NEET UG Syllabus 2026

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Diversity in Living World

What is living? · Biodiversity · Need for classification · +9 more

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Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants

Morphology and modifications · Tissues · Anatomy and functions of different parts of flowering plants: Root, stem, leaf, inflorescence- cymose and recemose, flower, fruit and seed (To be dealt along with the relevant practical of the Practical Syllabus) Family (malvaceae, Cruciferae, leguminoceae, compositae, graminae). Animal tissues · +1 more

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Cell Structure and Function

Cell theory and cell as the basic unit of life · Structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell · Plant cell and animal cell · +7 more

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Plant Physiology

Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis as a means of Autotrophic nutrition · Site of photosynthesis take place · pigments involved in Photosynthesis (Elementary idea) · +14 more

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Human Physiology

Breathing and Respiration: Respiratory organs in animals (recall only) · Respiratory system in humans · Mechanism of breathing and its regulation in humans-Exchange of gases, transport of gases and regulation of respiration Respiratory volumes · +23 more

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Reproduction

Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Flower structure · Development of male and female gametophytes · Pollination-types, agencies and examples · +16 more

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Genetics and Evolution

Heredity and variation: Mendelian Inheritance · Deviations from Mendelism- Incomplete dominance, Co-dominance, Multiple alleles and Inheritance of blood groups, Pleiotropy · Elementary idea of polygenic inheritance · +23 more

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Biology and Human Welfare

Health and Disease · Pathogens · parasites causing human diseases (Malaria, Filariasis, Ascariasis. Typhoid, Pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ring worm, dengue, chikungunya) · +3 more

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Biotechnology and Its Applications

Principles and process of Biotechnology: Genetic engineering (Recombinant DNA technology). Application of Biotechnology in health and agriculture: Human insulin and vaccine production, gene therapy · Genetically modified organisms-Bt crops · Transgenic Animals · +1 more

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Ecology and Environment

Organisms and environmentPopulation interactions-mutualism, competition, predation, parasitism · Population attributes-growth, birth rate and death rate, age distribution. Ecosystem: Patterns, components · productivity and decomposition · +7 more