TS EAMCET Chapters: Chapter-wise Weightage
June 23, 202239 Insightful Publication
NEET Important Chapters 2022: The National Testing Agency will conduct the NEET 2022 exam on July 17, 2022, at various designated centres. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is the single largest medical entrance examination conducted in India. Every year, lakhs of candidates appear for the NEET exam so the examination is highly competitive. Candidates must know the important chapters for NEET 2022 and the chapter wise weightage for each topic from Physics, Biology and Chemistry.
Chemistry is considered the easiest subject by most candidates. Whereas, candidates worry about Physics and Biology. Therefore, a huge percentage of candidates wish to know about the most important chapters for NEET 2022 subjects. Being aware of the NEET important chapters is of prime importance as the majority of the questions in NEET are set from these. Scroll down to know more about important NEET chapter wise weightage thoroughly and crack the entrance test with a high score.
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The time that a candidate has at their disposal is highly valuable, so we have created a list of NEET most important chapters in 2022 and categorised them in a subject-wise manner. Every chapter has weightage mentioned next to them. This makes it easier for candidates to prioritise the chapters they should cover before others. This results in unambiguous preparation and helps in highlighting all the priority topics. In addition to the above information, we have also provided links to relevant study material from Embibe so that candidates can start preparing right away.
To help the candidate prioritise their preparation, our academic experts have categorized all the NEET topics as below:
Tabulated below are the difficulty level and chapter wise weightage of the most important chapters for NEET 2022. The syllabus for Chemistry is divided into Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry. Botany and Zoology are the two sections covered in Biology.
Chapter-wise weightage for Physics is listed below. The list aims to help candidates understand NEET Physics 2022 important chapters. Dividing them according to their difficulty level allows the candidates to understand which are the easy topics and which ones are difficult. If you do not cover the topics with the highest weightage, achieving a good score gets difficult, and our priority is to make it easy for the candidates. Below is a list of all the important chapters in Physics for NEET 2022.
Chapters | Weightage |
Chapter: Physical World | 2% |
Chapter: Units and Measurements | 2% |
Chapter: Gravitation | 2% |
Chapter: Motion in a Straight Line | 3% |
Chapter: Motion in a Plane | 3% |
Chapter: Laws of Motion | 3% |
Chapter: Mechanical Properties of Solids | 3% |
Chapter: Mechanical Properties of Fluids | 3% |
Chapter: Thermal Properties of Matter | 3% |
Chapter: Nuclei | 3% |
Chapter: Kinetic Theory | 3% |
Chapter: Oscillations | 3% |
Chapter: Waves | 3% |
Chapter: Kinetic Theory | 3% |
Chapter: Oscillations | 3% |
Chapter: Waves | 3% |
Chapter: Atoms | 3% |
Chapter: Work, Energy and Power | 4% |
Chapter: Electromagnetic Waves | 5% |
Chapter: System of Particles and Rotational Motion | 5% |
Chapter: Moving Charges and Magnetism | 5% |
Chapter: Magnetism and Matter | 5% |
Chapter: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | 6% |
Chapter: Electromagnetic Induction | 8% |
Chapter: Alternating Current | 8% |
Chapter: Electromagnetic Induction | 8% |
Chapter: Alternating Current | 8% |
Chapter: Current Electricity | 8% |
Chapter: Thermodynamics | 9% |
Chapter: Electric Charges and Fields | 9% |
Chapter: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance | 9% |
Chapter: Semiconductor Electronics | 9% |
Chapter: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments | 10% |
Chapter: Wave Optics | 10% |
Some of the Physics most important chapters for NEET 2022 are as follows:
1. Electricity
2. Magnetism
3. Heat and Thermodynamics
4. Optics
5. Waves
The chapter-wise weightage for the Chemistry syllabus is briefly classified into three categories- Organic, Inorganic, and Physical Chemistry. 45 questions will be asked in the Chemistry section in NEET 2022. Below, we have tabulated a list of chapters with weightage that can help candidates assign their time accordingly. They can find out where they lack confidence and devote their time as per requirement.
