NEET 2017 analysis

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2017 which was recently held across India in 10 different languages,  had question paper was different in some regions, especially the codes, which had questions in Gujarati and Bengali language. Gujarati language question paper can be deemed relatively easier if we compare it with paper codes which had questions in English and Hindi.

In Physics, overall questions were above average. It had almost 50 per cent questions, which were of calculative nature, leading to more time investment by students. Overall, the paper was time consuming due to fractional calculations. Roughly, 30 per cent questions were theoretical and were brainstorming in nature. Most of the questions had two or more concepts interlinked and were not straightforward.

The Chemistry questions were of above average level. Nearly 30 per cent questions were difficult and required strong conceptual clarity. One question has ambiguity while two questions were found beyond the scope of NCERT.

The Biology portion included mostly average type of questions. Most of the questions were based on the statements given in NCERT. If a student has read the NCERT well, he must have fared well in it. A few questions required analytical ability. Overall, the questions were on expected lines.

Highlights

• Most of the questions were based on concepts given in NCERT.
• Overall, questions involved different level of skills — some being knowledge based and some being analytical type. Questions in Physics were very demanding in terms of being multi-conceptual, hence time consuming. Questions based upon diagram, however, were less in number this time.
• In Biology a major fraction of questions were from Class XI but in Physics and Chemistry it was nearly an equal share between Classes XI and XII.
• CBSE continued its tradition of nearly 7 per cent ambiguous questions giving jitters to NEET (Medical) aspirants.
• It can also be suggested that many options in questions particularly in Biology were beyond the NCERT. This comes as a warning to the future aspirants. This year, clearly, more emphasis was laid on application-based questions.

(The writer is Aakash Chaudhry, Director, Aakash Educational Services Pvt ltd)