NEET SS Syllabus 2026: 13 Specialty Groups, Specialty Wise Topics and PDF Download

Innate and adaptive immunity, cytokines, complement system, hypersensitivity reactions (Type I–IV), autoimmunity mechanisms, HLA system, immunodeficiency states, molecular diagnostics

Drug-receptor interactions, pharmacokinetics, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions; bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections; antimicrobial resistance; sepsis and septic shock; HIV/AIDS; tuberculosis; emerging infections

Acid-base and electrolyte disorders, fluid management, critical care principles, multi-organ dysfunction, systemic manifestations of disease, laboratory medicine interpretation

Ischaemic heart disease (ACS, STEMI, NSTEMI, stable angina), heart failure (HFrEF, HFpEF, acute decompensated HF), valvular heart disease (AS, MR, MS, AR), arrhythmias (AF, VT, VF, SVT, bradyarrhythmias), cardiomyopathies (DCM, HCM, ARVC, restrictive), pericardial disease, congenital heart disease in adults, pulmonary hypertension, interventional cardiology (PCI, PTMC, TAVI), cardiac electrophysiology (EP study, ablation, pacemaker, ICD), cardiac imaging (echocardiography, cardiac MRI, CT angiography)

Stroke (ischaemic, haemorrhagic, SAH — management and thrombolysis), epilepsy (classification, AED therapy, status epilepticus), movement disorders (Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia), dementia syndromes (Alzheimer’s, vascular, FTD, DLB), multiple sclerosis and demyelinating diseases, headache disorders (migraine, cluster, trigeminal neuralgia), peripheral neuropathy, neuromuscular diseases (MND, MG, myopathies), neuro-oncology, neuro-critical care (ICP management, brain death)

CKD and ESRD management, glomerulonephritis (IgA nephropathy, MPGN, FSGS), nephrotic syndrome, AKI, renal replacement therapy (haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis), renal transplantation (immunosuppression, rejection, complications), hypertensive nephropathy, diabetic nephropathy, tubular disorders, renal biopsy interpretation

Diabetes mellitus (Type 1, Type 2, MODY — complications and management), thyroid disorders (hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid cancer), pituitary disorders (acromegaly, Cushing’s disease, hypopituitarism, pituitary tumours), adrenal disorders (Addison’s, Conn’s, phaeochromocytoma), reproductive endocrinology, metabolic bone disease, lipid disorders, obesity management

Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC), liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension, GI bleeding (upper and lower), GERD, peptic ulcer disease, GI malignancies, hepatitis B and C (antiviral therapy), liver transplantation, therapeutic endoscopy, pancreatic diseases (acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer)

COPD (GOLD classification, management, acute exacerbations), asthma (GINA guidelines, difficult asthma, biologics), interstitial lung diseases (ILD — UIP, NSIP, HP, sarcoidosis), pulmonary hypertension, lung malignancy (staging, management), pleural diseases (effusion, empyema, pneumothorax), sleep-disordered breathing (OSA, CPAP), mechanical ventilation, interventional pulmonology (bronchoscopy, EBUS, pleuroscopy)

Haematology: anaemia (iron deficiency, haemolytic, aplastic), thalassaemia and haemoglobinopathies, leukaemia (AML, ALL, CML, CLL), lymphoma (Hodgkin’s, NHL), multiple myeloma, coagulation disorders (haemophilia, VWD, thrombophilia), bone marrow transplantation. Medical Oncology: cancer biology, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, solid tumour management, palliative care. Rheumatology: SLE, RA, spondyloarthropathies, vasculitis, myositis, crystal arthropathies, biological DMARDs

Surgical anatomy, wound healing, surgical infections, haemostasis and coagulation, fluid management in surgical patients, shock management, burns, trauma surgery, oncosurgery principles, laparoscopic surgery fundamentals, surgical pathology, pre- and post-operative care

Cranial tumours (glioma, meningioma, pituitary adenoma, acoustic neuroma), cerebrovascular surgery (intracranial aneurysm, AVM, carotid endarterectomy), traumatic brain injury and neurotrauma, hydrocephalus (shunt procedures), spinal surgery (disc herniation, spinal tumours, spinal cord injury, spinal deformity), functional neurosurgery (epilepsy surgery, DBS for Parkinson’s), paediatric neurosurgery, skull base surgery

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG — on-pump and off-pump), valvular surgery (valve repair and replacement), congenital cardiac surgery (ASD, VSD, TOF repair), thoracic surgery (lung resection, oesophageal surgery, mediastinal tumours), aortic aneurysm and dissection repair, peripheral vascular surgery, endovascular procedures (EVAR, TEVAR), cardiopulmonary bypass principles

Urological oncology (prostate cancer, bladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma, testicular cancer), endourology and laparoscopic urology (PCNL, URS, laparoscopic nephrectomy), urolithiasis management, BPH and LUTS, urinary tract reconstruction, renal transplantation, paediatric urology, neurourology and urodynamics, andrology and male infertility, robotic urology

Neonatal surgery (tracheo-oesophageal fistula, intestinal atresia and stenosis, Hirschsprung’s disease, anorectal malformations, diaphragmatic hernia), abdominal wall defects (gastroschisis, omphalocele), paediatric oncology surgery (Wilms’ tumour, neuroblastoma, hepatoblastoma), paediatric urology, thoracic surgery in children, minimal access paediatric surgery

Reconstructive microsurgery (free flap transfer, replantation), flap surgery (local, pedicle, and free flaps), burns management and reconstruction (acute burns, scar management, contracture release), cleft lip and palate surgery, craniofacial surgery, hand surgery (trauma, congenital, nerve), aesthetic surgery, breast reconstruction, lymphoedema surgery

Surgical Gastroenterology: hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery (hepatic resection, Whipple’s procedure, cholecystectomy), oesophageal and gastric surgery, colorectal surgery, bariatric surgery, portal hypertension surgery, liver transplantation, laparoscopic GI surgery. Surgical Oncology: breast cancer surgery, head & neck oncosurgery, GI cancer surgery, retroperitoneal sarcoma, sentinel node biopsy, reconstructive oncosurgery, peritoneal surface oncology (HIPEC)

Congenital heart disease (ASD, VSD, PDA, TOF, TGA, TAPVC, HLHS — classification and management), acquired heart disease in children (rheumatic heart disease, myocarditis, Kawasaki disease), paediatric cardiac catheterisation and intervention (balloon valvuloplasty, device closure), echocardiography in children, paediatric arrhythmias, fetal cardiology, post-operative paediatric cardiac care

Neonatal resuscitation (NRP), respiratory distress syndrome (RDS — surfactant therapy), prematurity and its complications (IVH, NEC, ROP, BPD), neonatal infections (sepsis, meningitis, TORCH), hyperbilirubinaemia (phototherapy, exchange transfusion), metabolic disorders of the newborn (hypoglycaemia, hypocalcaemia, inborn errors of metabolism), neonatal seizures, birth asphyxia (HIE — therapeutic hypothermia), NICU management and respiratory support

Childhood epilepsy and epilepsy syndromes (West, Lennox-Gastaut, Dravet), neurodevelopmental disorders (autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, intellectual disability, developmental delay), cerebral palsy (classification, rehabilitation), paediatric stroke, neuromuscular diseases in children, neurometabolic disorders (lysosomal storage disorders, mitochondrial diseases), CNS infections in children, neuro-oncology in paediatrics

Nephrotic syndrome in children (minimal change disease, FSGS), paediatric glomerulonephritis, CKD in children (staging, growth effects, anaemia management), paediatric dialysis (peritoneal and haemodialysis), paediatric renal transplantation, renal tubular disorders, UTI and vesicoureteric reflux (VCUG, prophylaxis), hypertension in children

Paediatric ARDS (Berlin definition, lung protective ventilation), septic shock in children (Surviving Sepsis Campaign paediatric guidelines), multiorgan dysfunction, mechanical ventilation in children (conventional and high-frequency), paediatric resuscitation (PALS), PICU monitoring and organ support, paediatric trauma, poisoning and envenomation

