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

125 recalled Psychiatry questions from 17 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 Psychiatry topics in NEET PG and INI-CET (2017–2026) are Mood Disorders (23 questions), Clinical Psychiatry (16 questions) and Neurosis (16 questions), out of 125 recalled Psychiatry questions from 17 papers in the Kinase bank. Mood Disorders appeared in 12 of 17 papers.

Which Psychiatry 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 17 with Psychiatry questions) in which the topic appeared at least once; "Share" is the topic's part of all 125 Psychiatry questions.

#TopicQuestions (NEET PG / INI-CET)ShareAsked inYearsTrend
1Mood Disorders23 (6 / 17)18.4%12 of 17 papers2018–2026Steady (+0.3 pts)
2Clinical Psychiatry16 (6 / 10)12.8%12 of 17 papers2017–2024, 2026Steady (+4.1 pts)
3Neurosis16 (8 / 8)12.8%12 of 17 papers2017–2024Falling (-5.1 pts)
4Substance-Related Disorders16 (8 / 8)12.8%13 of 17 papers2017, 2019–2026Rising (+23.2 pts)
5Neurocognitive Disorders11 (6 / 5)8.8%7 of 17 papers2017–2021, 2026Falling (-15.1 pts)
6Child Psychiatry10 (5 / 5)8%7 of 17 papers2017–2018, 2020, 2022–2024Rising (+7.4 pts)
7Psychotic Disorders7 (3 / 4)5.6%6 of 17 papers2019–2023, 2025—
8Sexuality7 (6 / 1)5.6%6 of 17 papers2017–2019, 2022–2024—
9Specific Psychiatric Conditions7 (2 / 5)5.6%6 of 17 papers2017–2019, 2022–2023, 2026—
10Neuropsychiatry5 (3 / 2)4%4 of 17 papers2018, 2020, 2025—
11Personality Disorders3 (1 / 2)2.4%3 of 17 papers2018, 2020, 2026—
12Forensic Psychiatry2 (1 / 1)1.6%2 of 17 papers2019–2020—
13Psychiatric Emergencies2 (0 / 2)1.6%2 of 17 papers2019, 2026—

Trend = change in the topic's share of Psychiatry 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 ("—").

How many Psychiatry questions appear each year?

Psychiatry makes up 2.3% of all recalled questions in the bank. Its share was highest in 2025 (7 of 197 recalled questions that year), and its overall share trend since 2018 is steady (-0.3 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 Psychiatry questions are asked?

Our editors tag each question's format (a question can carry several). 2 of the 125 Psychiatry questions (2%) have an image in the stem. The most common format tags:

  • Clinical Vignette44
  • Negative Question (EXCEPT/NOT)18
  • One-Liner13
  • Management of Choice9
  • Drug of Choice7
  • Numbers7
  • Next Best Step5
  • Match the Following4

Where can you practise these Psychiatry topics?

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

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 Psychiatry topics in NEET PG and INI-CET?▼
In Kinase's recall bank (2017–2026), the most repeated Psychiatry topics are Mood Disorders (23 questions), Clinical Psychiatry (16 questions), Neurosis (16 questions). Mood Disorders was asked in 12 of 17 papers.
How many Psychiatry questions come in NEET PG and INI-CET?▼
Kinase has 125 recalled Psychiatry questions from 17 papers: 55 from NEET PG and 70 from INI-CET / AIIMS PG. That is 2.3% of all recalled questions in the bank. The per-year chart shows how the count varies with the size of each recalled paper.
Which Psychiatry topics appear in every paper?▼
No single Psychiatry topic appears in every one of the 17 papers; Mood Disorders comes closest (12 of 17 papers).
Which Psychiatry topics are rising or falling?▼
Rising share since 2018: Substance-Related Disorders, Child Psychiatry. Falling share: Neurosis, Neurocognitive Disorders. A trend is a change of 5 or more percentage points in the topic's share of Psychiatry questions.
Are these official Psychiatry 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 Psychiatry?▼
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 Psychiatry PYQ pages for practice questions with explanations.
125 recalled questions
17 papers, 2017–2026
Counted once per exam-year

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