Expected Changes in NEET 2025: A small analysis

There are certain speculations regarding various changes in the NEET UG 2025. Read the full article to get a glimpse of it.

NEET 2025 is around the corner and we are sure you will do well in your exams as your preparation level must be in full swing right now. The NTA will soon announce the expected changes in NEET 2025 and some essential facts and details. The NEET 2025 is expected on 4th May 2025.

Since the NEET 2024 has faced several paper leaks and discrepancy issues, it is expected that the NEET 2025 exam pattern will be re-modelled based on the expert’s advice of the newly formed committee. This committee is formed to evaluate the NTA’s exam processes, various operations after the several malpractices due to the negligence of NTA has impacted the future of lakhs of students. 

Potential changes that can happen in the NEET 2025 exam pattern

1. Mode of exam: There are certain speculations that NEET 2025 might be conducted online just like the CUET and JEE examinations instead of the original pen and OMR sheet format to reduce malpractices and enhance fairness in the examination.
2. No of optional questions: The NTA has already reduced the number of questions in JEE exam formats. So, it is expected that they might do the same in removing the optional questions from the section B of the exam.
3. Change in syllabus: The syllabus of the NEET exam might be changed. Some new portions might be included or some deleted. However, the official notice is yet to be released.

Note: These changes are all speculated and under review by a high-powered expert committee. The final notice will be released after their recommendations.

The Supreme Court has already granted the seven members of the newly formed expert committee a two-week extension for the report submission on the exam reforms after reviewing carefully the NTA’S format in handling NEET 2025.  The report is expected to be submitted by the first week of November.

Some major proposals from the experts of the committee:

Former ISRO Chief, K. Radhakrishnan leading the expert committee has a major role with all the other six members in assessing NTA’s role in conducting NEET exam and proposing certain ways to reduce paper leaks and disparities. The other six members are:

• Randeep Guleria
• B. J. Rao
• Ramamurthy K.
• Pankaj Bansal
• Aditya Mittal
• Govind Jaiswal 

The key proposals:

1. Online Mode and testing: The committee proposed to switch to online mode to conduct the NEET exam. The circumstances or centres where online exams are not feasible, a hybrid approach can be accepted where the question papers will be sent online to the centres and then the students can appear for the exam in pen and paper format.
2. Adapting a two-phase exam: To tackle the huge number of applicants, the experts suggest that a two-stage exam like the JEE, can be adapted to manage the large number of NEET-UG candidates and assess their performance and scores more carefully.
3. Encouraging in hiring more NTA staff: The committee proposed that NTA should hire more staff members that will lead to better organization of exams and managing them transparently.
4. Avoid paper leaks: The members of the committee proposed that the question papers can be sent digitally and releasing them just for example 10-20 minutes before the examination. This will ensure security and prevent paper leaks.
5. Increasing security: The committee emphasizes on improving the data security of the NTA so that they can have more centres under their control rather than depending on outside centres.
6. Limiting the unlimited attempts: The members proposed setting a bar on the number of attempts for the NEET UG exam. This will encourage the students to perform their best in the first attempt itself.

Will the NEET 2025 be conducted online?

NEET UG is a three hours and twenty minutes offline OMR-based exam conducted by NTA. However, NEET 2024 faced a huge blunder due to the paper leaked issue which has caused a major inflation in the ranks and scores. To prevent it in the future, the expert-power committee was formed to tackle this issue and suggest some fair improvements. They have given a report to the Ministry of Education, proposing a hybrid exam format and a two-stage exam similar to JEE. These changes are still under consideration and no official response has been released.

 

FAQS:

1. Will the optional choices be removed in NEET 2025?

NTA has proposed removal of the optional questions in section B of JEE Main 2025, speculating that the same might happen in NEET 2025. However, there is no official notice regarding this.

2. Will the syllabus be changed in NEET 2025?

NTA has officially released the NEET UG revised syllabus which includes addition of new portions and topics and deletion of some topics. It covers the detailed syllabus breakdown and the aspirants are advised to keep a check on their study routine according to the latest change in the syllabus.

3. How hard will NEET 2025 be?

The hardness of a paper varies according to the student's preparation level. Stay updated with the latest syllabus and exam format that will help you in your preparation.