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NEET (UG) 2017 Paper
Analysis
National Eligibility cum Entrance
Test paper was held on 7th May, 2017 across India on various
centres. Unlike previous year, NEET 2017 was held in only one phase covering
all the topics. Physics, chemistry, zoology and botany were the major sections
of the paper, each carrying a total of 45 questions. Each question carried 4
marks, with a penalty of 1 mark for wrong answer. Overall, the paper was
tougher as compared to the NEET 2016. In this article, we give the NEET 2017
paper analysis based on different topics & their difficulty levels.
NEET 2017 Paper Analysis
NEET 2017 is organized by the Central
Board of Secondary Education every year of the help of applicant to secure
admission for MBBS and BDS courses in the top medical institutions of India.
This offline mode (pen-and-paper
based) examination was held on 7th May, 2017. With a total length of
three hours, the paper started at 10:00 am and ended at 1:00 pm.
NEET 2017 was conducted in 10
different languages, compared to 8 last year. Students attempted the test in
English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali Assamese, Gujarati, Oriya and
Kannada. The last 2 languages were added this year.
The exam contained a total of 180
questions for a total of 720 marks. Each question of test paper contains 4
marks. This would include 45 questions from Physics and Chemistry and 90
questions from Biology (ei., Botany + Zoology). Each question would be of an
objective type with 4 choices.
Analysis by EQKota experts
Weightage
This year, both 11th and 12th standard syllabus contributed equally
to the paper.
Physics was approximately imbalanced, with
24 and 21 questions from 11th and 12th standards respectively. The paper had 19 questions from
Mechanics, 6 from Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory, 9 from Electrodynamics, 5
from Optics and Wave Optics and 6 from Modern Physics.
Chemistry section 21 questions from 11th standard and 24 questions from 12th standard. The paper had 14 questions from Physical Chemistry,
13 from Organic Chemistry, 13 from Inorganic Chemistry and 5 questions from
General Chemistry.
Biology section was also balanced, with 44 and 46
questions from 11th and 12th standards respectively. The paper had 11 questions from
Reproduction, 14 from Genetics and Evolution, 8 from Biology and Human Welfare,
4 from Biotechnology, 10 from Ecology, 10 from Diversity in Living Organisms, 7
from Structural Organization in Plants and Animals, 7 from Cell Structure and
Function, 6 from Plant Physiology and 13 from Human Physiology.
BOTANY
ZOOLOGY
Difficulty
This year, the paper was moderate in
both difficulty and length. Compared to last year’s paper though, this year was
tougher on both points.
Physics is generally considered to be the
toughest of the three subjects. This year’s paper was of moderate difficulty;
with a lot of calculation-based questions. Compared to last year though, the
paper was slightly tougher and lengthier.
Chemistry is generally of moderate difficulty
and this year was similar to last year’s paper. Most questions were conceptual
and application based. Students strong in both factors would not find it too
lengthy either.
Biology is generally deemed to be moderately
difficult and this year was no different. Compared to last year though, the
paper was slightly tougher. Most question were conceptual, so those with strong
concepts would find it solvable in time.
Opinions of NEET aspirants
This year saw the number rising to
over 11 lakhs in comparatively last year’s 7 lakhs students who gave the exam
at 104 cities across India. With over 50,000 medical seats in government and
private institutions across India, the competition is a lot more intense in
2017. However, the government has also estimated that 10,000 additional
seats will be made available to the pool of candidates.
Reflecting upon this year’s paper, student opinions differed
quite a bit. Here’s what some aspirants had to say about the overall
difficulty.
1.
Anjali Sharma.:
“Physics was lengthy and tougher. There were a few questions that needed a lot
of working and calculations on. Chemistry was slightly little simple. The Biology
segment was of medium difficulty, though I expected a tougher paper. It was
definitely easier than last year’s paper of chemistry. Biology was approximately
same. Physics was a lot lengthier than last year.”
2.
Rahul Jain.: “The paper’s difficulty was medium
and not very lengthy but little confusions. Most questions were asked from the NCERT
book. Biology was the easiest of the three segments. Chemistry was also rather
easy. While Physics was the hardest of all subjects, most questions were
solvable and calculative in the given time.”
On the whole, students seem to be
rather satisfied with their performance and expectation of test paper. They now
optimistically await the results that are scheduled to be declared on 8th June,
2017.
