NEET UG 2025: NTA to Remove Optional Section - Official Notification PDF Available

Updated on Jan 29, 2025 16:46

NEET UG 2025 will have two key changes as NTA reduced question counts and shortened the allotted time. To have all the details about this read the article below!

Kolkata: The NEET UG 2025 (National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test Undergraduate) exam format will return to its pre-pandemic structure, eliminating optional questions in Section B, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced at their official website: nta.ac.in.

Direct Link: NEET UG 2025 New Notification (Released)

This revised pattern removes the optional questions and extra time introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The optional part was a temporary measure implemented to address pandemic-related issues and was offered until 2024.

In a public notice, NTA stated: "The NEET (UG)-2025 question paper pattern and exam duration will revert to the pre-COVID format, eliminating Section B entirely."

Consequently, the exam will consist of 180 mandatory questions (45 each in Physics and Chemistry, and 90 in Biology) to be attempted within 180 minutes (three hours). This removes the optional questions and extra time introduced due to COVID-19. The exam duration is now set at 180 minutes (three hours).