The National Medical Commission (NMC) released the revised NEET syllabus for 2024 on October 6, 2023. This update aimed to address concerns and provide clarity to students regarding the deleted and added topics in the syllabus. The National Testing Agency (NTA) further clarified these changes through a FAQ PDF published on its official website.

NEET UG Exam Date and Syllabus Modifications

The NEET UG exam is scheduled to take place on May 5, 2024. NMC has implemented modifications to the syllabus, including the removal of certain topics and the introduction of new ones. These adjustments were made in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led various school boards to delete sections from their state board syllabi. However, these deletions have not yet been reversed by the respective boards.

Addressing Concerns and Providing Clarifications

The inconsistency in chapter removals across different boards prompted numerous appeals to the NTA. In response, the NTA released the FAQ PDF to address these concerns and provide necessary clarifications regarding the revised NEET 2024 syllabus.

Exploring the Deleted Syllabus

To stay informed and well-prepared, candidates can refer to the updated NEET 2024 syllabus, which includes both the deleted and added topics. This comprehensive resource will guide students in their preparation for the upcoming exam.

NEET Deleted Syllabus 2024

Physics reduced syllabus NEET 2024

Unit name	NEET Deleted Syllabus topics
Physics and measurement	Scope and excitement; nature of physical laws; Physics, technology, and society Need for measurement: Length, mass, and time measurements, accuracy and precision of measuring instruments.
Kinematics	Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing motion, Scalar and vector quantities: Position and displacement vectors, vectors and notation, equality of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a real number
Laws of Motion	Equilibrium of concurrent forces, friction
Rotational Motion	Momentum conservation, centre of mass of uniform rod
Gravitation	Geostationary satellites
Properties of Solids and Liquids	Shear, modulus of rigidity, poisson’s ratio; elastic energy, Reynold’s number, Qualitative ideas of Black Body Radiation, Wein’s displacement law, and Green House effect, Cp, Cv, Newton’s law of cooling and Stefan’s law
Thermodynamics	Heat engines and refrigerators
Oscillations and Waves	Free, forced and damped oscillations (qualitative ideas only), Resonance, Doppler effect
Electrostatics	Free charges and bound charges inside a conductor, Van de Graaff generator
Current Electricity	The flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor, Carbon resistors, color code for carbon resistors, Potentiometer-principle and applications to measure potential difference, and for comparing emf of two cells; measurement of internal resistance of a cell
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism	Concept of magnetic field, Oersted’s experiment, Cyclotron, Magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron, Earth’s magnetic field and magnetic elements, Permanent magnets
Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current	LC oscillations (qualitative treatment only)
Optics	Reflection and refraction of plane wave at a plane surface using wavefronts, Scattering of light- blue colour of the sky and reddish appearance of the sun at sunrise and sunset, Optical instruments: Human eye, image formation and accommodation, correction of eye defects (myopia and hypermetropia) using lenses, Microscopes and astronomical telescopes (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers.
Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation	Davisson-Germer experiment (experimental details should be omitted; only conclusion should be explained)
Atoms and Nuclei	Isotopes, isobars; isotones, Radioactivity- alpha, beta and gamma particles/ rays and their properties decay law
Electronic Devices	Energy bands in solids (qualitative ideas only), conductors, insulators, Junction transistor, transistor action, characteristics of a transistor; transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration) and oscillator, Transistor as a switch

NEET Chemistry syllabus 2024: Deleted topics

Unit name	Deleted topics from NEET Syllabus
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry	General Introduction: Important and scope of chemistry
Atomic Structure	Atomic number, isotopes and isobars. Concept of shells and subshells, dual nature of light
Chemical Thermodynamics	Third Law of Thermodynamics - Brief Introduction
Some p-Block Elements	Atomic number, isotopes and isobars, Concept of shells and subshells, dual nature of matter and light
Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen	Cyanides and Isocyanides- will be mentioned at relevant places
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental pollution: Air, water and soil pollution, chemical reactions in atmosphere, smogs, major atmospheric pollutants; acid rain ozone and its reactions, effects of depletion of ozone layer, greenhouse effect and global warming-pollution due to industrial wastes; green chemistry as an alternative tool for reducing pollution, strategy for control of environmental pollution.
Polymers	Classification- Natural and synthetic, methods of polymerization (addition and condensation), copolymerization. Some important polymers: natural and synthetic like polyesters, bakelite; rubber, Biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymers.
Chemistry in Everyday Life	Chemicals in medicines- analgesics, tranquillisers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines. Chemicals in food- preservatives, artificial sweetening agents, elementary ideas of antioxidants. Cleansing agents- soaps and detergents, cleansing action

Biology reduced syllabus NEET 2024

Unit name	NEET Deleted Syllabus topics
Diversity in Living World	Three domains of life, Tools for study of Taxonomy – Museums, Zoos, Herbaria, Botanical gardens, Angiosperms, Angiosperms classification up to class, characteristic features and examples
Structural Organization in Animals and Plants	Morphology, anatomy and functions of different systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous and reproductive) of an insect (cockroach). (Brief account only)
Plant Physiology	Transport in plants: Movement of water, gases and nutrients; Cell to cell transport-Diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active transport; Plant – water relations – Imbibition, water potential, osmosis, plasmolysis; Long distance transport of water – Absorption, apoplast, symplast, transpiration pull, root pressure and guttation; Transpiration-Opening and closing of stomata; Uptake and translocation of mineral nutrients-Transport of food, phloem transport, Mass flow hypothesis; Diffusion of gases (brief mention) Mineral nutrition: Essential minerals, macro and micronutrients and their role; Deficiency symptoms; Mineral toxicity; Elementary idea of Hydroponics as a method to study mineral nutrition; Nitrogen metabolism-Nitrogen cycle, biological nitrogen fixation Seed dormancy; Vernalisation; Photoperiodism
Human Physiology	Digestion and absorption; Alimentary canal and digestive glands; Role of digestive enzymes and gastrointestinal hormones; Peristalsis, digestion, absorption and assimilation of proteins, carbohydrates and fats; Caloric value of proteins, carbohydrates and fats; Egestion; Nutritional and digestive disorders – PEM, indigestion, constipation, vomiting, jaundice, diarrhea Reflex action; Sense organs; Elementary structure and function of eye and ear
Reproduction	Reproduction in organisms: Reproduction, a characteristic feature of all organisms for continuation of species; Modes of reproduction – Asexual and sexual; Asexual reproduction; Modes-Binary fission, sporulation, budding, gemmule, fragmentation; vegetative propagation in plants
Biology and Human Welfare	Tobacco abuse, Improvement in food production; Plant breeding, tissue culture, single cell protein, Biofortification; Apiculture and Animal husbandry
Ecology and Environment	Habitat and niche, Population and ecological adaptations, Nutrient cycling (carbon and phosphorous); Ecological succession; Ecological Services-Carbon fixation, pollination, oxygen release Environmental issues: Air pollution and its control; Water pollution and its control; Agrochemicals and their effects; Solid waste management; Radioactive waste management; Greenhouse effect and global warning; Ozone depletion; Deforestation; Any three case studies as success stories addressing environmental issues.

These are the major changes in the NEET syllabus for 2024. Students are advised to carefully review the revised syllabus and focus their preparation accordingly.