NEET SS Syllabus

NEET SS does not have one identical syllabus for every candidate. The syllabus is linked to the question-paper group/super-specialty group and its feeder broad specialty.

The examination tests knowledge from the relevant postgraduate-level feeder specialty and its associated systems/sub-specialty areas. Current pattern information describes the questions as being based on the curriculum at the postgraduate exit level of the relevant primary feeder broad specialty.

Major NEET SS Groups

Depending on the session's notified groups, candidates may encounter areas associated with specialties such as:

• Medical Group
• Surgical Group
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Orthopaedics
• Anaesthesiology
• Radiodiagnosis
• Respiratory Medicine
• ENT
• Paediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Pathology
• Microbiology
• Pharmacology
• Other notified feeder-specialty groups

The exact group-wise syllabus and eligible feeder specialties should be checked against the NEET SS 2026 Information Bulletin once released.

Example: Medical Group

Candidates preparing through a medical feeder specialty may need strong command over:

• Cardiology
• Gastroenterology
• Neurology
• Nephrology
• Endocrinology
• Pulmonary medicine
• Rheumatology
• Infectious diseases
• Critical care
• Clinical pharmacology
• Haematology
• Oncology
• Immunology
• Emergency medicine
• Applied clinical medicine

Example: Surgical Group

Important areas can include:

• General surgery
• Gastrointestinal surgery
• Hepatobiliary surgery
• Vascular surgery
• Urology
• Neurosurgery
• Surgical oncology
• Trauma
• Critical care
• Transplant-related concepts
• Endocrine surgery
• Breast surgery

Preparation Focus

NEET SS preparation should generally emphasise:

• Postgraduate-level concepts
• Clinical decision-making
• Disease management
• Investigations and interpretation
• Pharmacology
• Recent clinical guidelines
• Imaging and pathology
• Emergency management
• Previous-year questions
• Integrated clinical cases