Last verified: 30 September 2026 against Kinase recall bank (computed from our question bank) and NBEMS NEET-PG 2026 Information Bulletin (syllabus and pattern).
Quick Answer
Across Kinase's recalls of NEET-PG 2026, NEET-PG 2025, NEET-PG 2024 (shift 1), the biggest subjects were Medicine (~11.2% of questions), Obstetrics & Gynaecology (~9.5%), Surgery (~9%) and Community Medicine (PSM) (~8.7%). Clinical subjects made up about 54.6% of the paper, para-clinical 30.8% and pre-clinical 14.4%. These are recall-based estimates; NBEMS publishes no subject split.
About the data: NEET-PG question papers are not released by NBEMS. These counts come from Kinase's memory-based recalls of each paper, computed from our question bank on 2026-09-30. Each question is tagged to a single subject by our content team. Recalled totals: NEET-PG 2026 180 of 180; NEET-PG 2025 196 of 200; NEET-PG 2024 (shift 1) 199 of 200.
How many questions came from each subject?
| Subject | Group | NEET-PG 2026 | NEET-PG 2025 | NEET-PG 2024 (shift 1) | Average share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy | Pre-clinical | 11 | 11 | 13 | 6.1% |
| Physiology | Pre-clinical | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3.1% |
| Biochemistry | Pre-clinical | 7 | 11 | 12 | 5.2% |
| Pathology | Para-clinical | 13 | 17 | 9 | 6.8% |
| Pharmacology | Para-clinical | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5.6% |
| Microbiology | Para-clinical | 20 | 11 | 6 | 6.6% |
| Forensic Medicine | Para-clinical | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3.1% |
| Community Medicine (PSM) | Para-clinical | 14 | 17 | 19 | 8.7% |
| Medicine | Clinical | 23 | 21 | 20 | 11.2% |
| Surgery | Clinical | 15 | 14 | 23 | 9% |
| Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Clinical | 15 | 23 | 17 | 9.5% |
| Pediatrics | Clinical | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5.7% |
| Orthopedics | Clinical | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2.9% |
| ENT | Clinical | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3.8% |
| Ophthalmology | Clinical | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3.8% |
| Anesthesia | Clinical | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.7% |
| Dermatology | Clinical | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3.1% |
| Radiology | Clinical | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1% |
| Psychiatry | Clinical | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2.9% |
| Total recalled | 180 | 196 | 199 | 100% |
“Average share” is the subject's share of each paper, averaged across the three papers with each paper weighted equally, so the 180-question paper and the older 200-question papers count the same.
Which subjects carry the paper?
Five subjects — Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Surgery, Community Medicine (PSM), Pathology — account for roughly 45% of the questions between them. The order shifts from paper to paper — the averages below smooth that out, so use them as a guide, not a guarantee.
14.4%
Pre-clinical (average share)
30.8%
Para-clinical (average share)
54.6%
Clinical (average share)
How much does weightage change from year to year?
More than most weightage charts suggest. Some swings in our recalls:
- Microbiology: 20 in NEET-PG 2026, 11 in NEET-PG 2025, 6 in NEET-PG 2024 (shift 1).
- Surgery: 15 in NEET-PG 2026, 14 in NEET-PG 2025, 23 in NEET-PG 2024 (shift 1).
- Pathology: 13 in NEET-PG 2026, 17 in NEET-PG 2025, 9 in NEET-PG 2024 (shift 1).
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology: 15 in NEET-PG 2026, 23 in NEET-PG 2025, 17 in NEET-PG 2024 (shift 1).
A subject can double or halve between papers, so a single year's count is a weak guide. Plan from the multi-year average, and keep enough coverage in every subject to absorb a swing.
How should I use this analysis to plan revision?
- Order, don't cut. Start and finish revision with the top five subjects, but give every subject at least one full pass.
- Mix subjects in practice. The paper has 5 sections of 36 questions, 42 minutes each, and every section mixes subjects. Practise mixed 36-question sets, not only subject-wise blocks.
- Protect accuracy. With +4 / −1 marking and fewer wrong answers as the first tie-breaker, a small subject answered accurately is worth more than a big subject answered by guesswork. See the tie-break rules.
- Use the recalls themselves. The papers analysed here are available as full tests in Kinase, and each subject's previous-year questions are on its PYQ page.
What does NBEMS say about the syllabus?
The NEET-PG 2026 bulletin (para 5.2) says the syllabus comprises the subjects and knowledge areas of the MBBS curriculum issued by the National Medical Commission (earlier the Medical Council of India), and para 5.6 says questions from these subjects are distributed across the five 36-question sections. It gives no subject-wise number of questions. For the subject list and topics, see the NEET-PG syllabus page.
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