NEET 2024 Physics paper analysis

Physics chapters and topics asked in NEET 2024

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.

• Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

  4+3

  Combination of Capacitors (Series Grouping, Parallel Grouping) · Energy Stored in Capacitor (Energy Stored in Capacitor and Energy… · Potential Due to Continuous Charge Distribution (Potential Due to… new · Potential due to Point Charge and Electric Dipole (Potential Due to… new

• Magnetism and Matter

  4+3

  Bar Magnet (Angular SHM, Tangent Law) new · Bar Magnet (Magnetic Dipole Moment of Bar Magnet, Magnetic Fi…) new · Bar Magnet (Magnetic Field Lines) new · Magnetic Properties of Materials (Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism, etc.) new

• Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

  4+1

  Digital Electronics and Logic Gates (Logic Gates) ×2 · Photo Diode, LED, and Solar Cell new · Semiconductor Diode (Circuit Symbol for p-n Junction Diode) new

• Current Electricity

  3-2

  Combination of resistors (Combination of Resistors: Series and… · Electrical Energy, Power · Emf of Cell (Finding of Equivalent Emf and Internal Resistance o…) new

• Units and Measurements

  3+1

  Dimensions of Physical Quantities · Measuring Instruments (Least Count of Vernier Callipers) new · Dimensional Constants r– new

• Alternating Current

  2-2

  Transformers · AC Voltage Applied to an Inductor and Capacitor

• Atoms

  2-1

  The Line Spectra of the Hydrogen Atom, Hydrogen Spectrum (Hydrogen… · Thomson Model (Thomson Model, Different Models of Hydrogen) new

• Circular Motion

  2+1

  Dynamics of Circular Motion (Circular Motion) new · Uniform Circular Motion (Expression for Centripetal Acceleration,… new

• Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

  2+1

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

• Electromagnetic Waves

  2+1

  Displacement Current (Consequences of Displacement Current) · Important Characteristics and Nature of Electromagnetic Waves

• Gravitation

  2same

  Acceleration Due to Gravity (Variation in Acceleration Due to… new · Earth Satellite, Energy of an Orbiting Satellite (Geostationary and… new

• Mechanical Properties of Solids

  2+1

  Types of Elasticity Coefficients (Elastic Moduli) (Determination of… ×2 new

• Oscillations

  2+1

  Simple Harmonic Motion (Time Period and Frequency) ×2 new

• Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

  2-1

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

• Rotational Motion

  2+1

  Moment of Inertia (Moment of Inertia of Uniform Rectangular Lamina) new · Rolling Motion (Pure Rolling on Horizontal Plane) new

• Wave Optics

  2+1

  Polarisation (Polarisation by Reflection (Brewster's Law)) · YDSE (Fringe Width) new

• Center of Mass & System of Particles

  1+1

  Collisions (Inelastic Collision) new

• Electromagnetic Induction

  1same

  Faraday'S Law of Induction (Lenz'S Law, Methods to Change the…

• Kinetic Theory

  1same

  Behaviour of Gases (Charles Law) new

• Laws of Motion

  1-1

  Newton's Second Law of Motion new

• Mechanical Properties of Fluids

  1-1

  Surface Tension new

• Motion in a Straight Line

  1-2

  Kinematical Quantities or Graphs (Velocity(v) - Time(t) Graph) new

• Moving Charges and Magnetism

  1-1

  Magnetic Field at Centre of Circular Current Carrying Arc

• Nuclei

  1same

  Nuclear Energy (Chain Reaction) new

• Thermodynamics

  1same

  Calculation of Work (Work Done in P-V Curve) new

• Work Energy and Power

  1same

  Power (Instantaneous power) new

What changed from NEET 2023

• Biggest rise: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance went from 1 to 4 questions.
• Biggest drop: Electric Charges and Fields went from 3 to 0 questions.

Physics topics asked for the first time in NEET 2024

1. 1Types of Elasticity Coefficients (Elastic Moduli) (Determination of Young's… · Mechanical Properties of Solids · Physics2 Qs
2. 2Simple Harmonic Motion (Time Period and Frequency) · Oscillations · Physics2 Qs
3. 3Potential Due to Continuous Charge Distribution (Potential Due to Spherical… · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Physics1 Qs
4. 4Potential due to Point Charge and Electric Dipole (Potential Due to Dipole at… · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Physics1 Qs
5. 5Bar Magnet (Angular SHM, Tangent Law) · Magnetism and Matter · Physics1 Qs
6. 6Bar Magnet (Magnetic Dipole Moment of Bar Magnet, Magnetic Fi…) · Magnetism and Matter · Physics1 Qs
7. 7Bar Magnet (Magnetic Field Lines) · Magnetism and Matter · Physics1 Qs
8. 8Magnetic Properties of Materials (Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism, etc.) · Magnetism and Matter · Physics1 Qs
9. 9Photo Diode, LED, and Solar Cell · Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits · Physics1 Qs
10. 10Semiconductor Diode (Circuit Symbol for p-n Junction Diode) · Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits · Physics1 Qs

Physics chapters with no question in NEET 2024

Electric Charges and Fields, Waves, Motion in a Plane, Thermal Properties of Matter

Physics across the 8 papers

NEET 2024 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.