NEET · Botany

NEET Botany Syllabus

Half of Biology, and Biology is half the paper. Diversity, plant physiology, genetics and ecology.

Updated 25 Aug 2026 22 chapters 45 questions · 180 marks
In short

NEET Botany is 22 chapters — 12 from Class 11 and 10 from Class 12 — examined through 45 questions worth 180 marks, a quarter of the paper.

Each chapter below links to its own page, and straight into questions, video lectures and a timed chapter test.

22
Chapters
12 in Class 11 · 10 in Class 12
45
Questions in NEET
180 of 720 marks
25%
Of the paper
Each subject carries a quarter
97
Chapters overall
Across all four subjects

All 22 chapters #

Every chapter, its class, its expected weightage, and a direct route into practice.

NEET Botany — chapter list87 expected questions across 22 chapters
ChapterClassExpected QsPractice
01 The Living World 11 1 Questions Videos Tests
02 Biological Classification 11 3 Questions Videos Tests
03 Plant Kingdom 11 3 Questions Videos Tests
04 Morphology of Flowering Plants 11 5 Questions Videos Tests
05 Anatomy of Flowering Plants 11 2 Questions Videos Tests
06 Cell - The Unit of Life 11 5 Questions Videos Tests
07 Cell Cycle and Cell Division 11 1 Questions Videos Tests
08 Transport in Plants 11 8 Questions Videos Tests
09 Mineral Nutrition 11 8 Questions Videos Tests
10 Photosynthesis in Higher Plants 11 8 Questions Videos Tests
11 Respiration in Plants 11 8 Questions Videos Tests
12 Plant Growth and Development 11 8 Questions Videos Tests
13 Reproduction in Organisms 12 1 Questions Videos Tests
14 Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants 12 4 Questions Videos Tests
15 Principles of Inheritance and Variation 12 5 Questions Videos Tests
16 Molecular Basis of Inheritance 12 5 Questions Videos Tests
17 Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production 12 1 Questions Videos Tests
18 Microbes in Human Welfare 12 2 Questions Videos Tests
19 Organisms and Populations 12 2 Questions Videos Tests
20 Ecosystem 12 3 Questions Videos Tests
21 Biodiversity and Conservation 12 2 Questions Videos Tests
22 Environmental Issues 12 2 Questions Videos Tests

Where the marks are #

87 questions are accounted for across 22 chapters.

The expected-questions column is the closest thing to a revision priority order this syllabus gives you. Chapters expecting three or more questions repay time at several times the rate of the single-question chapters — but the single-question chapters are usually short, which is why they are worth clearing early rather than skipping.

Every chapter in this subject has a published weightage figure.

Frequently asked #

How many chapters are in the NEET Botany syllabus?
22 chapters — 12 from Class 11 and 10 from Class 12.
How many questions come from Botany in NEET?
45 questions worth 180 marks. The chapter table above gives the expected split across chapters.
Which Botany chapters carry the most weight?
The expected-questions column ranks them. Chapters expecting three or more questions are where revision time pays back fastest.