NEET 2026 Physics paper analysis

Physics chapters and topics asked in NEET 2026

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

  5+2

  Equivalent Resistance (Equivalent Resistance of Complex Circuits) · Meter Bridge · Ammeter (Conversion of Galvanometer into Ammeter) new · Battery (Cell) (Relation between EMF, Internal Resistance, etc.) new · Electrical Energy, Power (Rating of Electrical Appliances) new

• Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

  3+1

  Combination of Capacitors (Series Grouping, Parallel Grouping) · Electrostatics of Conductors (Important Points about Electrostatics… new · eSharing of Charge and Common Ppotential (Sharing of Charge and… new

• Oscillations

  3+1

  Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion ×2 · Some Systems Executing Simple Harmonic Motion (The Simple Pendulum)

• Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

  3+1

  Application of Junction Diode as Rectifier (Half-Wave Rectifier… · Semiconductor Diode (P-n Junction under Forward Bias, p-n Junction… · Diodde Semiconductor (Voltage Current (V-I) Characteristics of… new

• Units and Measurements

  3same

  Measuring Instruments (Least Count of Vernier Callipers) · Significant Figures (Rules for Arithmetic Operations with… · Measurement of Length (Measurement of Large Distances and Estimation… new

• Alternating Current

  2+1

  AC Voltage Applied to Series LCR Circuit (Resonance in Series LCR… new · Alternating Current and Emf (Peak Value of AC Voltage and Current) new

• Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

  2same

  Wave Nature of Matter (De Broglie Wavelength of Moving Particle.) · Experimental Study of Photoelectric Effect (Threshold Frequency and… new

• Laws of Motion

  2+1

  Applications of Friction Force (Problems Involving Frictional Forces) · Newton's Second Law of Motion (Resultant Force) new

• Motion in a Straight Line

  2same

  Kinematical Quantities or Graphs (Velocity(v) - Time(t) Graph) · Kinematic Equations for Uniformly Accelerated Motion (Free Fall… new

• Moving Charges and Magnetism

  2-1

  Current Loop as Magnetic Dipole · Ampere's Circuital Law (Magnetic Field Inside Long Straight Current…

• Nuclei

  2+2

  Mass-Energy and Nuclear Binding Energy · Size of the Nucleus (Nuclear Density)

• Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

  2same

  Refraction by Lenses (Images Formed by Convex Lens and Images Formed… new · Refraction through Prism (Condition for Minimum Deviation) new

• Rotational Motion

  2-1

  Moment of Inertia (Method of Calculation of Moment of Inertia)… new · Kinematics of Rotational Motion (Equations of Rotational Motion) new

• Wave Optics

  2same

  Coherent and Incoherent Sources of Light (Superposition of the… new · YDSE (Young's Double Slit Experiment (Alternate Method)…) new

• Atoms

  1-1

  Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom (Radius of Electron in nth Orbit of…

• Electromagnetic Induction

  1same

  Motional Electromotive Force (Motional EMF in Straight Conductor) new

• Electromagnetic Waves

  1-1

  Sources of Electromagnetic Waves (Important Characteristic and… new

• Gravitation

  1-1

  Gravitational Potential Energy (Relation Between Gravitational Field…

• Kinetic Theory

  1same

  Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas (RMS Speed)

• Mechanical Properties of Fluids

  1same

  Pressure (Absolute Pressure) new

• Mechanical Properties of Solids

  1+1

  Types of Elasticity Coefficients (Elastic Moduli) (Bulk Modulus) new

• Thermodynamics

  1-1

  Internal Energy (Internal Energy and its Change)

• Waves

  1same

  Sinusoidal Progressive Waves (Amplitude, Phase, etc.) new

• Work Energy and Power

  1same

  Power (Average Power) new

What changed from NEET 2025

• Biggest rise: Current Electricity went from 3 to 5 questions.
• Biggest drop: Moving Charges and Magnetism went from 3 to 2 questions.

Physics topics asked for the first time in NEET 2026

1. 1Ammeter (Conversion of Galvanometer into Ammeter) · Current Electricity · Physics1 Qs
2. 2Battery (Cell) (Relation between EMF, Internal Resistance, etc.) · Current Electricity · Physics1 Qs
3. 3Electrical Energy, Power (Rating of Electrical Appliances) · Current Electricity · Physics1 Qs
4. 4Electrostatics of Conductors (Important Points about Electrostatics of… · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Physics1 Qs
5. 5eSharing of Charge and Common Ppotential (Sharing of Charge and Common… · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Physics1 Qs
6. 6Diodde Semiconductor (Voltage Current (V-I) Characteristics of Junction D…) · Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits · Physics1 Qs
7. 7Measurement of Length (Measurement of Large Distances and Estimation of very… · Units and Measurements · Physics1 Qs
8. 8AC Voltage Applied to Series LCR Circuit (Resonance in Series LCR Circuit) · Alternating Current · Physics1 Qs
9. 9Alternating Current and Emf (Peak Value of AC Voltage and Current) · Alternating Current · Physics1 Qs
10. 10Experimental Study of Photoelectric Effect (Threshold Frequency and Wavelength) · Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter · Physics1 Qs

Physics chapters with no question in NEET 2026

Center of Mass & System of Particles, Electric Charges and Fields, Magnetism and Matter, Circular Motion, Motion in a Plane, Thermal Properties of Matter

Physics across the 8 papers

NEET 2026 in the other subjects

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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.