NEET 2020 Physics paper analysis

Physics chapters and topics asked in NEET 2020

Chapters are ranked by questions in this paper. Under each chapter are the topics that were asked; “new” marks a topic with no question in any earlier paper.

• Current Electricity

  6

  Electrical Resistance in Conductors (Temperature Dependence of… ×2 · Electric Current (Drift Velocity) · Meter Bridge · Electric Current (Mobility) · Electrical Resistance in Conductors (Colour Coding of Resistances)

• Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

  3

  Effect of Dielectric on Capacitance · Equipotential Surfaces (Relation Between Electric Field and Potential) · Potential due to Point Charge & Electric Dipole

• Nuclei

  3

  Mass-Energy and Nuclear Binding Energy · Atomic Masses and Composition of Nucleus (Electron Volt (eV)) · Nuclear Energy (Fission)

• Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

  3

  Digital Electronics and Logic Gates (Combination of Gates) · Semiconductor Diode (P-n Junction under Forward Bias, p-n Junction… · Junction Transistor (Basic Transistor Circuit Configurations and…

• Units and Measurements

  3

  Dimensions of Physical Quantities · Measuring Instruments (Reading of Screw Gauge) · Significant Figures (Rule to Find Significant Figures or Digit)

• Alternating Current

  2

  AC Voltage Applied to an Inductor and Capacitor · Power in AC Circuits: the Power Factor

• Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

  2

  Wave Nature of Matter (De Broglie Wavelength of Moving Particle.) · Einstein's Photoelectric Equation: Energy Quantum of Radiation

• Electromagnetic Waves

  2

  Relation Between Electric Field, Magnetic Field and Speed of Light · Intensity of Electromagnetic Wave

• Kinetic Theory

  2

  Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas (Average Kinetic Energy of Gas… · Mean Free Path

• Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

  2

  Optical Instruments (Telescope, Terrestrial Telescope) · Refraction through Prism (Derivation of Refractive Index of Material…

• Thermodynamics

  2

  Thermodynamic Processes (Adiabatic Process) · Thermodynamic State Variables

• Wave Optics

  2

  Polarisation (Polarisation by Reflection (Brewster's Law)) · Interference of Light Wave and Young's Double Slit Experiment (YDSE)…

• Atoms

  1

  Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom (Failure of Bohr's Theory)

• Center of Mass & System of Particles

  1

  Centre of Mass (Centre of Mass of Uniform Laminar Objects, Centre of…

• Electric Charges and Fields

  1

  Electric Field

• Gravitation

  1

  Acceleration Due to Gravity (Variation in Acceleration Due to…

• Laws of Motion

  1

  Newton's Second Law of Motion (Application of Newton's Second Law of…

• Magnetism and Matter

  1

  Magnetisation and Magnetic Intensity (Magnetic Susceptibility (χ))

• Mechanical Properties of Fluids

  1

  Surface Tension (Capillary Rise)

• Mechanical Properties of Solids

  1

  Hooke's Law

• Motion in a Straight Line

  1

  Motion under gravity (Free fall motion) (Calculation of Time of…

• Moving Charges and Magnetism

  1

  The Solenoid and the Toroid (Solenoid)

• Oscillations

  1

  Simple Harmonic Motion (Phase (φ))

• Rotational Motion

  1

  Torque and Angular Momentum (Torque of Force About Point)

• Thermal Properties of Matter

  1

  Heat Transfer (Conduction)

• Waves

  1

  Beats

Physics chapters with no question in NEET 2020

Electromagnetic Induction, Work Energy and Power, Circular Motion, Motion in a Plane

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Counts come from Edurack's tagged set of NEET papers 2020–2026 (including Re-NEET 2026), mapped to NCERT chapters and topics. Use them as a trend guide — past frequency doesn't guarantee what a future paper will ask. Counts cover 2020–2026.