NEET exam pattern and marking calculator
Know the paper. Work out your score. Then practise on the clock.
This page explains the published 2026 examination scheme. It does not establish the 2027 pattern, syllabus, difficulty, shifts or normalisation. For the announcement and its limits, read what is announced about NEET 2027 CBT.
The published paper pattern
The 2026 bulletin specifies 180 compulsory questions: multiple choice, with four options and a single correct answer or best option. The standard duration is 180 minutes and the maximum is 720 marks. Source: examination scheme.
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | 45 | 180 |
| Chemistry | 45 | 180 |
| Biology (Botany + Zoology) | 90 | 360 |
| Total | 180 | 720 |
The bulletin specifies pen-and-paper mode. Its standard duration has a compensatory-time provision for eligible candidates with a physical limitation to write; see the exact conditions in section 5. The web mock below is practice, not the official examination mode.
How standard marking works
| Correct | +4 |
|---|---|
| Incorrect | −1 |
| Unanswered | 0 |
Section 3 also sets special rules for questions with multiple correct options, all options correct, no correct option, a wrong question or a dropped question. The calculator applies standard marking only; it does not apply those adjustments or predict rank.
Standard raw score = (4 × correct) − incorrect. Unanswered questions add nothing. This formula is derived from the marking table above.
Calculate your standard raw score
Enter whole-number counts for correct and incorrect answers. Together they must not exceed 180. The rest are counted as unanswered.
Worked example, not a student's result: 150 correct, 20 incorrect and 10 unanswered gives (4 × 150) − 20 = 580 marks.
Read the source
Source checked 12 September 2026. These links open the cited PDF pages, not the NTA homepage.
- NTA Information Bulletin NEET (UG) 2026, chapter 4, sections 2–3: printed page 21 (PDF page 26), subject split, question format and marking, including special cases.
- The same bulletin, sections 4–5: printed page 22 (PDF page 27), mode, duration and compensatory time.
Put the score into practice
Your next step is the NeetZen web mock. Open the mock page, choose a paper and practise answering under a clock. Afterwards, use your correct and incorrect counts here to understand the standard score calculation.
Open the free web mockContinue with the 2026 syllabus-to-NCERT crosswalk.