NEET UG vs JEE Main
NEET (UG): National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) and JEE (Main) Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) compared using the official notifications: how the papers are built, how marks are given, and how much you can prepare for both at once.
At a glance
| At a glance | NEET UG | JEE Main |
|---|---|---|
| Conducted by | National Testing Agency (NTA) | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Question paper languages | English, Hindi, as, bn, gu, kn, ml, mr, or, pa, ta, te, ur | English, Hindi, as, bn, gu, kn, ml, mr, or, pa, ta, te, ur |
| Number of stages | 1 | 1 |
| Last checked against official sources | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 |
Exam pattern
Every stage with its duration, questions, total marks and negative marking.
NEET UG
NEET (UG) paper
180 min · 180 questions · 720 marks · negative marking 1
JEE Main
Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)
180 min · 75 questions · 300 marks · negative marking 1
Shared and unique syllabus
Topics below the subject level that appear under the same name in both syllabi.
- Topics in both
- 167
- Only in NEET UG
- 41
- Only in JEE Main
- 46
Subjects in both: Physics, Chemistry
Show shared topics (167)
Units and Measurements · Systems of units, SI units, fundamental and derived units · Least count, significant figures, errors in measurement · Dimensions and dimensional analysis · Kinematics · Motion in a straight line; uniform and non-uniform motion; x-t and v-t graphs · Relative velocity · Motion in a plane, projectile motion, uniform circular motion · Laws of Motion · Newton's laws, momentum, impulse · Conservation of linear momentum; equilibrium of concurrent forces · Static, kinetic and rolling friction · Dynamics of circular motion: level and banked roads · Work, Energy and Power · Work by constant and variable force; work-energy theorem; power · Potential energy of a spring, conservation of mechanical energy, conservative forces · Motion in a vertical circle · Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions · Rotational Motion · Centre of mass · Torque, angular momentum and its conservation · Moment of inertia, radius of gyration, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems · Equilibrium of rigid bodies; equations of rotational motion · Gravitation · Universal law of gravitation; variation of g with altitude and depth · Kepler's laws of planetary motion · Gravitational potential energy and potential; escape velocity · Satellites: orbital velocity, time period, energy · Properties of Solids and Liquids · Elasticity: stress-strain, Hooke's law, Young's, bulk and rigidity moduli · Fluid pressure, Pascal's law, viscosity, Stokes' law, terminal velocity, Bernoulli's principle · Surface energy, surface tension, angle of contact, capillary rise · Thermal expansion, specific heat, calorimetry, latent heat; conduction, convection, radiation · Thermodynamics · Zeroth and first laws; heat, work and internal energy · Isothermal and adiabatic processes · Second law; reversible and irreversible processes · Kinetic Theory of Gases · Equation of state of a perfect gas; work on compressing a gas · Kinetic interpretation of pressure and temperature; RMS speed · and 127 more
Topics are matched by name. The same ground covered under a different name is not matched, so treat the shared count as a minimum.
Official sources
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