NEET UG 2023, the lower age limit is 17 years, however, the number of attempts are not restricted.

(Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

The NEET UG 2023 exam has been postponed in Manipur due to the violent clashes and the law and order situation. A new date will be fixed soon. A total of 5751 candidates were scheduled to appear at two centres in Manipur Read full story at indianexpress.com

The NEET UG 2023 which concluded today had four subjects- Physics, Chemistry and Biology divided into two parts- Zoology and Botany. As per experts, the Physics paper was easy, Chemistry paper was moderate and Biology paper was easy.

(Inputs by Parijat Mishra of Allen)

A total of 20,87,449 candidates registered for NEET UG 2023. The exam was conducted in a total of 499 cities in India and abroad.

No, unlike JEE Main exam, NEET exam is conducted only once in a year.

Yes, there will be negative marking for both sections i.e. section A and section B.

The Directorate of Government Exams (DGE), Tamil Nadu will tomorrow declare the result for the plus two or Class 12 exams. Students can check their results through the websites — tnresults.nic.in, dge1.tn.nic.in, dge2.tn.nic.in and dge.tn.gov.in.

The NEET UG 2023 exam has concluded. This year over 20 lakh students registered for the exam. The exam was conducted in 499 cities including 14 cities abroad.

(Express photo by Gurmeet Singh)

As of now, the NTA has not yet released a revised exam date for Manipur centres.

There are several medical aspirants who may wish to pursue an MBBS degree from abroad. For such students, the good news is that there are several countries where universities accept NEET UG scores as an eligibility criterion for admissions. Here’s the list of countries:

- Russia

- Kazakhstan

- Poland

- Nepal

- Bangladesh

- China

Scheduled Caste (SC) – 15% of seats in every course.
Scheduled Tribe (ST) – 7.5% of seats in every course.
Persons with Disability (PwBD) – 5% seats in each of GEN, GEN-EWS, OBCNCL, SC, and ST category seats (Horizontal reservation). 

According to the government data, nearly 2300 students were present in Nepal in 2022, out of which 1437 candidates appeared for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) and 373 students cleared it.

Eligibility

— Candidates should not be less than 17 years of age.

— Interested students should have passed 10+2 with at least 50 per cent in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. 

— Candidates should be NEET qualified.

— It is compulsory for candidates to possess and submit all the original documents and certificates. 

Students who had earlier cleared their NEET Ug exam have taken to Twitter to talk about how it is okay to not come out as a topper every time, and it is more important to believe in yourself.

Compensatory time of one hour five minutes for examination of three hours twenty minutes 3:20 hours duration for PwBD candidate having a physical limitation to write will be given, whether such candidate uses the facility of scribe or not.

Due to the current situation in Manipur, NEET UG 2023 will not be held in the exam centres in Manipur on May 7. However, the fresh dates for the entrance test for the affected candidates will be released later by the NTA.

Candidates entering the NEET UG 2023 exam which is scheduled to begin at 2 pm. (Express photo by Gurmeet Singh)

The result of NEET UG 2023 will be uploaded on the NTA website -- nta.ac.in and neet.nta.nic.in as per schedule. However, a copy of the scorecard of NEET UG 2023 will be sent to the registered e-mail address of the candidates.

If none of the options is found correct or a question is found to be wrong or a question is dropped then full marks will be awarded to all candidates who have appeared irrespective of the fact whether the question has been attempted or not attempted by the candidate. 

The NEET UG 2023 exam will be conducted in the following languages:

Managing time is extremely important in such a highly competitive exam. Time management along with the right approach are crucial components in deciding the aspirant’s rank. Effective management of time can be achieved by proper revision, solving more number of mock papers, having a conceptual clarity of the overall syllabus and focussing on high weightage topics.

The biology section holds the highest weightage of the three sections

Topics like Morphology of flowering plants, Cell Cycle and Cell Division, Biodiversity and Conservation, Photosynthesis in Plants, Human Reproduction, Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants, Biotechnology and its Applications are important.

Future MBSS aspirants have now started sharing jokes through memes on twitter

No, the candidate will not be allowed to leave the examination hall/room before the test concludes.

In case, the number of candidates opting for a city as centre with a regional language is less than a certain minimum, candidates may be allotted Centre in another city irrespective of the city opted by the candidates for appearing in the examination. 

The only items which the candidates are allowed to carry inside the examination hall is the admit card with a passport size photograph affixed to it. One passport-sized photograph will also be required to be affixed to the attendance sheet.

Items like wallet, goggles, handbags, belt, cap, watch/wristwatch, bracelet, camera or metallic item are not allowed.

NEET UG 2023 exam is being conducted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

Candidates should note that compulsory frisking will be carried out before entering the examination with the help of highly sensitive metal detectors. They should, therefore, carry or wear no objectionable material/cloth which might get them into trouble.

Candidates should remember that light clothes with long sleeves are not permitted. No jewellery or personal masks will be allowed either.

The test pattern of NEET UG 2023 comprises four subjects. Each subject will consist of two sections. Section A will consist of 35 questions and Section B will have 15 questions, out of these 15 questions, candidates can choose to attempt any 10 questions. So, the total number of questions and utilisation of time will remain the same. 

As of now, the NTA has not released a revised exam date for NEET UG 2023 exam centres located in Manipur. The exam was cancelled due to security issues in the area.

No, candidates should remember that shoes of any colour or design are not allowed in the NEET UG 2023 exam halls today.

NTA has postponed the NEET UG 2023 exam in Manipur due to the violent clashes and law-and-order situation. This decision comes after the state Education Minster BJP MP from Manipur, Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh urged for postponement. “I had requested them to postpone the exam, in the current situation. New date of exam will be fixed. 5751 candidates were scheduled to appear at the two centres in Manipur,” Ranjan told ANI.

Today's exam will be conducted for 200 minutes (3:20 hours), from 2 om to 5:20 pm IST.

Yes, there will be negative marking for both sections i.e. section A and section B.

The NTA will today conducte the NEET UG 2023 exam at exam centres across the country, except Manipur. The exam will begin at 2 pm