Cervical cancer (screening, colposcopy, staging, surgery, chemoradiation), endometrial cancer (staging, hysterectomy types, adjuvant therapy), ovarian cancer (debulking surgery, HIPEC, targeted therapy, PARP inhibitors), vulvar cancer, radical surgery (Wertheim’s hysterectomy, pelvic exenteration), fertility-sparing oncosurgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy in gynaecological cancers, molecular tumour markers

Female infertility evaluation (ovulation induction, IUI, IVF, ICSI, embryo transfer, FET), male infertility assessment (semen analysis, TESE/TESA) and treatment, PCOS (Rotterdam criteria, management), endometriosis (staging, surgery, ART implications), uterine factor infertility (fibroids, adhesions, septum), preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A, PGT-M), oocyte and embryo cryopreservation, reproductive endocrinology

Prenatal diagnosis (amniocentesis, CVS, cordocentesis, NIPT/cfDNA), fetal anomaly screening (first trimester combined screening, morphology scan at 18–20 weeks), fetal growth restriction (Doppler surveillance, delivery timing), multiple pregnancy (DCDA, MCDA, MCMA — zygosity, TTTS management with laser ablation), fetal therapy (fetal blood transfusion for hydrops, laser for TTTS), high-risk obstetrics (pre-eclampsia, preterm labour, PPROM, IUGR)

Hand anatomy (functional anatomy of tendons, nerves, vessels), replantation and revascularisation (indications, technique, outcomes), flexor and extensor tendon injuries and repair, peripheral nerve injuries (classification, repair, nerve grafting), fractures and dislocations of the hand and wrist (metacarpals, phalanges, scaphoid, distal radius), Dupuytren’s contracture, microsurgical flap coverage, congenital hand deformities, brachial plexus injuries (diagnosis and surgical management)

Cervical and lumbar disc disease (discectomy, fusion, arthroplasty), spinal stenosis (decompression techniques), spinal deformity (adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, adult degenerative scoliosis, kyphosis — correction and instrumentation), spinal tumours (primary and metastatic — separation surgery, en bloc resection), spinal infections (pyogenic, TB spondylitis — debridement and fusion), spinal cord injury management (acute management, rehabilitation), minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS)

Total hip arthroplasty (approaches, implant selection, complications), total knee arthroplasty (alignment, kinematics, revision), unicompartmental knee replacement, revision arthroplasty (periprosthetic joint infection — two-stage revision), arthroscopy (knee, shoulder, hip), ACL reconstruction (graft selection, fixation, rehabilitation), rotator cuff repair, cartilage repair techniques (microfracture, osteochondral grafting, MACI), sports injuries (meniscal tears, patellofemoral disorders, ankle instability)

Cardiopulmonary bypass (pump management, myocardial protection, anticoagulation with heparin and protamine), anaesthesia for cardiac surgery (CABG, valve replacement/repair, congenital, aortic surgery), transesophageal echocardiography (TOE — structural assessment, intraoperative monitoring), management of haemodynamic instability (vasopressors, inotropes, IABP, ECMO, VAD), off-pump cardiac surgery anaesthesia, anaesthesia for interventional cardiology (TAVI, MitraClip), post-cardiac surgery ICU management

Cerebral blood flow and autoregulation, ICP monitoring and management (osmotherapy, CPP optimisation), anaesthesia for craniotomy (supratentorial and infratentorial tumours), awake craniotomy (language and motor mapping), anaesthesia for interventional neuroradiology (coiling, TACE, carotid stenting), anaesthesia for spine surgery, neuroprotection (mild hypothermia, pharmacological), intraoperative neuromonitoring (SSEP, MEP, BAEP)

Airway management in children (difficult paediatric airway, video laryngoscopy), neonatal anaesthesia (physiological differences, temperature management), paediatric regional anaesthesia (caudal, epidural, nerve blocks in children), fluid management in children, anaesthesia for paediatric surgery (congenital anomalies, laparoscopic paediatric procedures), anaesthesia for congenital cardiac surgery, paediatric pain management (multimodal, opioid-sparing)

Mechanical ventilation strategies (lung protective ventilation, high-frequency oscillation, pressure vs volume control), advanced haemodynamic monitoring (PA catheter, PiCCO, point-of-care echocardiography), sepsis and MODS (Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines), ARDS management (prone positioning, neuromuscular blockade, veno-venous ECMO), weaning protocols (SBT, ventilator liberation), ICU-acquired infections, organ support (CRRT, liver support, vasopressor selection), brain death determination and organ donation

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (scleral buckling, vitrectomy), macular diseases (AMD — wet and dry, ERM, macular hole — surgery and intravitreal therapy), diabetic retinopathy (classification, laser photocoagulation, vitrectomy for PDR/vitreous haemorrhage), vitreoretinal trauma, endophthalmitis, proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR — grading, surgical management), intravitreal injections (anti-VEGF for wet AMD, DME, RVO; steroids)

Cornea: keratoconus (diagnosis, CXL, DALK), corneal transplantation (PK, DALK, DSAEK, DMEK — indications and outcomes), infectious keratitis (bacterial, fungal, acanthamoeba, viral), dry eye disease, refractive surgery (LASIK, SMILE, PRK). Glaucoma: primary open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma (tonometry, gonioscopy, perimetry, OCT), secondary glaucoma (steroid-induced, traumatic, neovascular), filtering surgery (trabeculectomy with MMC), tube shunt surgery (Ahmed/Baerveldt), minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS)

Paediatric Ophthalmology: strabismus (classification, surgical and non-surgical management), amblyopia (diagnosis, occlusion therapy), paediatric cataract (surgical timing, IOL selection), paediatric glaucoma, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP — ICROP3 classification, laser, anti-VEGF, surgery). Uvea and Ocular Oncology: uveitis (anterior, intermediate, posterior, panuveitis — aetiology and management), uveitis in systemic disease (sarcoid, TB, spondyloarthropathy, Behcet), choroidal tumours (melanoma, haemangioma, metastases), retinoblastoma (staging, conservative and surgical treatment)

Chronic otitis media and cholesteatoma (canal wall up vs canal wall down surgery), middle ear surgery (tympanoplasty, ossiculoplasty, mastoidectomy), cochlear implantation (candidacy, surgery, programming), acoustic neuroma surgery (translabyrinthine, retrosigmoid, middle fossa approaches), facial nerve surgery (decompression, grafting, reanimation), vestibular disorders (Meniere’s disease, BPPV, superior canal dehiscence), implantable hearing devices (BAHA, active middle ear implants), otosclerosis and stapedectomy, temporal bone fractures

Head and neck cancer epidemiology and staging (oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx — AJCC staging), neck dissection (radical, modified radical, selective — levels I–VI), reconstructive surgery after ablation (free flaps, pedicle flaps), thyroid cancer surgery (hemithyroidectomy, total thyroidectomy, neck dissection for thyroid), salivary gland tumours and surgery (superficial and total parotidectomy), nasopharyngeal carcinoma management, robotic head & neck surgery, skull base surgery (anterior, lateral, posterior approaches)

Rhinology: chronic rhinosinusitis (medical and surgical management), functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS — anatomy, technique, complications), nasal polyps, allergic rhinitis (immunotherapy, biologics), endoscopic skull base surgery (pituitary, CSF leak repair, optic nerve decompression), nasal reconstruction. Laryngology: voice disorders (vocal cord nodules, polyps, Reinke’s oedema), microlaryngoscopy (cold instruments, laser, injection techniques), laryngeal stenosis (subglottic and supraglottic), laryngeal cancer (early vs advanced — endoscopic vs open surgery), tracheostomy (surgical and percutaneous), swallowing disorders (FEES, modified barium swallow, rehabilitation)

Vascular interventions (angioplasty, stenting, embolisation for GI bleeding and trauma), TACE and TARE for hepatocellular carcinoma, percutaneous drainage procedures (abscess, biliary, pleural), renal artery interventions (angioplasty for RAS), peripheral arterial disease (angioplasty, stenting, thrombolysis), venous interventions (IVC filter, TIPS for portal hypertension, catheter-directed thrombolysis for DVT), musculoskeletal interventions (joint injections, nerve blocks, vertebroplasty), neurointervention (stroke thrombectomy, intracranial angioplasty, AVM embolisation)

