India, Jan. 27 -- National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to go back to the pre-COVID pattern for holding the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG) from 2025 onwards.

This decision will bring two key changes to NEET UG 2025 - the reduction in the number of questions and time allotted to attempt the test.

The provision for optional questions, which was introduced temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic, will no longer be applicable.

This means NEET UG 2025 will have 45 questions each from Physics and Chemistry and 90 from Biology (Botany+Zoology).

This was the paper patten for NEET UG 2024-

From section B, candidates had to attempt ten out of the 15 questions in Physics and Chemistry and 20 out of the 30 in Biology.

Can...