Updated Syllabus For NEET-UG For The Academic Year 2023-24

Updated Syllabus for NEET-UG for the Academic Year 2023-24

The NEET 2024 is just a few months away from now, the syllabus for the entrance test is being revised with minor changes in the topics. Discover the latest syllabus updates in this article.

By Topperlearning Expert 11th Oct, 2023 | 03:52 pm

According to the reports, 20.38 lakh students appeared in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduates (NEET-UG) 2023. The syllabus for NEET-UG for 2023-24 has been updated under the National Medical Commission (NMC). The official notice released by NMC mentions that the Under Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB), a self-operating body under NMC, has finalised the updated syllabus.

What to Expect from the Updated Syllabus?

NEET (UG) is the national pre-medical entrance test for all-India students who want to pursue MBBS (undergraduate medical), BDS (dental), and AYUSH. The entrance exam decides the fate of students after school as the NEET (UG) cut-off criteria are followed in every renowned government or private college in India to give admission to the freshers.

The revised session 2023-24 syllabus follows almost the same topic pattern as the NEET 2023. According to the reports, the updated syllabus has a few minor changes in the topic list that students need to keep an eye out for. The foundation for the three significant subjects should be clear to every aspirant as the NEET (UG) 2024 will test the overall abilities of students with up-to-date knowledge of class 11 and 12 science concepts.

Subjects to Prepare for NEET-UG 2024

NTA (National Testing Agency), responsible for conducting NEET exams, has recently announced that the NEET-UG 2024 will be conducted on May 5, 2024 (which may or may not be subject to change). It is a highly competitive entrance exam, and the number of aspirants sitting in the NEET 2023 hit the roof with the highest number of candidates ever appearing in the history of this exam.

The eligible students have to study three primary subjects for NEET and mark the new beginning of their career, which are:

Physics
Chemistry
Biology

The number of aspirants sitting in the NEET 2023 hit the roof with the highest number of candidates ever appearing in this entrance exam. As the competition is gradually increasing, the aspiring students preparing for the NEET in the academic session 2023-24 have to roll their sleeves and gear up the preparations for all three subjects equally.

The updated syllabus, in compliance with the UGMEB (under NMC), expects the eligible pre-med candidates to prepare the revised topics thoroughly to qualify for the cut-off criteria for NEET-UG 2024.

Eligibility Criteria for NEET (UG)-2024

As the pre-medical entrance test syllabus is being updated for session 2024, the students must diligently prepare for the entrance exam. The eligible students should carefully look out for the exam forms and fill out the application forms on time. There is a specific set of criteria criteria that the students must meet to be eligible for NEET-UG 2024, which are as follows:

Minimum Age: The minimum age for aspiring students to appear in the entrance test is 17 years as of December 31 of the academic year 2024.
Mandatory Education: Students currently studying in 12 and those who have already passed the 12 grade are qualified to sit in the test. Some students strive for better colleges and retake the entrance test to improve their scores.
Marks Criteria: Students must strive to achieve at least 50% marks in physics, chemistry, and biology courses within the recognised government boards. For reserved categories (SC, ST, OBC-NCL), the students must achieve at least 40% marks to qualify for the exams.
Citizenship: The aspirant student appearing in NEET (UG) should be an Indian Citizen, non-resident Indian, OCI, Person of Indian origin, or a foreign national.

Detailed Analysis of Updated NEET 2024 Syllabus

The NMC (National Medical Commission) have tried to align the syllabus for the academic year 2023-24 in accordance with the CBSE curriculum through these changes. Few topics are deleted as well as added in Physics, chemistry and biology sections respectively.Topics which have been deleted/added are given below.

Physics:

UNIT I: Physical World and Measurement	Topics Deleted Scope and excitement; nature of physical laws; Physics, technology, and Society.
UNIT 2: Kinematics	Topics Deleted Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing motion.
UNIT 3: Laws of motion	No change
UNIT 4: Work energy and power	No change
UNIT 5: Rotation motion	No change
UNIT 6: Gravitation	No change
UNIT 7: Properties of solid and liquid.	Topics Added Pressure due to a fluid column: Pascal's law and its applications. Effect of gravity on fluid pressure. Topics Deleted Poisson’s ratio; elastic energy. Reynold’s number, Qualitative ideas of Black Body Radiation, Wein’s displacement law, and Green House effect. Newton’s law of cooling and Stefan’s law
UNIT 8: Thermodynamics	Topics Deleted Heat engines and refrigerators
UNIT 10: KTG	Topics Added Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas. Avogadro's number.
UNIT 11: Oscillations of waves	Topics Deleted Free, forced and damped oscillations (qualitative ideas only), resonance
UNIT 12: Electrostatics	Topics Deleted Van de Graaff generator.
UNIT 13: Current electricity	Topics Deleted Carbon resistors, colour code for carbon resistors. Potentiometer-principle and applications to measure potential difference and for comparing emf of two cells.
UNIT 14: Magnetic effect of current and magnetism	Topics Deleted Oersted’s experiment, Cyclotron
UNIT 15: Electromagnetic waves	No Change
UNIT 16: Optics	Topics Deleted Scattering of light- blue colour of the sky and red dish appearance of the sun at sunrise and sunset. Optical instruments: Human eye, image formation and accommodation, correction of eye defects (myopia and hypermetropia) using lenses.
UNIT 17: Dual nature of matter and radiation	Topics Deleted Davisson-Germer experiment (experimental details should be omitted; only conclusion should be explained).
UNIT 18: Atom & nuclei	No Change
Unit 19: Electronic devices	Topics Deleted Junction transistor, transistor action, characteristics of a transistor; transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration) and oscillator. Topics Added Energy bands in solids (qualitative ideas only), conductors, insulators and semiconductors;

Chemistry:

Physical Chemistry
Unit 1: Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry	No Change
Unit 2: Structure of Atom	No Change
Unit 3: Classification of elements and periodicity in properties	Nomenclature of elements not in NEET 2023-24 and NEET 2022-23 but present in CBSE 2023-24
Unit 4: Chemical thermodynamics	Third law of thermodynamics (brief introduction) deleted from NEET 2023-24 but present in CBSE 11 2023-24 and was present in NEET 2022-23
Unit 5: Solutions	No Change
Unit 6: Equilibrium	No Change
Unit 7: Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry	Redox reaction: No Change Electrochemistry: Topic corrosion not present in NEET 2023-24 but was present in NEET 2022-23 and is also present in CBSE 12 2023-24
Unit 8: Chemical Kinetics	No Change
Inorganic Chemistry
Unit 9: Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties	Nomenclature of elements not in NEET 2023-24 and NEET 2022-23 but present in CBSE 2023-24.
Unit 10: p-Block Elements (Group 13 to Group 18 Elements)	Chapter p – block elements (groups 13, 14) deleted from CBSE 11 2023-24 but present in NEET 2023-24 and is present in NEET 2023-24 Chapter p – block elements (Groups 15, 16, 17, 18) deleted from CBSE 12 2023-24 but present in NEET 2023-24 and is present in NEET 2023-24
Unit 11: d- and f- Block Elements	Comparison with lanthanides is deleted from NEET 2023-24 but present in both CBSE 2023-24 and was present in NEET 2022-23
Unit 12: Coordination Compounds	No Change
Organic Chemistry
Unit 13: Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds	This chapter has been mentioned in the organic section of NEET 2023-24 and was not mentioned in NEET 2022-23, but questions were asked in NEET 23 exam as it has been covered in practical sections of CBSE 11 and 12 (2023-24).
Unit 14: Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry	No Change
Unit 15: Hydrocarbons	No Change
Unit 16: Organic Compounds Containing Halogens	No Change
Unit 17: Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen	No Change
Unit 18: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen	Topic “Cyanides and Isocyanides” have been deleted in CBSE 12 2023-24 and NEET 2023-24 but this topic was present in NEET 2022-23.
Unit 19: Biomolecules	No Change
Unit 20: Principles Related to Practical Chemistry	The chapter has been mentioned in the organic section of NEET 2023-24 and was not mentioned in NEET 2022-23, but questions were asked in NEET 2023 exam as it has been covered in practical sections of CBSE 11 and 12 (2023-24).
	Below mentioned Units have been deleted from NEET 2024 Examination which were included in NEET 2023 Examination. States of Matter: Gases and Liquids, Hydrogen s-Block Elements Environmental Chemistry The Solid State Surface Chemistry General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements Polymers Chemistry in Everyday Life

Biology:

UNIT I: Diversity in Living World

Topics Deleted

Tools for study of Taxonomy – Museums, Zoos, Herbaria, Botanical gardens

Angiosperms classification up to class, characteristic features and examples)

UNIT 2: Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants

Topics Deleted

Study of cockroach

Topics Added

Family (malvaceae, Cruciferae. leguminoceae. compositae.graminae)

Study of frog

UNIT 3: Cell Structure and Function

Topics Added

Classification and nomenclature of enzymes

UNIT 4: Plant Physiology

Topics Deleted

Transport in plants

Mineral Nutrition

Seed dormancy; Vernalisation; Photoperiodism

UNIT 5: Human Physiology

Topics Deleted

Digestion and Absorption

Reflex action; Sense organs; Elementary structure and function of eye and ear

UNIT 6: Reproduction

Topics Deleted

Reproduction in Organisms

UNIT 7: Genetics and Evolution

Topics Added

Protein biosynthesis

UNIT 8: Biology and Human Welfare

Topics Added

Diseases - Dengue and chikungunya

Tobacco abuse

Topics Deleted

Improvement in food production

UNIT 10: Ecology and Environment

Topics Deleted

Population and ecological adaptations

Nutrient cycling (carbon and phosphorous); Ecological succession; Ecological Services-Carbon fixation, pollination, oxygen release

Environmental Issues

Stay up-to-date with Upcoming NEET (UG) 2024 Updates

Further important updates about NEET-UG for the academic year 2023-24 will keep coming with the upcoming exam form details, syllabus topics, and exam patterns. As the syllabus has some slight changes in the topic list for the test, the students must pay attention to all three subjects and refer to the study resources accordingly. TopperLearning has created study materials such as video lessons, mock tests, and previous year's question papers in compliance with the latest revised syllabus for NEET-UG 2024 to give wings to the dreams of aspiring students.

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FAQ's

Q.1 What will be the difficulty level for NEET (UG) 2024?

Ans. However, the difficulty level can only be measured after the exam is conducted. But, according to some experts, the difficulty scale for NEET 2024 can be moderate to difficult.

Q.2 How to score good marks in NEET (UG) 2024?

Ans. After the updated syllabus, some topics may carry more weightage than others, so focus on the topic-wise preparations. Use strategies, do multiple revisions, practice consistently, and plan your time accordingly.

Q.3 How competitive is the NEET 2024?

Ans. The expected number of students to sit in the NEET 2024 exam is more than 20 lakhs, which makes the pre-med entrance test highly competitive.