Date: 4 May 2025
Category: NEET UG | Entrance Exams | Medical Career
Today marked a major academic milestone for lakhs of medical aspirants across India as the NEET UG 2025 examination was conducted smoothly across thousands of centers nationwide. The National Testing Agency (NTA) successfully held the test in the traditional pen-and-paper mode, maintaining all safety and procedural protocols.
With over 22 lakh students participating in today’s examination, NEET 2025 continues to be the largest medical entrance exam in India, serving as a single-window test for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, Veterinary, and other related courses in both government and private institutions.
Let’s break down all the key highlights of the exam — including paper difficulty, subject-wise analysis, student reactions, and what comes next.
🗓️ NEET 2025 Exam Day Highlights
- Exam Date: Sunday, 4th May 2025
- Exam Timing: 2:00 PM – 5:20 PM
- Mode: Offline (OMR-based)
- Languages Offered: 13 (including Hindi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, etc.)
- Total Questions: 200 (180 to be attempted)
- Marking Scheme: +4 for correct, -1 for incorrect answers
- Subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany + Zoology)
📚 Subject-Wise NEET 2025 Paper Analysis
🔬 Biology (Botany + Zoology)
- Overall Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
- Nature of Questions: Mostly NCERT-based
- Around 80–85% of the questions were direct lines or concepts from the NCERT textbooks.
- Some tricky diagram-based and assertion-reason questions tested conceptual understanding.
Expert Insight: Students who thoroughly revised NCERT biology could easily secure over 300 marks from this section alone.
⚛️ Physics
- Overall Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult
- Many students found this section lengthy and calculation-heavy.
- Chapters like Electrodynamics, Current Electricity, Modern Physics, and Kinematics were prominently featured.
- Some numerical questions were time-consuming but formula-based.
Student Feedback: “Physics was the toughest section for me. You really needed speed and accuracy,” said Arjun from Jaipur.
🧪 Chemistry
- Overall Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
- The section was balanced across Physical, Organic, and Inorganic Chemistry.
- Inorganic Chemistry leaned heavily on factual NCERT content, while Organic focused more on reaction mechanisms and named reactions.
- Physical Chemistry included some tricky numericals.
Coaching Insight: Institutes like Aakash and Allen called Chemistry the “score booster” section this year.
📣 Student Reactions & On-Ground Feedback
As the exam concluded at 5:20 PM, students were seen leaving their centers with mixed emotions. While many were relieved that Biology and Chemistry were manageable, Physics continued to be a bottleneck for many.
“I was nervous initially, but most Biology questions were direct. Physics was tough, but I think I did okay,” shared Priya from Hyderabad.
“I left 5–6 Physics questions because they were too lengthy. But Chemistry made up for it,” said Mohit, a repeater from Lucknow.
Teachers and parents who accompanied the students echoed similar sentiments, expressing hope that the new generation of doctors will soon start their journeys.
🔎 NEET 2025 Expected Cut-Off (Category-Wise Estimate)
The cut-off predictions are based on today’s difficulty level and analysis from leading coaching institutes. Here’s a tentative cut-off estimate:
| Category | Expected Cut-Off (Out of 720) |
|---|---|
| General (UR) | 138 – 715 |
| OBC | 115 – 135 |
| SC | 100 – 120 |
| ST | 95 – 115 |
| EWS | 120 – 140 |
| PwD | 90 – 110 |
Note: These are not official figures. The actual cut-off will be released after result declaration and varies depending on seat availability and student performance.
📅 What Happens After NEET 2025?
The exam may be over, but the journey is far from finished. Here’s what NEET aspirants can expect next:
✅ NEET 2025 Answer Key
- NTA is expected to release the official answer key within 5–7 days.
- Students can challenge responses if they find discrepancies (with a nominal fee per question).
📈 NEET 2025 Result Date
- Tentative Result Date: Between 10th to 15th June 2025
- The result will be published on the official website: nta.neet.nic.in
- For more detail visit – https://naukrihelping.com/
🧾 NEET Counseling
- Counseling for NEET will be conducted in two phases:
- All India Quota (15%) by MCC
- State Quota (85%) by respective state medical authorities
- 15% All India Quota Counseling via MCC:
🔗 https://mcc.nic.in - 85% State Quota Counseling via respective state authorities (check your state’s DME site)
💡 Final Words for NEET Aspirants
NEET UG 2025 marks the end of one phase and the beginning of another. While today’s exam was a true test of hard work, focus, and patience, what matters most now is how wisely you approach the post-exam process — especially verifying the answer key, preparing for counseling, and tracking cut-off trends.
“NEET is not just an exam, it’s a dream. And today, millions moved one step closer to becoming doctors.”
We will continue to bring you the latest updates, answer key links, NEET result announcements, and counseling tips right here. Stay tuned, stay positive, and remember — the journey is just beginning.