NEET Chemistry chapter-wise weightage
Questions per paper for every Chemistry chapter in NEET, from 9 papers from 2022–2026. The heaviest chapters were Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, Coordination Compounds, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers.
| Chapter | Questions per paper | Share of Chemistry | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure | 4.78 | 9.9% | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 |
| Coordination Compounds | 3.0 | 6.2% | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers | 2.89 | 6.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| d & f-block Elements | 2.67 | 5.5% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl Halides (Haloalkanes & Haloarenes) | 2.44 | 5.1% | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Chemical Kinetics | 2.44 | 5.1% | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Aldehydes and Ketones | 2.11 | 4.4% | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| Chemical Thermodynamics & Energetics | 2.11 | 4.4% | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Atomic Structure | 1.89 | 3.9% | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| p-block Elements | 1.89 | 3.9% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| Electrochemistry | 1.78 | 3.7% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Mole Concept & Stoichiometry | 1.78 | 3.7% | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties | 1.67 | 3.4% | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Amines, Nitro, Diazonium Salts | 1.44 | 3.0% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| General Organic Chemistry | 1.44 | 3.0% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Ionic Equilibrium | 1.33 | 2.8% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Biomolecules | 1.22 | 2.5% | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Chemical Equilibrium | 1.22 | 2.5% | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Hydrocarbons (Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes) | 1.22 | 2.5% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Liquid Solutions & Colligative Properties | 1.22 | 2.5% | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Gaseous State (Real Gases Focus) | 1.0 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Redox Reactions & Equivalent Concept | 0.89 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Solid State | 0.78 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Classification & Nomenclature | 0.67 | 1.4% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| s-block Elements | 0.67 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Analytical Qualitative Salt Analysis | 0.56 | 1.1% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Carboxylic Acids & Derivatives | 0.44 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Chemistry in Everyday Life | 0.44 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Environmental Chemistry | 0.44 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Polymers | 0.44 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Surface Chemistry | 0.44 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Metallurgy & Isolation of Metals | 0.33 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Practical Organic Chemistry (POC) | 0.33 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Purification & Characterization of Organic Compounds | 0.22 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Isomerism | 0.11 | 0.2% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |