NEET 2023 has been successfully conducted in a single shift on May 7, 2023 from 2 pm to 5:20 pm. NEET 2023 Question Paper consisted of 200 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) from Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, 180 to be attempted in 200 minutes. 

NEET 2023 Biology Analysis for Zoology and Botany- Student Reactions

NEET 2023 biology question paper was divided into 2 subjects- Zoology and Botany. Both NEET Zoology and NEET Botany papers had 50 questions, 45 to be attempted.​ 

  • Biology section was the easiest but a bit lengthy.
  • Zoology was comaparatively easier than Botany.
  • All the questions were based on the NCERT class 11 and 12 syllabus. No surprise elements appeared.
  • Maximum questions were asked from human health & diseases, reproduction, and plant & human physiology.
  • Unlike 2022, no incorrect questions have been reported by the test-takers.

NTA will release the official NEET 2023 Answer Key PDF for Biology a week later, likely by May 15, 2023. Till then, you can find here the question paper of NEET biology (zoology and botany) with answer keys and solutions prepared by subject-matter experts.

NEET Analysis 2023 Biology by Experts

We have provided the detailed NEET 2023 paper analysis of biology covering the chapter-wise weightage of class 11 and class 12 questions from botany and zoology, the difficulty level analysis, what is a good attempt and expected cut off.

Particulars NEET Biology Analysis 2023
Overall Difficulty Level of NEET UG 2023 Easy to Moderate
Difficulty Level of Biology (Zoology + Botany) Easy
Difficulty Level of Botany Easy but Lengthy
Difficulty Level of Zoology Easy
Type of Questions Statement-based, Assertion-reasoning, Match the columns
High Weightage in Botany Plant physiology, reproduction, and genetics
High Weightage in Zoology human health & diseases, human physiology, reproduction
Time Aspect Time consuming
Overall Good Attempt 80-85

NEET Biology Paper Analysis 2023: Question Distribution as per Difficulty Level

NEET Biology 2023 Difficulty Level Number of Questions in Zoology Number of Questions in Botany
Easy 22 27
Medium 21 23
Difficult 7 -

NEET Biology Paper Analysis 2023: Class XI and XII Weightage

Particulars Details
Total Number of Questions from Class XI Botany Chapters 24
Total Number of Questions from Class XI Zoology Chapters 35
Overall Difficulty Level of Class XI Botany Questions Easy to Moderate
Overall Difficulty Level of Class XI Zoology Questions Easy
Total Number of Questions from Class XII Botany Chapters 26
Total Number of Questions from Class XII Zoology Chapters 15
Overall Difficulty Level of Class XII Botany Questions Easy
Overall Difficulty Level of Class XII Zoology Questions Easy to Moderate

NEET 2023 Botany Analysis: Chapter Wise Weightage

NEET Botany Chapter Number of Questions
Plant Physiology 50
Biomolecules
Structural Organization of Plants
Plant Diversity
Anatomy of Flowering Plants
Genetics
Reproduction & Sexual Reproduction

NEET 2023 Zoology Analysis: Chapter Wise Weightage

NEET Zoology Chapter Number of Questions
Human Physiology 50
Reproduction
Biology and Human Welfare
Diversity
Biotechnology
Human Health and Diseases

NEET 2023 Concludes, What’s Next?

NTA NEET Answer Key 2023

NTA will now release the official NEET 2023 Answer Key along with the OMR sheets by May 15 at neet.nta.nic.in. NEET 2023 Answer Key and OMR sheets can help you get an estimate of your scores. OMR Sheet and Answer Key will also be open for challenge for 2-3 days at a fee of INR 200 per challenge.

NEET 2023 Result and Qualifying Marks

NEET 2023 Result is expected by the first week of June 2023 at neet.nta.nic.in. The qualifying cut off percentile is fixed at 50 for GN/ EWS, 40 for SC/ ST/ OBC, and 45 for GN/ EWS- PwD. The qualifying marks will be released by NTA along with the NEET UG 2023 result. We have provided here the previous year qualifying cut off marks for your reference. Check NEET 2023 Expected Cut off

Category Qualifying Percentile Qualifying Marks 2022 Qualifying Marks 2021
GN/ EWS 50 715-117 720-138
OBC/ SC/ ST 40 116-93 137-108
GN/ EWS- PwD 45 116-105 137-122
OBC/ SC/ ST- PwD 40 104-93 121-108

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