Unit name
NEET Deleted Syllabus topics
Physics and measurement
Scope and excitement; nature of physical laws; Physics, technology, and society Need for
measurement: Length, mass, and time measurements, accuracy and precision of measuring
instruments.
Kinematics
Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing motion, Scalar and vector
quantities: Position and displacement vectors, general vectors, general vectors and notation,
equality of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a real number
Laws of Motion
Equilibrium of concurrent forces, lubrication
Rotational Motion
Momentum conservation, centre of mass of uniform rod
Gravitation
Geostationary satellites
Properties of Solids and Liquids
Shear, modulus of rigidity, poisson’s ratio; elastic energy, Reynold’s number, Qualitative ideas of
Black Body Radiation, Wein’s displacement law, and Green House effect, Cp, Cv, Newton’s law of
cooling and Stefan’s law
Thermodynamics
Heat engines and refrigerators
Oscillations and Waves
Free, forced and damped oscillations (qualitative ideas only), Resonance, Doppler effect
Electrostatics
Free charges and bound charges inside a conductor, Van de Graaff generator
Current Electricity
The flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor, Carbon resistors, color code for carbon resistors,
Potentiometer-principle and applications to measure potential difference, and for comparing emf of
two cells; measurement of internal resistance of a cell
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism
Concept of magnetic field, Oersted’s experiment, Cyclotron, Magnetic dipole moment of a revolving
electron, Earth’s magnetic field and magnetic elements, Permanent magnets
Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current
LC oscillations (qualitative treatment only)
Optics
Reflection and refraction of plane wave at a plane surface using wavefronts, Scattering of light- blue
colour of the sky and reddish 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, Microscopes and astronomical telescopes (reflecting and refracting)
and their magnifying powers.
Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
Davisson-Germer experiment (experimental details should be omitted; only conclusion should be
explained)
Atoms and Nuclei
Isotopes, isobars; isotones, Radioactivity- alpha, beta and gamma particles/ rays and their properties
decay law
Electronic Devices
Energy bands in solids (qualitative ideas only), conductors, insulators, Junction transistor, transistor
action, characteristics of a transistor; transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration) and
oscillator, Transistor as a switch
Physics syllabus NEET 2024: Added topics
Unit name
NEET Syllabus Physics Added topics
Gravitation
Motion of a satellite, time period and energy of a satellite
Properties of Solids and Liquids
Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal's law and its applications. Effect of gravity on fluid pressure
Kinetics Theory of Gases
RMS speed of gas molecules, Avogadro's number
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism
Effect of temperature on Magnetic Properties
Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
Dual nature of radiation
Experimental Skills
Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities:
1. Vernier callipers-its use to measure the internal and external diameter and depth of a vessel.
2. Screw gauge-its use to determine thickness diameter of thin sheet/wire.
3. Simple pendulum-dissipation of energy by plotting a graph between the square of amplitude and
time.
4. Metre Scale - the mass of a given object by the principle of moments.
5. Young's modulus of elasticity of the material of a metallic wire.
6. Surface tension of water by capillary rise and effect of detergents.
7. Co-efficient of Viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring terminal velocity of a given
spherical body.
8. Speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube.
9. Specific heat capacity of a given (i) solid and (ii) liquid by method of mixtures.
10. The resistivity of the material of a given wire using a metre bridge.
11. The resistance of a given wire using Ohm's law.
12. Resistance and figure of merit of a galvanometer by half deflection method.
13. The focal length of;
(i) Convex mirror
(ii) Concave mirror, and
(iii) Convex lens, using the parallax method.
14. The plot of the angle of deviation vs angle of incidence for a triangular prism.
15. Refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope.
16. Characteristic curves of a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias.
17. Characteristic curves of a Zener diode and finding reverse breakdown voltage.
18. Identification of Diode. LED,. Resistor. A capacitor from a mixed collection of such item
NEET Chemistry syllabus 2024
Certain topics have been removed and added in the NEET Chemistry syllabus. Refer to the tables
below to understand the specific topics that have been reduced and included in the updated NEET
syllabus 2024 for Chemistry.
NEET Chemistry syllabus 2024: Deleted topics
Unit name
NEET Syllabus Deleted topics
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
General Introduction: Important and scope of chemistry
Atomic Structure
Atomic number, isotopes and isobars. Concept of shells and subshells, dual nature of light
Chemical Thermodynamics
Third law of thermodynamics- Brief introduction
Some p-Block Elements
Atomic number, isotopes and isobars, Concept of shells and subshells, dual nature of matter and
light
Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
Cyanides and Isocyanides- will be mentioned at relevant places
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental pollution: Air, water and soil pollution, chemical reactions in atmosphere, smogs,
major atmospheric pollutants; acid rain ozone and its reactions, effects of depletion of ozone layer,
greenhouse effect and global warming-pollution due to industrial wastes; green chemistry as an
alternative tool for reducing pollution, strategy for control of environmental pollution.
Polymers
Classification- Natural and synthetic, methods of polymerization (addition and condensation),
copolymerization. Some important polymers: natural and synthetic like polyesters, bakelite; rubber,
Biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymers.
Chemistry in Everyday Life
Chemicals in medicines- analgesics, tranquillisers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials,
antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines.
Chemicals in food- preservatives, artificial sweetening agents, elementary ideas of antioxidants.
Cleansing agents- soaps and detergents, cleansing action
NEET Chemistry syllabus 2024: Added topics
Unit name
NEET Syllabus Added topics
Atomic Structure
Nature of electromagnetic radiation, photoelectric effect; Spectrum of the hydrogen atom. Bohr
model of a hydrogen atom - its postulates, derivation of the relations for the energy of the electron
and radii of the different orbits, limitations of Bohr's model
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Kossel - Lewis approach to chemical bond formation, the concept of ionic and covalent bonds,
Elementary idea of metallic bonding, Fajan's rule
Chemical Thermodynamics
Fundamentals of thermodynamics: System and surroundings, extensive and intensive properties'
state functions, types of processes
Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry
Electrolytic and metallic conduction, conductance and their in electrolytic solutions, molar
conductivities variation with concentration: Kohlrausch's law and its applications
Electrochemical cells - Electrolytic and Galvanic cells, different types of electrodes, electrode
potentials including standard electrode potential, half-cell and cell reactions, emf of a Galvanic Cell
and its measurement: Nernst equation and its applications, Relationship between cell potential and
Gibbs' energy change: Dry cell and lead accumulator, Fuel cells
Chemical Kinetics
Pressure, collision theory of bimolecular gaseous reactions (no derivation)
d and f Block Elements
Transition Elements
Purification and Characterization of Organic Compounds
Purification - Crystallisation. sublimation, distillation, differential extraction, chromatography -
principles and their applications
Qualitative analysis - Detection of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and halogens
Quantitative analysis (basic principles only) - Estimation of carbon. hydrogen. nitrogen. halogens.
sulphur. phosphorus.
Calculations of empirical formula and molecular formulae: Numerical problems in organic
quantitative analysis
Hydrocarbons
Classification of isomerism. IUPAC nomenclature, general methods of preparation, properties, and
reactions
Organic Compounds Containing Halogens
General methods of preparation, properties, and reactions; Nature of C-X bond: Mechanisms of
substitution reactions
Uses; Environmental effects of chloroform, iodoform freons, and DDT
Principles Related to Practical Chemistry
Detection of extra elements (Nitrogen, sulphur, halogens), in organic compounds; Detection of the
following functional group, hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketones)
carboxyl, and amino groups in organic compounds.
The chemistry involved in the preparation of the following:
Inorganic compounds: Mohr's salt. potash alum
Organic compounds: Acetanilide. p-nitro acetanilide, aniline yellow, iodoform
The chemistry involved in the titrimetric exercises - Acids. bases and the use of indicators. oxalic-acid
vs KMnO4. Mohr's salt vs KMnO4
Chemical principles involved in the qualitative salt analysis
Cations
Anions
Chemical principles involved in the following experiments:
1. Enthalpy of solution of CuSO4
2. Enthalpy of neutralisation of strong acid and strong base
3. Preparation of lyophilic and lyophobic sols
4. Kinetic study of the reaction of iodide ions with hydrogen peroxide at room temperature.
NEET Biology syllabus 2024
The NEET Biology syllabus 2024 has undergone changes, with the removal of specific topics and
addition of new ones. To get detailed information about the reduced and added topics, consult the
tables below.
Biology reduced syllabus NEET 2024
Unit name
NEET Deleted Syllabus topics
Diversity in Living World
Three domains of life, Tools for study of Taxonomy – Museums, Zoos, Herbaria, Botanical gardens,
Angiosperms, Angiosperms classification up to class, characteristic features and examples
Structural Organization in Animals and Plants
Morphology, anatomy and functions of different systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous
and reproductive) of an insect (cockroach). (Brief account only)
Plant Physiology
Transport in plants: Movement of water, gases and nutrients; Cell to cell transport-Diffusion,
facilitated diffusion, active transport; Plant – water relations – Imbibition, water potential, osmosis,
plasmolysis; Long distance transport of water – Absorption, apoplast, symplast, transpiration pull,
root pressure and guttation; Transpiration-Opening and closing of stomata; Uptake and
translocation of mineral nutrients-Transport of food, phloem transport, Mass flow hypothesis;
Diffusion of gases (brief mention)
Mineral nutrition: Essential minerals, macro and micronutrients and their role; Deficiency symptoms;
Mineral toxicity; Elementary idea of Hydroponics as a method to study mineral nutrition; Nitrogen
metabolism-Nitrogen cycle, biological nitrogen fixation
Seed dormancy; Vernalisation; Photoperiodism
Human Physiology
Digestion and absorption; Alimentary canal and digestive glands; Role of digestive enzymes and
gastrointestinal hormones; Peristalsis, digestion, absorption and assimilation of proteins,
carbohydrates and fats; Caloric value of proteins, carbohydrates and fats; Egestion; Nutritional and
digestive disorders – PEM, indigestion, constipation, vomiting, jaundice, diarrhea
Reflex action; Sense organs; Elementary structure and function of eye and ear
Reproduction
Reproduction in organisms: Reproduction, a characteristic feature of all organisms for continuation
of species; Modes of reproduction – Asexual and sexual; Asexual reproduction; Modes-Binary fission,
sporulation, budding, gemmule, fragmentation; vegetative propagation in plants
Biology and Human Welfare
Tobacco abuse, Improvement in food production; Plant breeding, tissue culture, single cell protein,
Biofortification; Apiculture and Animal husbandry
Ecology and Environment
Habitat and niche, Population and ecological adaptations, Nutrient cycling (carbon and
phosphorous); Ecological succession; Ecological Services-Carbon fixation, pollination, oxygen release
Environmental issues: Air pollution and its control; Water pollution and its control; Agrochemicals
and their effects; Solid waste management; Radioactive waste management; Greenhouse effect and
global warning; Ozone depletion; Deforestation; Any three case studies as success stories addressing
environmental issues.