NEET or National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for entry into the government and private medical and dental colleges in India and abroad.

Admissions into over 66,000 medical and dental seats across the nation are based on NEET-UG alone. The NEET exam is conducted on NCERT prescribed syllabus that includes the core topics in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taught in grades 11 and 12.

In this article, we will give you an outline of the NEET Chemistry syllabus 2021. We will be covering details on the topics, the weightage, breakup of marks, and more.

NEET 2021 – Overview

Test	National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)
Conducted by	National Testing Agency (NTA)
Frequency	Conducted once a year
Purpose	Admission into  undergraduate medical and dental colleges in India and abroad
Admission -Courses	MBBS, BDS, AYUSH (BAMS, BUMS, BHMS etc
Subject knowledge tested in	Physics, Chemistry, Biology ( Botany and Zoology)
Test mode	Offline ( Pen and Paper)
Test Duration	180 minutes ( 3 hours)
Number of questions	180
Questions type	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) – 4 options given
Marks	720 marks in total
Marking scheme	4 marks each for correct answers
Subject wise marks	Physics – 45 Questions Chemistry – 45 Questions Botany ( Biology) – 45 Questions Zoology ( Biology ) – 45 Questions
Negative marks	Yes, one mark deducted for every wrong answer
Languages	13 Languages
Test Date	12 September 2021 (Sunday)

NEET 2021

 As per the official communication from NTA, NEET 2021 is scheduled for 12th September(Sunday).

As of now, there is no official notification regarding cutting down the syllabus or postponement of the test. Aspirants are requested to prepare for the test based on the given syllabus and wait for the official news from NTA.

Structure of NEET Chemistry -2021

As per the changed structure of NEET – 2021,

• NEET Chemistry 2021 consists of two sections.
• Section A will have 35 Questions. Each question carries four(4) marks.
• Section B will have 15 questions, out of which candidates can choose to attempt any 10 Questions. Each question carries four(4) marks.

Section	Number of Questions	Marks
A	35	140 ( 4×35)
B	15 ( Choice – 10 questions can be answered )	40  ( 4×10 )
Total	45 Questions	180 marks

NEET Chemistry Syllabus 2021

NEET Chemistry Syllabus 2021 includes a total of 30 chapters. There are 14 topics from grade 11 and 16 topics from grade 12.

S.No	Chemistry syllabus of class 11th	Chemistry syllabus of class 12th
1	Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry	Solid State
2	Structure of Atom	Solutions
3	Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties	Electrochemistry
4	Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure	Chemical Kinetics
5	States of Matter: Gases and Liquids	Surface Chemistry
6	Thermodynamics	General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
7	Equilibrium	p- Block Elements
8	Redox Reactions	d and f Block Elements
9	Hydrogen	Coordination Compounds
10	s-Block Element (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals)	Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
11	Some p-Block Elements	Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
12	Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques	Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
13	Hydrocarbons	Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
14	Environmental Chemistry	Biomolecules
15		Polymers
16		Chemistry in Everyday Life

NEET Chemistry – Preparation

•   Considering NEET question papers over the past several years, we can understand that Chemistry is the most scoring subject compared to Physics and Biology.
•   Since most questions were directly asked from NCERT and less tricky, being thorough with the NCERT syllabus with a planned preparation in Chemistry will help medical aspirants have excellent scores in NEET.
• NEET Chemistry Syllabus 2021 gets divided into three parts.

o Physical Chemistry

o Organic Chemistry and

o Inorganic Chemistry

NEET Chemistry – Weightage

Preparing for NEET Chemistry with a fair idea about the weightage of the topics will help you plan your preparation as per the importance of the topics.

However, the NTA website does not mention any specific weightage for the topics. Aspirants are required to cover all the topics as per the NEET Chemistry syllabus 2021.

The table below shows the number of questions from each segment in Chemistry in NEET 2020. It will help you get an idea about the weightage of the topics. However, please note that the numbers may vary this year.

Number of Questions in each segment – NEET 2020

	Class 11	Class 12	Total
Physical Chemistry	7	9	16 Questions
Organic Chemistry	4	9	13 Questions
Inorganic Chemistry	10	6	16 Questions
Total	21	24	45 Questions

NEET Chemistry 2021- Topic wise Weightage ( Based on expert analysis and past trends – NEET 2006 – NEET 2019 )

NEET Chemistry Weightage – Class 11*
S.No	Topics	Average Number of Questions- Topic wise	Topic-wise Weightage (in %)
1	Hydrogen	1	2%
2	s-Block Element (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals)	2	4%
3	Some p-Block Elements	1	2%
4	Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure	3	6%
5	Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties	1	2%
6	Environmental Chemistry	1	2%
7	Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques	1-2	3%
8	Hydrocarbons	2	4%
9	Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry	1-2	3%
10	Structure of Atom	2	4%
11	States of Matter: Gases and Liquids	1	2%
12	Thermodynamics	2	5%
13	Equilibrium	2-3	4%
14	Redox Reactions	1	2%

*Approximate numbers based on expert analysis and past trends. Subject to change.

*NEET Chemistry Weightage – Class 12
S.No	NEET Chemistry Topics	NEET Chemistry Average Number of Questions- Topic wise	NEET Chemistry Topic-wise Weightage (in %)
1	General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements	1	2%
2	p- Block Elements	2-3	5%
3	d and f Block Elements	2	4%
4	Coordination Compounds	2	4%
5	Haloalkanes and Haloarenes	2	4%
6	Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers	1-2	3%
7	Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids	2-3	5%
8	Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen	1	2%
9	Biomolecules	2	4%
10	Polymers	1-2	3%
11	Chemistry in Everyday Life	1	2%
12	Solid State	1-2	3%
13	Solutions	2	4%
14	Electrochemistry	2	4%
15	Chemical Kinetics	2	4%
16	Surface Chemistry	1	2%

*Approximate numbers based on expert analysis and past trends. Subject to change.

NEET 2021 Chemistry Important Chapters

While preparing for NEET, do keep the fundamentals strong and learn with conceptual understanding. Considering the weightage of topics, practice the following topics thoroughly.

Grade 11

•  Equilibrium      
• Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure
• Hydrocarbons      
• S Block Elements
• Some basic principles of Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry –Some basic principles and techniques
•  Structure of Atom

Grade 12

• Electrochemistry
• Chemical Kinetics
• Coordination Compounds
• Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids

• P, D, and F-Block elements

• Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers

• Solutions

Frequently Asked Questions – NEET -2021

1. Is there any change in the NEET Chemistry syllabus in 2021?

No. As per the official notification from NTA, the syllabus for NEET 2021 will remain the same as the previous year. However, please note that the structure of the question paper has changed, consisting of two sections.

2. When is NEET 2021 scheduled?

The NEET 2021 is scheduled for 12th September 2021, from 2 pm to 5 pm. The admit card can get downloaded three(3) days before the exam.

3. What is the mode of examination for NEET 2021?

NEET 2021 will be conducted offline as a pen-paper test. Students must answer the questions on the specially designed machine gradable OMR sheet using a ballpoint pen.

4.What is the minimum score required in NEET for MBBS admission?

Candidates require a minimum of 350 marks in NEET for MBBS. The minimum cut-off is 50 percentile for the general category and the 40 percentile for candidates of the SC, ST, and OBC categories.

5. What is the maximum and minimum possible score in NEET?

NEET scores can range from – 180 to 720 marks out of 720.