How the Deleted CBSE 2021 Syllabus Will Impact NEET 2022?

The Academic Session 2020-21 has been disturbed due to COVID-19. As a measure to handle this situation, the CBSE has decided to reduce 30% of the syllabus by deleting some topics and chapters of each subject of classes 11th, and 12th for the academic session 2020-21. The decision was taken in consultation with NCERT after considering various factors that hampered the study of students during the year 2020. Several students of 10+2 will appear for NEET and other competitive examinations which are based on the entire syllabus. The NEET qualified candidates are expected to possess a thorough knowledge of the relevant topics so the questions are designed accordingly.

The students appearing for NEET 2022 are confused about whether to avoid studying some specific chapters as per the CBSE curriculum. The impact of the reduced syllabus on those students needs to be assessed as all of them want to score good marks in NEET 2022 to get admission to the reputed medical institutes. We will discuss how the reduction of the syllabus and deletion of different chapters may affect the NEET preparation by potential candidates.

Deleted Chapters From Cbse Syllabus

The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) is based on the syllabus of classes 11th and 12th. It is an important entrance test for admission to undergraduate medical courses in recognised medical colleges and institutes in India. Students preparing for NEET have to study the subjects and topics that are part of the NEET syllabus. But many of these chapters are removed from the CBSE curriculum so they are not taught in the academic session. The students need to study in detail all the chapters required for NEET including those chapters and topics which have been removed from the CBSE syllabus. NEET includes important chapters from Biology, Chemistry, and Physics that need to be learned and practised for the entrance test.

Let us note the chapters from the above three subjects that are deleted from the CBSE syllabus as given below.

•   Deleted Chapters From Biology

Class 11: No. of Chapters Deleted: 11

Class 12: No. of Chapters Deleted: 5

•   Deleted Chapters From Physics

Class 11: No. of Chapters Deleted: 9

Class 12: No. of Chapters Deleted: 10

•   Deleted Chapters From Chemistry

Class 11: No. of chapters deleted: 14

Class 12: No. of chapters deleted: 16

CBSE Chemistry syllabus has the maximum number of deleted chapters. Students need to be aware of the sections that have been deleted from the CBSE syllabus. Some chapters were neither included in Term 1 nor are a part of the Term 2 Syllabus. There are also some topics from the chapters mentioned in the Term 2 syllabus that will not be evaluated in the CBSE Board Exam 2022.

Comparison of CBSE Deleted Syllabus with NEET Previous Years papers

If we analyse the NEET question papers of previous years, we will find that the deleted chapters were given importance in NEET in previous years (2015-2019). The analysis shows that the NEET question papers from 2015 to 2019 included 25 questions from Biology, 30 questions from Physics, and 18 questions from Chemistry that were part of the deleted chapters.

The below table shows the number of questions asked from those chapters which are deleted from the syllabus in 2021.

Impact of CBSE Deleted Syllabus for Biology on NEET 2022

• The deleted topics from biology covered significant portions in previous years’ NEET question papers. Some of the topics removed from the Biology chapters include reflex action, sense organs, sensory perception, and the elementary structure and function of the eye and ear. Some topics are deleted from the syllabus of classes 11 and 12 in Biology for 2021-22. 

• Some of the deleted topics from CBSE Biology chapters cover theories that are required to be understood for the preparation of NEET 2022. Despite knowing about these concepts, there will be ambiguity in clarification of various other topics and students will not be able to successfully perform in the NEET 2022 examination. 

Impact of CBSE Deleted Syllabus for Physics on NEET 2022

• Physics for class 11th and class 12th have many topics which are interrelated, so students will find difficulty in studying those chapters in class 12 as they were not taught some of the topics in class 11. Students have to learn the various basic concepts even if those were not covered in the CBSE syllabus.

• Some basic concepts need to be learned and understood otherwise students would not be able to handle various problems based on those concepts. For instance, without studying the laws of motion, it is very difficult to clear the concepts of the following chapters and solve problems related to the law of motion. Concepts such as rotational equilibrium and angular momentum need references from chapters like the Laws of Motion.  So students have to study the chapters even if they are removed from the CBSE curriculum. 

Impact of CBSE Deleted Syllabus for Chemistry in NEET 2022

• The CBSE Chemistry syllabus also has deleted chapters that were not covered in the CBSE board examinations. Students appearing for NEET 2022 are confused about studying these chapters. However, these topics are important for an understanding of other chapters in Chemistry.

• Some chapters have been removed from the Chemistry syllabus but are important to understand some of the basic concepts involving various laws and chemical reactions. If the student avoids all these topics in the NEET preparation, there are chances he/she may not be able to attempt all the questions of Chemistry.

Conclusion

The syllabus for NEET 2022 doesn’t exclude any topics as per the latest details. So students have to study extra chapters that are not included in the CBSE syllabus. Students need to complete the syllabus while preparing for NEET 2022 to reduce the impact of the deleted chapters in the examination. A thorough study of details and clarity of concepts on all relevant topics will improve the chances of good performance in NEET 2022.