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NEET Chemistry PYQ Analysis 2020–2026: Chapter-wise Weightage, Topic Trends & Practice
NEET Chemistry 2020–2026: 398 questions over 31 chapters. Weightage, difficulty, rising and falling chapters, most-repeated topics and PYQ practice.
Edurack Team
October 13, 2026
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This guide breaks down 398 NEET Chemistry questions from 2020–2026 (Re-NEET 2026 included) across 31 chapters. For every chapter you get the weightage, difficulty and trend, and each chapter links to its own topic-wise analysis and PYQ practice.
Questions per paper
| Paper | Chemistry questions |
|---|---|
| NEET 2020 | 61 |
| NEET 2021 | 50 |
| NEET 2022 | 52 |
| NEET 2023 | 50 |
| NEET 2024 | 50 |
| NEET 2025 | 45 |
| NEET 2026 | 45 |
| Re-NEET 2026 | 45 |
Chapter-wise weightage
All 31 chapters ranked by questions asked. Click a chapter for its full topic breakdown.
Priority tiers for Chemistry
Tier 1: the chapters behind half the paper
- Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids: 26 Qs (6.5%)
- Coordination Compounds: 26 Qs (6.5%)
- The d and f-Block Elements: 23 Qs (5.8%)
- Hydrocarbons: 21 Qs (5.3%)
- Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques: 21 Qs (5.3%)
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: 19 Qs (4.8%)
- Chemical Kinetics: 19 Qs (4.8%)
- Equilibrium: 19 Qs (4.8%)
- Amines: 18 Qs (4.5%)
- Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry: 17 Qs (4.3%)
Tier 2: the next chapters, up to about 80%
- Thermodynamics: 16 Qs (4%)
- Electrochemistry: 15 Qs (3.8%)
- Biomolecules: 14 Qs (3.5%)
- Solutions: 14 Qs (3.5%)
- Structure of Atom: 13 Qs (3.3%)
- The p-Block Elements (XII): 12 Qs (3%)
- Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers: 11 Qs (2.8%)
- Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties: 11 Qs (2.8%)
- Haloalkanes and Haloarenes: 11 Qs (2.8%)
Tier 3: the remaining 12 chapters
- The p-Block Elements: 11 Qs
- The s-Block Elements: 10 Qs
- Redox Reactions: 8 Qs
- General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements: 7 Qs
- States of Matter: 7 Qs
- The Solid State: 7 Qs
- Surface Chemistry: 5 Qs
- Hydrogen: 4 Qs
- Polymers: 4 Qs
- Chemistry in Everyday Life: 3 Qs
- Environmental Chemistry: 3 Qs
- Principles of Qualitative Analysis: 3 Qs
Trends across the years
Asked more often lately
Comparing 2025, 2026 and Re-NEET 2026 with 2020–2022:
- Coordination Compounds: 2 to 5 questions per paper
- Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques: 2 to 3 questions per paper
- Chemical Kinetics: 2 to 2.7 questions per paper
- Equilibrium: 2 to 2.7 questions per paper
- Amines: 2 to 2.7 questions per paper
- Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry: 1.3 to 2.3 questions per paper
- Solutions: 1.3 to 2.3 questions per paper
- Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties: 0.7 to 2 questions per paper
Asked less often lately
- Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids: 4 to 2.3 questions per paper
- The p-Block Elements: 2.7 to 0.7 questions per paper
- The s-Block Elements: 2.7 to 0 questions per paper
- General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements: 2 to 0 questions per paper
- The p-Block Elements (XII): 1.7 to 1 questions per paper
- Haloalkanes and Haloarenes: 1.7 to 1 questions per paper
- States of Matter: 1.7 to 0 questions per paper
- The Solid State: 1.7 to 0 questions per paper
Chapters in the latest two papers
Most questions in NEET 2026 plus Re-NEET 2026:
- Coordination Compounds: 4 in NEET 2026, 7 in Re-NEET 2026
- The d and f-Block Elements: 2 in NEET 2026, 4 in Re-NEET 2026
- Amines: 3 in NEET 2026, 3 in Re-NEET 2026
- Hydrocarbons: 2 in NEET 2026, 3 in Re-NEET 2026
- Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques: 4 in NEET 2026, 1 in Re-NEET 2026
- Chemical Kinetics: 3 in NEET 2026, 2 in Re-NEET 2026
- Equilibrium: 4 in NEET 2026, 1 in Re-NEET 2026
- Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry: 2 in NEET 2026, 3 in Re-NEET 2026
- Thermodynamics: 2 in NEET 2026, 3 in Re-NEET 2026
- Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids: 1 in NEET 2026, 3 in Re-NEET 2026
Easiest and toughest chapters
Most scoring (highest share of easy questions)
Chapters with at least 8 questions:
- Haloalkanes and Haloarenes: 55% easy of 11 tagged
- The p-Block Elements (XII): 42% easy of 12 tagged
- The s-Block Elements: 40% easy of 10 tagged
- Coordination Compounds: 38% easy of 26 tagged
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: 37% easy of 19 tagged
- Chemical Kinetics: 37% easy of 19 tagged
- Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties: 36% easy of 11 tagged
- The p-Block Elements: 36% easy of 11 tagged
Most demanding (highest share of hard questions)
- Electrochemistry: 47% hard of 15 tagged
- Solutions: 43% hard of 14 tagged
- Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids: 42% hard of 26 tagged
- Thermodynamics: 38% hard of 16 tagged
- Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry: 35% hard of 17 tagged
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: 32% hard of 19 tagged
The 15 most-repeated Chemistry topics
| Topic | Chapter | Total Qs | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Properties | The d and f-Block Elements | 6 | 4 |
| General Characteristics of Alkenes (Chemical Properties) | Hydrocarbons | 5 | 5 |
| Stoichiometry and Stoichiometric Calculations (Limiting Reagent) | Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry | 5 | 4 |
| Nomenclature of Organic Compounds (I.U.P.A.C System of Nomenclature) | Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques | 4 | 4 |
| Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory (Postulates, Applications and Limitations of VSEPR T…) | Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure | 4 | 4 |
| Quantitative Aspects of Electrolysis and Faraday's Laws (Faraday's First Law of Electrolysis) | Electrochemistry | 4 | 3 |
| Ideal and Non-ideal Solutions (Ideal Solution and Non Ideal Solutions) | Solutions | 4 | 3 |
| Alcohols (Chemical Properties) | Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers | 4 | 3 |
| Aldehydes (Methods of Preparation) | Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids | 3 | 3 |
| Chemical Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones (Addition of Grignard Reagent) | Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids | 3 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous/Mixed Reactions | Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids | 3 | 3 |
| Magnetism | Coordination Compounds | 3 | 3 |
| Qualitative Analysis of Organic Compounds (Test for Nitrogen, Sulphur and Halogens (Lassaigne'…) | Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques | 3 | 3 |
| Vitamins (Important Vitamins, their Sources and the Diseases…) | Biomolecules | 3 | 3 |
| Nomenclature of Elements With Atomic Number > 100 | Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties | 3 | 3 |
How to use this Chemistry analysis
- Finish Tier 1 chapters first, including their recurring topics, before spreading out.
- Use the easy-share list to pick chapters where careful NCERT reading converts directly into marks.
- For each chapter, open its analysis post, solve its PYQs, and log mistakes by topic.
- Revisit the chapters from the latest two papers close to the exam, since they show the current question style.
Practise Chemistry PYQs
- Practise all NEET Chemistry PYQs 2020–2026
- Chemistry blueprint page
- All subjects: NEET chapter-wise weightage
Frequently Asked Questions
How many NEET Chemistry questions were asked from 2020–2026?
398 Chemistry questions across 8 papers (2020 to 2026, plus Re-NEET 2026), spread over 31 chapters.
Which NEET Chemistry chapter has the highest weightage?
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids has the highest weightage with 26 questions (6.5%). Coordination Compounds follows with 26.
Which Chemistry chapters are easiest to score in?
By share of easy questions (chapters with 8+ questions), Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, The p-Block Elements (XII) and The s-Block Elements lead.
How many Chemistry chapters cover most of the paper?
The top 10 chapters give about half of all questions and the top 19 give about 80%.