NEET PG 2026 Exam Pattern: Questions, Marks, Duration & Negative Marking
NEET PG 2026 exam pattern — number of questions, marks per question, duration, negative marking scheme, section-wise split, and tips to maximise your score within the time limit.
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NEET PG 2026 exam pattern
NEET PG consists of 200 multiple-choice questions to be completed in 3 hours 30 minutes (210 minutes). The question paper covers all subjects taught during the MBBS programme. The distribution includes Pre-clinical subjects (Anatomy - 17 questions, Physiology - 17 questions, Biochemistry - 16 questions), Para-clinical subjects (Pathology - 25 questions, Pharmacology - 20 questions, Microbiology - 13 questions, Forensic Medicine - 10 questions, Community Medicine - 25 questions), and Clinical subjects (Medicine and its allied - 37 questions, Surgery and its allied - 25 questions, Obstetrics and Gynecology - 25 questions, Pediatrics - 15 questions). Each correct answer scores 4 marks, with 1 mark deducted for each wrong answer. The exam is conducted online (CBT) in English only.
Subjects in this exam
- Anatomy: 10 topics
- Physiology: 10 topics
- Biochemistry: 10 topics
- Pharmacology: 10 topics
- Pathology: 10 topics
- Microbiology: 8 topics
- Psm: 8 topics