NEET 2021 Physics paper analysis

Physics chapters and topics asked in NEET 2021

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

  6same

  Combination of resistors (Combination of Resistors: Series and… new · Current Density new · Electric Current (Drift Velocity) · Electrical Resistance in Conductors (Resistivity & Conductivity) new · Equivalent Resistance (Equivalent Resistance of Complex Circuits) new · Potentiometer (Application of Potentiometer) (Comparison of Cells,… new

• Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

  5+2

  Combination of Capacitors (Series Grouping, Parallel Grouping) new · Energy Stored in Capacitor (Energy Stored in Capacitor and Energy… new · Potential due to Point Charge & Electric Dipole · Potential Energy in an External Field (Potential Energy of Dipole in… new · Sharing of Charge and Common PPotential (Sharing of Charge and… new

• Moving Charges and Magnetism

  4+3

  Magnetic Force (Direction of Magnetic Force, Properties of Magnetic…) ×2 new · Current Loop as Magnetic Dipole new · Magnetic Field due to Various Current Carrying Conductors (Magnetic… new

• Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

  4+2

  Refraction by Lenses (Combination of Thin Lenses in Contact) new · Dispersion by Prism (Dispersion) (Angular Dispersion) new · Optical Instruments (Astronomical Telescope) new · Refraction by Lenses (Combination of Lens and Mirror) new

• Alternating Current

  3+1

  Transformers new · AC Voltage Applied to Series LCR Circuit (Variation of Impedance… new · Power in AC Circuits: the Power Factor (Average and Instantaneous… new

• Gravitation

  3+2

  Escape Speed or Escape Energy (Escape Speed) ×2 new · Gravitational Potential Energy (Relation Between Gravitational Field… new

• Nuclei

  3same

  Mass-Energy and Nuclear Binding Energy · Radioactivity (Half-Life and Mean-Life) new · Radioactivity (Alpha Decay and Beta Decay) new

• Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

  3same

  Digital Electronics and Logic Gates (Combination of Gates) · Special Purpose p-n Junction Diodes (Zener Diode as Voltage Regulator) new · P-n Junction (p-n Junction Formation) new

• Units and Measurements

  3same

  Dimensional Analysis and its Applications (Finding the Dimensions of… ×2 new · Measuring Instruments (Reading of Screw Gauge)

• Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

  2same

  Wave Nature of Matter (De Broglie Wavelength of Moving Particle.) · Particle Nature of Light: the Photon new

• Electromagnetic Waves

  2same

  Relation Between Electric Field, Magnetic Field and Speed of Light · Displacement Current (Consequences of Displacement Current) new

• Kinetic Theory

  2same

  Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas (Average Kinetic Energy of Gas… · Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas (RMS Speed) new

• Motion in a Plane

  2+2

  Projectile Motion (Maximum Height of Projectile) new · Motion in Plane with Constant Acceleration new

• Oscillations

  2+1

  Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion new · Some Systems Executing Simple Harmonic Motion (Oscillations Due to… new

• Rotational Motion

  2+1

  Equilibrium of Rigid Body (Principle of Moments) new · Moment of Inertia (Moment of Inertia of Some Important Cases) new

• Center of Mass & System of Particles

  1same

  Collisions (Collision in One Dimensions) new

• Electric Charges and Fields

  1same

  Dipole in Non Uniform External Field (Force and Torque on Finite… new

• Electromagnetic Induction

  1+1

  Mutual Inductance (Mutual Inductance of Coaxial Solenoids) new

• Mechanical Properties of Fluids

  1same

  Viscosity (Terminal Velocity) new

• Motion in a Straight Line

  1same

  Displacement of Particle in nth Second new

• Thermal Properties of Matter

  1same

  Calorimetry (Principle Of Calorimetry) new

• Work Energy and Power

  1+1

  Power (Efficiency) new

What changed from NEET 2020

• Biggest rise: Moving Charges and Magnetism went from 1 to 4 questions.
• Biggest drop: Thermodynamics went from 2 to 0 questions.

Physics topics asked for the first time in NEET 2021

1. 1Magnetic Force (Direction of Magnetic Force, Properties of Magnetic…) · Moving Charges and Magnetism · Physics2 Qs
2. 2Escape Speed or Escape Energy (Escape Speed) · Gravitation · Physics2 Qs
3. 3Dimensional Analysis and its Applications (Finding the Dimensions of Unknowns) · Units and Measurements · Physics2 Qs
4. 4Combination of resistors (Combination of Resistors: Series and Parallel) · Current Electricity · Physics1 Qs
5. 5Current Density · Current Electricity · Physics1 Qs
6. 6Electrical Resistance in Conductors (Resistivity & Conductivity) · Current Electricity · Physics1 Qs
7. 7Equivalent Resistance (Equivalent Resistance of Complex Circuits) · Current Electricity · Physics1 Qs
8. 8Potentiometer (Application of Potentiometer) (Comparison of Cells, Finding Emf… · Current Electricity · Physics1 Qs
9. 9Combination of Capacitors (Series Grouping, Parallel Grouping) · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Physics1 Qs
10. 10Energy Stored in Capacitor (Energy Stored in Capacitor and Energy Density in…) · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Physics1 Qs

Physics chapters with no question in NEET 2021

Atoms, Thermodynamics, Wave Optics, Laws of Motion, Magnetism and Matter, Mechanical Properties of Solids, Waves, Circular Motion

Physics across the 8 papers

NEET 2021 in the other subjects

Frequently asked questions

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.