NEET 2022 paper analysis
This is a chapter-wise breakdown of NEET 2022. Edurack tagged 214 questions from this paper to NCERT chapters and topics. By subject: Physics 53, Chemistry 52, Botany 57, Zoology 52.
The chapters that asked the most questions were Biotechnology - Principles and Processes (7), Molecular Basis of Inheritance (6), Principles of Inheritance and Variation (6).
Counts come from Edurack's tagged question set for 2020–2026, so they can differ from other sources' counts. Use them to see where a paper's marks came from and which chapters to revise first.
Physics
53
25% of questions
Physics chapter-wise →
Chemistry
52
24% of questions
Chemistry chapter-wise →
Botany
57
27% of questions
Botany chapter-wise →
Zoology
52
24% of questions
Zoology chapter-wise →
Chapters with the most questions in NEET 2022
What changed from NEET 2021
- Biggest rise: Principles of Inheritance and Variation · Botany went from 2 to 6 questions.
- Biggest drop: Animal Kingdom · Zoology went from 12 to 3 questions.
Most-asked topics in NEET 2022
- 1Disorder of Muscular and Skeletal System · Locomotion and Movement · Zoology3 Qs
- 2Air Pollution (Control of Air Pollution) · Environmental Issues · Botany3 Qs
- 3Population Interactions (Types of Population Interactions) · Organisms and Populations · Botany2 Qs
- 4Pollination (Types of Pollination/Agents of Pollination/Outbreed…) · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants · Botany2 Qs
- 5Meiosis (Meiosis I) · Cell Cycle and Cell Division · Botany2 Qs
- 6M Phase (Mitosis) · Cell Cycle and Cell Division · Botany2 Qs
- 7Birth Control (IUDS) · Reproductive Health · Zoology2 Qs
- 8Dimensions of Physical Quantities · Units and Measurements · Physics2 Qs
- 9Decomposition (Process Involved in Decomposition) · Ecosystem · Botany2 Qs
- 10Coagulation of Blood · Body Fluids and Circulation · Zoology2 Qs
- 11Physiological Effects of Plant Growth Regulators (Ethylene) · Plant Growth and Development · Botany2 Qs
- 12Power (Definition) · Work Energy and Power · Physics2 Qs
Topics asked for the first time in NEET 2022
These topics had no question in any earlier paper in this set.
- 1Air Pollution (Control of Air Pollution) · Environmental Issues · Botany3 Qs
- 2Power (Definition) · Work Energy and Power · Physics2 Qs
- 3Physiological Effects of Plant Growth Regulators (Ethylene) · Plant Growth and Development · Botany2 Qs
- 4Decomposition (Process Involved in Decomposition) · Ecosystem · Botany2 Qs
- 5Connective Tissue (Loose Connective Tissue) · Structural Organisation in Animals (Animal Tissues) · Zoology2 Qs
- 6Electrical Energy, Power · Current Electricity · Physics1 Qs
- 7Wheatstone Bridge · Current Electricity · Physics1 Qs
- 8Capacitors and Capacitance (Capacitors and Their Types and Their r– Capacitance) · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Physics1 Qs
- 9Electrostatic Potential (Electrostatic Potential and Potential Difference) · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Physics1 Qs
- 10Application of Junction Diode as Rectifier (Half-Wave Rectifier Circuit, and… · Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits · Physics1 Qs
- 11Significant Figures (Rules for Arithmetic Operations with Significant Fi…) · Units and Measurements · Physics1 Qs
- 12Lens Formula (Deriving the Lens Formula) · Ray Optics and Optical Instruments · Physics1 Qs
Chapters with no question in NEET 2022
Circular Motion, Thermal Properties of Matter, Solutions, Hydrogen, Principles of Qualitative Analysis, Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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Frequently asked questions
How many questions were tagged in NEET 2022?
Edurack tagged 214 questions from NEET 2022 to chapters: Physics 53, Chemistry 52, Botany 57, Zoology 52.
Which chapter had the most questions in NEET 2022?
Biotechnology - Principles and Processes (Zoology) had the most, with 7 questions.
Which subject had the most questions in NEET 2022?
Botany had the most, with 57 questions (27% of the tagged paper).
Which chapters were not asked in NEET 2022?
6 of the 98 chapters had no question, including Circular Motion, Thermal Properties of Matter, Solutions, Hydrogen, Principles of Qualitative Analysis.
Other NEET papers
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.