Most Repeated Microbiology Topics in NEET PG & INI-CET (2017–2026)

403 recalled Microbiology questions from 18 NEET PG and INI-CET / AIIMS PG papers, counted topic by topic from the Kinase question bank — with the years each topic appeared and whether its share is rising or falling.

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Last verified: 30 September 2026 against the Kinase recall question bank. natboard.edu.in · nmc.org.in

Quick Answer

The most repeated Microbiology topics in NEET PG and INI-CET (2017–2026) are Bacteriology (106 questions), Virology (91 questions) and Parasitology (80 questions), out of 403 recalled Microbiology questions from 18 papers in the Kinase bank. Bacteriology appeared in 17 of 18 papers.

Which Microbiology topics are asked most?

Topics are ranked by recalled questions across NEET PG and INI-CET. "Asked in" counts the exam-year papers (out of 18 with Microbiology questions) in which the topic appeared at least once; "Share" is the topic's part of all 403 Microbiology questions.

#TopicQuestions (NEET PG / INI-CET)ShareAsked inYearsTrend
1Bacteriology106 (41 / 65)26.3%17 of 18 papers2017–2026Steady (+4.1 pts)
2Virology91 (47 / 44)22.6%17 of 18 papers2017–2024, 2026Falling (-6.4 pts)
3Parasitology80 (33 / 47)19.9%18 of 18 papers2017–2026Steady (+1.2 pts)
4Mycology46 (13 / 33)11.4%17 of 18 papers2018–2026Rising (+8.5 pts)
5Immunology43 (10 / 33)10.7%14 of 18 papers2018–2026Steady (-2.9 pts)
6General Microbiology21 (4 / 17)5.2%12 of 18 papers2018–2026Steady (-0.7 pts)
7Applied Microbiology15 (4 / 11)3.7%10 of 18 papers2018–2020, 2022–2023, 2025–2026Steady (-2.8 pts)

Trend = change in the topic's share of Microbiology questions from 2018 to 2026 on a fitted line; ±5 percentage points or more is rising/falling. Topics with fewer than 10 questions get no label ("—"). 1 Microbiology question is not yet filed under a topic and is left out of the table.

How many Microbiology questions appear each year?

Microbiology makes up 7.5% of all recalled questions in the bank. Its share was highest in 2017 (31 of 298 recalled questions that year), and its overall share trend since 2018 is steady (+2.1 pts). Bars differ in height partly because some years' papers were recalled more fully than others.

NEET PGINI-CET / AIIMS PGRecalled questions per calendar year; the number recalled differs by year.

What kind of Microbiology questions are asked?

Our editors tag each question's format (a question can carry several). 112 of the 403 Microbiology questions (28%) have an image in the stem. The most common format tags:

  • Clinical Vignette151
  • Clinical Photograph50
  • One-Liner45
  • Negative Question (EXCEPT/NOT)41
  • Investigation of Choice33
  • Most Common29
  • Mechanism of Action28
  • Numbers17

Where can you practise these Microbiology topics?

Practise the actual recalled questions on the NEET PG Microbiology PYQ page and the INI-CET Microbiology PYQ page, each with explanations.

Image-based questions in Microbiology often use these classic images:

How to read these numbers: previous-year papers are not released in full, so they are rebuilt from candidates' memory-based recalls and every question is reworded. The counts reflect Kinase's recall bank (snapshot 2026-09-30), not an official NBEMS or AIIMS subject or topic breakdown. A recalled paper can be incomplete, so compare shares rather than raw counts between years.

Methodology: Each question is counted once per exam-year, even when the same paper is mapped to several courses or tests. Where editors tagged recall provenance in a paper, untagged extra practice items are left out. See the all-subjects page for the full method, the list of papers and the cross-subject top 25.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the most repeated Microbiology topics in NEET PG and INI-CET?▼
In Kinase's recall bank (2017–2026), the most repeated Microbiology topics are Bacteriology (106 questions), Virology (91 questions), Parasitology (80 questions). Bacteriology was asked in 17 of 18 papers.
How many Microbiology questions come in NEET PG and INI-CET?▼
Kinase has 403 recalled Microbiology questions from 18 papers: 153 from NEET PG and 250 from INI-CET / AIIMS PG. That is 7.5% of all recalled questions in the bank. The per-year chart shows how the count varies with the size of each recalled paper.
Which Microbiology topics appear in every paper?▼
Parasitology has appeared in all 18 papers in which Microbiology was recalled. Revise these first.
Which Microbiology topics are rising or falling?▼
Rising share since 2018: Mycology. Falling share: Virology. A trend is a change of 5 or more percentage points in the topic's share of Microbiology questions.
Are these official Microbiology weightage figures?▼
No. NBEMS and AIIMS do not publish topic-wise breakdowns. These counts come from memory-based recalls in the Kinase question bank, reworded by our editors, so they show what candidates remembered — a practical signal of what repeats, not an official statistic.
How should I use this list to revise Microbiology?▼
Revise the topics at the top of the table first and practise their previous-year questions, then cover the rest of the subject — lower-ranked topics still appear. Use the NEET PG and INI-CET Microbiology PYQ pages for practice questions with explanations.
403 recalled questions
18 papers, 2017–2026
Counted once per exam-year

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