Name of the Topic | Weightage |
Basic concepts of chemistry | 2% |
Structure of Atom | 3% |
Classification of elements and periodicity in properties | 3% |
Chemical Bonding and molecular structure | 5% |
Chemical kinetics | 3% |
Electrochemistry | 4% |
Equilibrium | 6% |
Redox Reactions | 1% |
Solid-state | 2% |
Solutions | 5% |
States of Matter: gasses and liquids | 2% |
Surface Chemistry | 1% |
Thermodynamics | 9% |
Hydrocarbons | 3% |
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes | 1% |
Hydrogen | 3% |
General Principles and Processes of Isolation Elements | 1% |
s- Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals) | 1% |
Some p-Block elements | 1% |
d and f Block Elements | 4% |
Coordination compounds | 4% |
Organic Chemistry – some Basic principles and techniques | 2% |
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers | 8% |
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids | 3% |
Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen | 1% |
Biomolecules | 3% |
Polymers | 3% |
Chemistry in Everyday Life | 4% |
Environmental Chemistry | 1% |
Some of the important topics of Chemistry are:
1. Properties of alcohols and properties of phenols
2. Stoichiometry
3. Valence Bond theory
4. Ionization of acids and bases
5. Quantum mechanical model of the atom
6. Bohr model for the hydrogen atom.
Biology is the most important subject of study for the UG NEET 2022 exam. The syllabus for Botany and Zoology parts of Biology has been provided below as per the difficulty level to assist candidates in deciding how to study.
NEET Chapters Category-1: Important and Easy
NEET Chapters Category-2: Less Important and Easy
Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production | 1.11% |
Evolution | 2.22% |
Ecosystem | 1.48% |
Excretory Products and their Elimination | 1.48% |
The Living World | 0.74% |
NEET Chapters Category-3: Important and Difficult
Morphology of Flowering Plants | 4.44% |
Human Reproduction | 3.33% |
Cell Cycle and Cell Division | 2.96% |
Reproductive Health | 2.59% |
Biotechnology – Principles and Processes | 3.33% |
NEET Chapters Category-4: Less Important and Difficult
Some of the important topics in Biology are as follows:
1. Genetics
2. Ecology
3. Cell and Cell Cycle,
4. Biomolecules
5. Plant Physiology
If we look at how many questions came from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology in the previous years, i.e., 2018, 2017, and 2016, we get a good idea about the type of question. But, first, let’s take a look at the data that will show the number of questions from Class 11 and 12 syllabi.
Subjects | Class 11 | Class 11 | Class 12 | Class 12 |
– | No. of Questions | Total Marks | No. of Questions | Total Marks |
Physics | 23 | 92 | 22 | 88 |
Chemistry | 23 | 92 | 22 | 88 |
Botany | 23 | 92 | 24 | 96 |
Zoology | 21 | 84 | 22 | 88 |
Total | 90 | 360 | 90 | 360 |
The tables below indicate the number of questions in NEET 2018, 2017, and 2016 from each chapter. This will give you an idea of the past trend of the important chapters for the NEET exam:
NEET Physics Chapters | Avg. of 3 years – from 2016 to 2018 |
Ray Optics | 3.333333333 |
Semiconductors and Communication System | 3 |
Rotational Motion | 3 |
Laws of Thermodynamics | 2.666666667 |
Current Electricity | 2.666666667 |
Magnetic Effects of Current | 2.333333333 |
Motion in One Dimension | 2.333333333 |
Gravitation | 2 |
Atomic Structure in Modern Physics | 2 |
Waves and Sound | 2 |
Wave Optics | 2 |
Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current | 1.666666667 |
Properties of Matter and Fluid Mechanics | 1.666666667 |
Circular Motion | 1.333333333 |
Heat Transfer | 1.333333333 |
Thermal Properties of Matter, Calorimetry and Kinetic Theory of Gases | 1.333333333 |
Newton’s Laws of Motion | 1.333333333 |
Oscillations (SHM) | 1 |
Work, Power, and Energy | 1 |
Photoelectric Effect and Electromagnetic Waves | 1 |
Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity | 1 |
Units and Dimensions | 0.6666666667 |
Center of Mass and Momentum Conservation (Collision) | 0.6666666667 |
Electrostatics | 0.6666666667 |
Experimental Physics | 0.3333333333 |
Classical Magnetism and Magnetic Properties of Matter | 0.3333333333 |
Motion in Two Dimension and Projectile Motion | 0 |
NEET Chemistry Chapters | Avg. of 3 years – from 2016 to 2018 |
Chemical Coordination and Integration | 3.333333333 |
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure | 3.333333333 |
s Block elements (Alkali and Alkaline earth Metals) and Hydrogen | 3 |
Alcohols and Ethers | 2.666666667 |
Coordination Compounds | 2.666666667 |
Biomolecules and Polymers | 2.666666667 |
p Block Elements | 2.666666667 |
Chemical Kinetics | 2.333333333 |
General Organic Chemistry | 2 |
Alkanes, Alkenes, and Alkynes (Hydrocarbons) | 2 |
Chemical Thermodynamics | 2 |
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties | 1.666666667 |
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry (Mole Concept) | 1.666666667 |
Biomolecules | 1.666666667 |
Amines and Diazonium salts | 1.333333333 |
Solid State | 1.333333333 |
Liquid and Gaseous State | 1 |
Redox Reactions and Volumetric Analysis | 1 |
Electrochemistry | 1 |
Ionic Equilibrium | 1 |
Solutions and Colligative Properties | 0.6666666667 |
Chemical Equilibrium | 0.6666666667 |
Haloarenes and Phenols | 0.6666666667 |
Carbonyl Compounds (Aldehydes and Ketones) | 0.6666666667 |
d and f Block Elements | 0.6666666667 |
Isomerism of organic compounds | 0.6666666667 |
Chemistry in Everyday Life | 0.6666666667 |
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals (Metallurgy) | 0.3333333333 |
Nuclear and Surface Chemistry | 0.3333333333 |
Practical and Environmental Chemistry | 0.3333333333 |
Haloalkanes | 0.3333333333 |
Classification and Nomenclature of Organic Compounds | 0.3333333333 |
Atomic Structure | 0.3333333333 |
Purification and Characterization of Organic Compounds | 0 |
NEET Biology Chapters | Avg. of 3 years – from 2016 to 2018 |
Biological Classification | 6.333333333 |
Principles of Inheritance and Variation | 5.666666667 |
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants | 4.333333333 |
Morphology of Flowering Plants | 4 |
Molecular Basis of Inheritance | 4 |
Animal Kingdom | 3.666666667 |
Cell – The Unit of Life | 3.333333333 |
Environmental Issues | 3.333333333 |
Photosynthesis in Higher Plants | 3.333333333 |
Biotechnology – Principles and Processes | 3 |
Plant Kingdom | 3 |
Human Reproduction | 3 |
Breathing and Exchange of Gases | 3 |
Human Health and Disease | 2.666666667 |
Body Fluids and Circulation | 2.666666667 |
Cell Cycle and Cell Division | 2.666666667 |
Reproductive Health | 2.333333333 |
Digestion and Absorption | 2.333333333 |
Biodiversity and Conservation | 2.333333333 |
Evolution | 2 |
Neural Control and Coordination | 2 |
Organisms and Populations | 2 |
Biotechnology and its Applications | 2 |
Anatomy of Flowering Plants | 2 |
Locomotion and Movement | 1.666666667 |
Transport in Plants | 1.333333333 |
Excretory Products and their Elimination | 1.333333333 |
Ecosystem | 1.333333333 |
Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production | 1 |
Microbes in Human Welfare | 1 |
The Living World | 0.6666666667 |
Mineral Nutrition | 0.6666666667 |
Plant Growth and Development | 0.6666666667 |
Reproduction in Organisms | 0.3333333333 |
Structural Organisation in Animals | 0 |
Respiration in Plants | 0 |
But this is still not enough! If the dream of the candidates is to get admissions to one of the top medical colleges in the country, they need to focus beyond this. Apart from the NCERT books, the latter section talks about recommended books for the NEET 2022 exam that will help candidates solve the multiple-choice questions.
Here are some of the important FAQs related to do or die chapters for NEET 2022.
Q1. What books can I refer to while preparing for NEET 2022?
Ans: Covering NCERT textbooks first is ideal. For studying for NEET exams, you can check out the list of best books for NEET preparation compiled by Embibe.
Q2. Which chapter is the most important in Chemistry?
Ans:The chapter on Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers has the highest weightage (8%) and is the most important chapter in Chemistry for NEET 2022.
Q3. How many questions will be asked in Chemistry in NEET exams 2022?
Ans: There will be 45 questions asked in the Chemistry section of NEET exams in 2022.
Q4. How many times will the NEET exam be conducted in 2022?
Ans: The Ministry of Education had earlier decided to conduct the NEET exams twice; however no official statement has been released on this yet.
Q5. Where can I find NEET 2022 mock tests to practice?
Ans: Embibe has the best NEET 2022 mock tests that can help you achieve a great score. You can practice these mock tests for free. You can always look for advanced feedback analysis to highlight your weak areas. Once you figure out your weaknesses, gradually start working on them.
Q6. What should I do before starting with the NEET important chapters?
Ans: Before going through the NEET important chapters, a candidate must be fully aware of the NEET exam pattern and syllabus. Without this, an aspirant will not be able to get a holistic picture of when and from where to start their preparation.
Q7. How much time do I need to prepare for NEET 2022?
Ans: The sooner the better. Ideally, 6 months of preparation should be able to guide you through success. However, it depends on how you effectively manage your time. Create a study plan and figure out all the topics that you have to cover in the NEET syllabus. This will give you a clear idea of how much time you need to cover the syllabus.
Also, check:
NEET 2022 Mock Test | NEET Best Revision Strategy 2022 |
NEET Registration 2022 | Topper’s tips and tricks for NEET 2022 |
NEET Books 2022: Physics, Chemistry & Biology | NEET 2022 Preparation Tips |
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