Brain MRI interpretation (ischaemic stroke — DWI, ADC, perfusion imaging; brain tumours — glioma, meningioma, metastases; demyelinating disease — MS patterns; CNS infections — meningitis, encephalitis, brain abscess), spine MRI (disc disease, spondylolisthesis, spinal cord compression, spinal tumours, spinal infections), CT angiography and MRA (intracranial aneurysm, AVM, carotid stenosis), MR spectroscopy and advanced MRI techniques, digital subtraction angiography (DSA), endovascular stroke therapy (thrombectomy — patient selection, technique)

Cardiovascular: cardiac CT (coronary CTA, CACS, structural heart disease assessment), cardiac MRI (cardiomyopathy characterisation, viability, congenital heart disease), vascular anatomy and imaging, aortic imaging. Musculoskeletal: MSK MRI (joints — knee, shoulder, hip, ankle; soft tissue tumours; sports injuries; infection; inflammatory arthritis), MSK ultrasound (rotator cuff, tendons, guided injections), bone densitometry (DXA — T-score, Z-score), interventional MSK procedures

Radiation physics (photon, electron, and particle beams; dosimetry; radiation protection), radiobiology (4 Rs of radiobiology, fractionation, BED, tumour and normal tissue responses), treatment planning (3D CRT, IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, SBRT/SABR — planning and QA), brachytherapy (HDR and LDR — cervix, prostate, breast), stereotactic radiosurgery (Gamma Knife, CyberKnife, linac-based SRS — brain and spine), radiation oncology for specific cancers (head & neck, breast, cervix, prostate, lung, CNS, paediatric), palliative radiotherapy, systemic radiotherapy (PRRT with Lu-177, Iodine-131, radium-223)

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: neurodevelopmental disorders (ASD, ADHD, specific learning disabilities, intellectual disability), childhood anxiety disorders, depressive disorders in children and adolescents, early onset psychosis, child psychotherapy modalities (CBT, play therapy, family therapy), tic disorders and Tourette syndrome. Geriatric Psychiatry: dementia assessment (neuropsychological testing, amyloid PET, CSF biomarkers), BPSD management, late-onset mood disorders and psychosis, delirium in elderly. Addiction Psychiatry: substance use disorders (alcohol, opioids, stimulants — DSM-5 criteria), pharmacotherapy (naltrexone, buprenorphine, methadone, acamprosate), motivational interviewing, neurobiological basis of addiction

Dermatosurgery: excision techniques (elliptical excision, Mohs micrographic surgery), flap reconstruction in dermatology, laser surgery (CO₂ laser, Q-switched Nd:YAG, fractional lasers, pulsed dye laser — indications and parameters), hair restoration surgery (FUT, FUE), nail surgery. Cosmetic Dermatology: botulinum toxin (dosing, injection techniques for wrinkles, hyperhidrosis), dermal fillers (HA, PLLA, calcium hydroxyapatite — technique and complications), chemical peels (superficial, medium, deep), pigmentation disorders (melasma — combination therapies), platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Dermatopathology: histopathological interpretation of inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic skin conditions

Clinical Microbiology: diagnostic microbiology techniques (culture methods, blood culture systems — BACTEC, BacT/Alert), antimicrobial susceptibility testing (MIC, Etest, broth microdilution, VITEK), antimicrobial stewardship principles, hospital infection control (HAI surveillance, carbapenem-resistant organisms, MDRO control, biofilm), emerging and re-emerging pathogens (novel coronaviruses, arboviral infections, Nipah), molecular diagnostics (PCR — conventional and real-time, NGS for pathogen identification, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry), virology (hepatitis B and C — resistance testing; HIV — genotypic resistance, treatment monitoring; respiratory viruses — influenza, RSV, SARS-CoV-2), medical mycology (invasive aspergillosis, candidiasis — species identification and antifungal resistance)