If you want to score good marks in the physics section of NEET 2021, it is necessary to know what chapters are important for the exam and to know what weightage each chapter carries.
As soon as you know which chapters are important, you can dedicate more time to them.
Do or die chapters in physics indicate which chapters need more concentration to be studied and, therefore, hold more weight in the NEET examination.
For those seeking admission to MBBS and BDS, the NTA is responsible for organizing the NEET UG exam. The NTA will also set the pattern for NEET. In order to understand the structure of the NEET exam paper, it is advisable for candidates to go through the exam pattern completely.
Most Important Chapters in NEET Physics [Class 11]:
The following table summarizes the questions that appeared in the physics part in each of the 16 AIPMT/NEET exams completed between 2008 and 2020.
In this way, you will be able to get an idea of the pattern of questions that have been asked from various topics. It is crucial to have knowledge of important topics in physics as this will strengthen the preparation for the test.
Chapter 2: Units and Measurements
Topic name
Number of questions
Dimensions
16
Errors
6
Measuring devices
3
Significant figures
1
Total number of questions
26
Chapter 3: Motion in a Straight Line
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Accelration
7
Distance and displacement
6
Average speed and average velocity
5
uniformly accelerated motion
5
Relative motion in one dimension
4
Graphs
2
Instantaneous speed and instantaneous velocity
2
Non-uniform acceleration
2
Total number of questions
33
Chapter 4: Motion in a Plane
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Projectile motion
11
Circular motion
6
Acceleration
4
Relative motion
4
Position and displacement
2
Speed and velocity
2
Uniformly accelerated motion
1
Total number of questions
30
Chapter 5: Laws of Motion
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Application of laws
10
Friction
10
Newton laws
8
Uniform circular motion
8
Non-uniform vertical circular motion
4
Banking of roads
2
Spring force
2
Types of forces
2
Variable mass system
1
Total number of questions
47
Chapter 6: Work, Energy, and Power
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Work-Energy theorem
10
Power
8
Work done by variable force
6
Concept of work
3
Potential energy: Relation with force
3
Kinetic energy: Relation with force
3
Elastic potential energy
1
Gravitational potential energy
1
Total number of questions
35
Chapter 7: Systems of Particles and Rotational Motion
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Moment of Inertia
17
Collisions
14
Torque
14
Angular momentum
12
Centre of mass
9
Linear momentum
7
Rolling motion
6
Rotation motion: Introduction
4
Total number of questions
83
Chapter 8: Gravitation
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Acceleration due to gravity
10
Gravitational potential energy
7
Escape velocity
6
Kepler’s laws
6
Satellite
5
Gravitational potential
3
Gravitational field
2
Newton law of gravitation
2
Orbital velocity
2
Total number of questions
43
Chapter 9: Mechanical Properties of Solids
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Elasticity
7
Hooke’s law
2
Stress-strain curve
1
Total number of questions
10
Chapter 10: Mechanical Properties of Fluids
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Surface tension
6
Pressure
4
Bernoulli theorem
3
Capillary rise
3
Viscosity
2
Archimedes principle
1
Equation of continuity
1
Properties of fluids
1
Total number of questions
21
Chapter 11: Thermal Properties of Matter
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Conduction
9
Calorimetry
6
Wien displacement law
5
Radiation
4
Stefan-Boltzmann law
4
Thermal expansion
4
Newton’s law of cooling
3
Convection
1
Temperature scales
1
Total number of questions
37
Chapter 12: Thermodynamics
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Basic terms
1
Cyclic process
5
First law of thermodynamics
7
Heat engine and refrigerator
8
Molar specific heat
5
Types of processes
16
Work done by gas
2
Total number of questions
44
Chapter 13: Kinetic Theory of Gases
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Specific heat
8
Ideal gas
6
Kinetic energy of gas
5
Mean free path
3
Types of veocities
1
Total number of questions
23
Chapter 14: Oscillations
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Simple Harmonic Motion
26
Combination of springs
2
Damped oscillation
1
Energy of SHM
1
Total number of questions
30
Chapter 15: Waves
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Wave motion
11
Standing waves
10
Beats
8
Doppler effect
6
Speed of sound
3
Types of waves
3
Travelling wave on string
2
Total number of questions
43
Most Important Chapters in NEET Physics [Class 12]:
Chapter 1: Electric Charges and Fields
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Electric field
11
Coulomb’s faw
8
Gauss law
7
Electric dipole
4
Total number of questions
30
Chapter 2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Relation between Field and Potential
8
Electric potential
6
Energy Stored in Capacitor
6
Capacitance
5
Dielectrics
5
Electric Potential Energy
3
Combination of Capacitors
2
Equipotential Surfaces
1
Total number of questions
36
Chapter 3: Current Electricity
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Heating effect of current
15
Kirchhoff’s voltage law
11
Combination of resistors
9
Meter bridge and potentiometer
9
Derivation of Ohm’s Law
6
EMF and terminal voltage
5
Current and current density
3
Grouping of cells
3
Colour coding of resistors
2
Wheatstone bridge
2
Total number of questions
65
Chapter 4: Moving Charges and Magnetism
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Lorentz Force
18
Magnetic field due to various cases
13
Moving coil galvanometer
7
Current carrying loop: force and torque
6
Magnetic moment
5
Conversion to Ammeter and Volmeter
2
Force between current carrying wires
2
Ampere circuital law
1
Total number of questions
54
Chapter 5: Magnetism and Matter
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Bar magent
8
Magnetic materials
7
Earth’s magnetism
4
Analogy between electrostatics and magnetostatics
2
Curie law and hysteresis
2
Magnetization and Magnetic intensity
1
Total number of questions
24
Chapter 6: Electromagnetic Induction
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Faraday’s Law and Lenz Law
8
Motional EMF
8
Self-inductance
6
Mutual-inductance
4
Magnetic flux
3
Eddy Current
1
Total number of questions
30
Chapter 7: Alternating Current
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Different types of AC Circuits
22
RMS and average values
4
Transformer
4
LC oscillations
2
AC generator
1
AC vs DC
1
Total number of questions
34
Chapter 8: Electromagnetic Waves
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Properties of EM waves
18
Electromagnetic spectrum
2
Generation of EM waves
1
Maxwell equations
1
Total number of questions
22
Chapter 9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Prisms
12
Lenses
9
Lensmaker’s formula
6
Reflection at spherical surface
6
Total Internal Reflection (TIR)
5
Telescope
4
Refraction at plane surface
3
Simple and Compound microscope
3
Human eye
2
Reflection at plane surface
1
Resolution of optical devices
1
Total number of questions
52
Chapter 10: Wave Optics
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Young double slit experiment
11
Diffraction
8
Polarization of light
3
Superposition principle
2
Resolving power of optical devices
1
Total number of questions
25
Chapter 11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
Topic Name
Number of Questions
De-brogile wavelength
21
Einstein photo-electric equation
19
Photoelectric effect experiment
19
Davisson and Germer experiment
3
Electron emission
3
Particle nature of light
2
Total number of questions
67
Chapter 12: Atoms
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Bohr’s model of atom
17
Various atomic model
7
Spectral series
6
X-ray
3
Total number of questions
33
Chapter 13: Nuclei
Topic Name
Number of Questions
Radioactivity
16
Mass-energy equivalent
7
Types of decay
7
Nuclear binding energy
6
Nuclear reactor
2
Total number of questions
38
Chapter 14: Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits
