NTA Cheat Sheet 2026
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NTA exam key facts
- NEET (UG) 2026 had 180 compulsory questions in Physics, Chemistry and Biology, to be answered in 180 minutes. Source
- The NEET (UG) 2026 exam lasted 180 minutes (3 hours). Source
- To be considered for UGC-NET December 2026 qualification, a candidate needs at least 40% aggregate marks in both papers (General/EWS) or 35% (reserved categories), and subject-wise cut-offs then qualify the top 6% of candidates. Source
- The UGC-NET December 2026 exam fee is Rs. 1150 for General/Unreserved candidates, Rs. 600 for Gen-EWS/OBC-NCL and Rs. 325 for SC/ST/PwD/Third Gender, plus bank charges and GST. Source
- UGC-NET December 2026 marks used for PhD admission (categories 2 and 3) are valid for one year from the result, and a JRF offer is valid for three years from the award letter. Source
150 questions
180 min time limit
40.00% to pass
- NTA was established in which year? β 2017
- The Industrial Revolution began in the 18th century primarily in which country? β Great Britain
- The HCF of 36 and 48 is: β 12
- Which of the following is a renewable energy source? β Solar energy
- The Constitution of the United States was ratified in which year? β 1788
- What molecule carries genetic information from the nucleus to the cytoplasm? β RNA
- Which conic section is represented by the equation xΒ²/9 + yΒ²/4 = 1? β Ellipse
- Which law explains why a rocket can move in space? β Newton's Third Law
- The Gupta period in Indian history is often referred to as the 'Golden Age' primarily because of its advancements in which fields? β Art, literature, science, and philosophy
- The LCM of 4 and 6 is: β 12
- The water cycle process in which liquid water becomes water vapor is called: β Evaporation
- Which process describes the division of a cellβs nucleus to produce two identical nuclei? β Mitosis
- Which of the following is the derivative of sin(x)? β cos(x)
- Which of the following is a NoSQL database? β MongoDB
- The Vijayanagara Empire, one of the greatest Hindu kingdoms of medieval India, had its capital at which city? β Hampi
- If a passage discusses the effects of climate change on polar bears, what type of text is it most likely? β Informative
- What is the purpose of an operating system? β To manage hardware resources and provide services to applications
- The Cold War was primarily a geopolitical tension between which two superpowers? β United States and Soviet Union
- If f(x) = xΒ² + 3x + 2, then f(β1) is: β 0
- Who founded the Mauryan Empire in ancient India around 321 BCE? β Chandragupta Maurya
- Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for routing packets? β Network Layer
- What is the primary cause of the depletion of the ozone layer? β Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
- If in a race A finishes before B, C finishes after D, and B finishes before C, who finishes last? β Cannot be determined for D
- The Paris Agreement (2015) primarily aims to limit global temperature rise to: β 1.5β2Β°C above pre-industrial levels
- If logβ(32) = x, what is x? β 5
- The Great Wall of China was primarily built to protect against invasions from which direction? β North
- What is the value of β«βΒΉ xΒ² dx? β 1/3
- The value of sinΒ²ΞΈ + cosΒ²ΞΈ is always equal to: β 1
- Which organization conducts the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) in India? β NTA
- Which element is represented by the chemical symbol 'Au'? β Gold
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