NEET Physics chapter-wise weightage
Questions per paper for every Physics chapter in NEET, from 9 papers from 2022–2026. The heaviest chapters were Current Electricity, Semiconductor Devices, Alternating Current Circuits.
| Chapter | Questions per paper | Share of Physics | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Electricity | 4.0 | 8.3% | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Semiconductor Devices | 2.44 | 5.1% | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Alternating Current Circuits | 2.33 | 4.8% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Capacitor | 2.22 | 4.6% | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Electrostatics | 2.22 | 4.6% | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Magnetic Effect of Current & Moving Charge | 2.11 | 4.4% | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| Gravitation | 2.0 | 4.1% | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Kinematics in 1D & 2D | 2.0 | 4.1% | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Refraction & Prisms | 2.0 | 4.1% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| Units, Dimensions & Error Analysis | 2.0 | 4.1% | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | 1.89 | 3.9% | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Atoms | 1.78 | 3.7% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Rotational Dynamics | 1.78 | 3.7% | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Electromagnetic Induction | 1.56 | 3.2% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Simple Harmonic Motion | 1.56 | 3.2% | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Work, Energy & Power | 1.33 | 2.8% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Electromagnetic Waves | 1.22 | 2.5% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Kinetic Theory of Gases | 1.22 | 2.5% | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Nuclei | 1.22 | 2.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Thermodynamics | 1.22 | 2.5% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Centre of Mass & Collisions | 1.11 | 2.3% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Magnetism & Magnetic Materials | 1.11 | 2.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Circular Motion Dynamics | 1.0 | 2.1% | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Laws of Motion & Friction | 1.0 | 2.1% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Viscosity & Surface Tension | 0.89 | 1.8% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Wave Optics & Interference | 0.89 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Elastic Properties of Solids | 0.67 | 1.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Diffraction & Polarization | 0.56 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Fluid Statics | 0.56 | 1.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Heat Transfer Mechanisms | 0.44 | 0.9% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Mechanical Waves (Sound Waves) | 0.44 | 0.9% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Fluid Dynamics | 0.33 | 0.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Laboratory Protocols & Experimental Physics | 0.33 | 0.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Mechanical Waves (String Waves) | 0.33 | 0.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Optical Instruments | 0.33 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Thermometry, Expansion & Calorimetry | 0.22 | 0.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |