The National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) is not just any entrance exam, as it is the only UG-level medical admission program in India. Hence, the test NTA always ensures the toughness of the exam paper. But why? The growing interest in and applications of the NEET UG test are the only reasons why the paper must be tough, and competition in NEET must be increased. However, the makers will certainly follow one thing, which is the weightage bracket of the NEET syllabus. So, if you are one of those students wondering how to crack NEET, following the high weightage chapters for NEET is the only way to get a high score. Moreover, in the article, we are going to cover low weightage chapters for NEET.
Dividing the high and low weightage chapters for NEET must be the earliest step of NEET prep for any candidate. However, not many students understand the importance of following NEET high weightage chapters and don’t even put effort into preferencing those chapters in the first place due to either confusion or lack of proper guidance. Hence, we decided to remind such students of the importance and even some highlights of all the high weightage chapters in NEET. So, let’s get started!
Significance of High Weightage Chapters for NEET
The only and most important significance of focusing on high weightage NEET chapters is scoring high. Since the syllabus of NEET is wide covering major topics and chapters from 11th and 12th standards, some students fumble with conceptual arrangement for the final exam. Well, all the students must understand that the NEET weightage of topics is quite different from the board exams. So, most of the time, board exam sole preparation doesn’t help with NEET. Hence, every NEET aspirant must know all the low to high weightage chapters, which is a very important way to score the highest marks after all.
High Weightage Chapters for NEET
Here are all the highest-weightage chapters from all three subjects. For better understanding, we have separated the syllabus from the 11th and 12th subjects separately with a special focus on major topics and sub-topics from each chapter that help you score high:
Physics
Physics is one of the toughest parts of a NEET exam paper, as it is the subject that not only challenges the student’s fundamental skills but also tests their problem-solving skills. Here is the list of Physics high weightage chapters for NEET:
Class 11 Chapters:
- Mechanics is the highest weightage chapter in NEET compared to Physics. You can score high with a special focus on topics like Laws of Motion, Gravitation, Work, Energy and Power, System of Particles, and more. You can even expect complex fundamental questions in the final exam from these topics.
- All the major topics like Thermal Properties of Matter, Thermodynamics, and Kinetic Theory from Thermodynamics carry most questions in the final exam.
- Waves and Oscillations is another concept in which topics like Oscillations and Waves carry multiple questions.
- Finally, the properties of matter chapter from 11th Standard Physics includes at least 2 questions on concepts such as the properties of solids and liquids.
Class 12 Chapters:
- Topics like electrostatics, current electricity, magnetic effects of current and magnetism, electromagnetic induction, and alternating currents, among others, from the 12th class electrodynamics chapter, carry the highest weight. You can expect 4 to 5 questions covering these topics in the final exam.
- The optics chapter from the 12th covers important topics like Wave Optics, Ray Optics, and Optical Instruments. These topics even test your problem-solving techniques based on your understanding of light behavior and its applications.
- Finally, all the important topics from Modern Physics, including Matter, Atoms and Nuclei, Semiconductor Electronics, and radiation, play a major role in your NEET paper. You can even expect some advanced and tricky fundamental questions from this topic.
Chemistry
Chemistry is divided into three sub-divisions: physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry. Here is the list of high weightage chapters for NEET in Chemistry:
Class 11 Chapters:
- The physical Chemistry chapter from class 11th for the NEET exam mainly focuses on topics like Chemical Kinetics, Equilibrium, thermodynamics, and more. Physical chemistry might involve some tricky calculations based on your conceptual understanding of a sub-topic level.
- Inorganic Chemistry from class 11th mainly focuses on the fundamental knowledge of the properties of the periodic table, Chemical Bonding, and more. You need to memorize all the fundamentals to answer these questions.
- Organic Chemistry from class 11 majorly focuses on hydrocarbons and their properties. This topic is quintessential, as most of the question focuses on organic reactions and mechanisms. So, you need to focus on all the fundamentals of hydrocarbons.
Class 12 Chapters:
- From 12th class Physical Chemistry, topics like Electrochemistry, Solutions, and more cover at least 5 to 6 questions as usual. The students must excel in problem-solving skills to complete this section in NEET.
- Inorganic Chemistry from the 12th grade tests the complex fundamentals of topics like Coordination Compounds, p-blocks, d-blocks, and f-block Elements. Based on these fundamentals, you can expect the trickiest questions (at least three or four).
- Finally, Organic Chemistry covers all the important topics, such as Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids, Amino Acids, and Biomolecules with complex organic reactions and mechanisms, that you need to focus on to score high.
Biology
Biology is the ultimate score-getter in NEET, as it covers half of the whole paper. Here are the topics with NEET high weightage chapters Biology:
Class 11 Chapters:
- Human Physiology from class 11 focuses on a direct approach to many topics, such as Digestion and Absorption, Breathing and Exchange of Gases, Body Fluids and Circulation, Excretory Products and Their Elimination, Locomotion and Movement, Neural Control and Coordination, Chemical Coordination, Integration, and more. Questions from this chapter are not only easy if you know the fundamentals but also come with high weightage.
- Topics like Cell Structure and Function, Cell Cycle, and Cell Division from Cell Biology test you with all the fundamental knowledge with complex approaches to the subject. You can also expect a high number of questions from this chapter.
- Plant Physiology focuses on topics like Transport in Plants, Photosynthesis in higher plants, Respiration in Plants, and more that test one’s understanding of concepts.
Class 12 Chapters:
- The Genetics and Evolution chapter will contain many questions on crucial topics like Principles of Inheritance and Variation, Molecular Basis of Inheritance, and Evolution. All you need to do is focus on evolutionary concepts.
- Topics like Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and Conservation, including subtopics like Environmental Issues, receive high weightage in NEET from the Ecology and Environment section.
- The final exam covers a large number of questions on all the topics related to Biotechnology, including Principles and Processes, Applications, and Complexions.
Low Weightage Chapters for NEET
There are a few chapters in each subject that carry very less or even no weightage in NEET. Let’s take a look at such chapters:
Physics
- Units and Measurements concepts are very basic concepts, so you won’t see many questions in NEET.
- Kinematics concepts are very rare in NEET.
- If we look at previous papers, NEET never involved the Mechanical Properties of Solids. Maybe this is due to a lack of complex concepts.
- Questions covering electromagnetic wave concepts are also rare in the case of NEET.
- Communication Systems is another direct-question-oriented concept from Physics, which we have hardly seen in the last few year’s papers.
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Chemistry
- Due to their simplicity, the concepts covered in the Environmental Chemistry chapter have little scope in NEET.
- Hydrogen is another basic topic from NCERT that is rarely found in NEET papers these days.
- Polymer topics are also rare in NEET.
Biology
- Concepts covering structural Organisation in Animals have limited scope in NEET.
- Biomolecules and Microbes concepts have not been seen in papers from previous years.
- Concepts related to food production strategies in the 12th class are another rare concept to be found in a NEET paper.
Conclusion
In conclusion, our major motto in presenting this blog to you is that every student must prioritize the High Weightage chapters for NEET in the first place. However, we also do not mean that you should neglect Low Weightage chapters for NEET. After all, high scorers give preference to the entire subject.
So, be smart, and start by focusing on high-weightage topics first and go down to the low ones. Besides, the low-weightage topics also decide your rank in the final exam, as not many students answer these correctly. Also, focus on the core depths of concepts in any subject because the NEET makers are always focused on making advanced papers to test the student’s advanced problem-solving skills. So, make up your study table aligned with our NEET high weightage chapters list and start your comprehensive study sessions today.