NEET PG 2022 Detailed Syllabus & Exam Pattern

• NEET-PG 2022 shall be conducted in a single day & single session
  as a computer based examination.
• The examination shall be a multiple choice questions delivered
  using computers network (CBT) as per scheme prescribed. The
  exam comprises of 200 Multiple Choices, single correct response
  questions in English language only.
• Time allotted is 3 hrs 30 min.
• There shall be 25% negative marking for incorrect answers. No
  marks will be deducted for unattempted questions.

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Biochemistry

Para-Clinical Subjects

• Pharmacology
• Microbiology
• Pathology
• Forensic Medicine
• Social and Preventive Medicine

Clinical Subjects

• Medicine Dermatology and Venereology
• Surgery, Orthopaedics and Anaesthesia,
• Radiodiagnosis
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• Ophthalmology
• ENT

1. Anatomical terminology
2. General features of bones & Joints
3. General features of Muscle
4. General features of skin and fascia
5. General features of the cardiovascular system
6. General Features of lymphatic system
7. Introduction to the nervous system
8. Features of individual bones (Upper Limb)
9. Pectoral region
10. Axilla, Shoulder and Scapular region
11. Arm & Cubital fossa
12. Forearm & hand (General Features, Joints, radiographs & surface marking)
13. Features of individual bones (Lower Limb)
14. Front & Medial side of thigh
15. Gluteal region & back of thigh
16. Hip Joint
17. Knee joint, Anterolateral compartment of leg & dorsum of foot
18. Back of Leg & Sole (General Features, Joints, radiographs & surface marking)
19. Thoracic cage
20. Heart & Pericardium
21. Mediastinum
22. Lungs & Trachea
23. Thorax
24. Skull osteology
25. Scalp
26. Face & parotid region
27. Posterior triangle of neck
28. Cranial cavity
29. Orbit
30. Anterior Triangle
31. Temporal and Infratemporal regions
32. Submandibular region
33. Deep structures in the neck
34. Mouth, Pharynx & Palate
35. Cavity of Nose
36. Larynx
37. Tongue
38. Organs of hearing and equilibrium
39. Eyeball
40. Back Region
41. Head & neck Joints, Histology, Development, Radiography & Surface marking
42. Anterior abdominal wall
43. Posterior abdominal wall
44. Male external genitalia
45. Abdominal cavity
46. Pelvic wall and viscera
47. Perineum
48. Vertebral column
49. Sectional Anatomy
50. Histology & Embryology
51. Osteology
52. Radiodiagnosis
53. Surface marking
54. Meninges & CSF
55. Spinal Cord
56. Medulla Oblongata
57. Pons
58. Cerebellum
59. Midbrain
60. Cranial nerve nuclei & Cerebral hemispheres
61. Ventricular System
62. Epithelium histology
63. Connective tissue histology
64. Muscle histology
65. Nervous tissue histology
66. Blood Vessels
67. Glands & Lymphoid tissue
68. Bone & Cartilage
69. Integumentary System
70. Chromosomes
71. Patterns of Inheritance
72. Principle of Genetics, Chromosomal Aberrations & Clinical Genetics
73. Introduction to embryology
74. Gametogenesis and fertilization
75. Second week of development
76. 3rd to 8th week of development
77. Fetal membranes
78. Prenatal Diagnosis
79. Ethics in Anatomy

NEET PG syllabus for Physiology

1. General Physiology
2. Haematology
3. Nerve and Muscle Physiology
4. Gastro-intestinal Physiology
5. Cardiovascular Physiology (CVS)
6. Respiratory Physiology
7. Renal Physiology
8. Endocrine Physiology
9. Reproductive Physiology
10. Neurophysiology
11. Integrated Physiology

NEET PG syllabus for Biochemistry

1. Basic Biochemistry
2. Enzyme
3. Chemistry and Metabolism of Carbohydrates
4. Chemistry and Metabolism of Lipids
5. Chemistry and Metabolism of Proteins
6. Metabolism and homeostasis
7. Molecular biology
8. Nutrition
9. Extracellular Matrix
10. Oncogenesis and immunity
11. Biochemical Laboratory Tests

NEET PG syllabus for Pathology

1. Introduction to Pathology
2. Cell Injury and Adaptation
3. Amyloidosis
4. Inflammation
5. Healing and repair
6. Hemodynamic disorders
7. Neoplastic disorders
8. Basic diagnostic cytology
9. Immunopathology and AIDS
10. Infections and Infestations
11. Genetic and paediatric diseases
12. Environmental and nutritional diseases
13. Introduction to haematology
14. Microcytic anemia
15. Macrocytic anemia
16. Hemolytic anemia
17. Aplastic anemia
18. Leukocyte disorders
19. Lymph node and spleen
20. Plasma cell disorders
21. Hemorrhagic disorders
22. Blood banking and transfusion
23. Clinical Pathology (Tumors)
    • Gastrointestinal tract
    • Hepatobiliary system
    • Respiratory system
    • Cardiovascular system
    • Urinary Tract
    • Male Genital Tract
    • Female Genital Tract
    • Breast
    • Endocrine system
    • Bone and soft tissue
    • Skin
    • Central Nervous System
    • Eye

NEET PG syllabus for Pharmacology

1. Basic principles of Pharmacology
2. Clinical Pharmacy
3. Clinical Pharmacology
4. Experimental Pharmacology
5. Communication

NEET PG syllabus for Microbiology

1. General Microbiology and Immunity
2. CVS and Blood
3. Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary system
4. Musculoskeletal system skin and soft tissue infections
5. Central Nervous System infections
6. Respiratory tract infections
7. Genitourinary & Sexually transmitted infections
8. Zoonotic diseases and miscellaneous

NEET PG syllabus for Forensic Medicine

1. General Information
2. Forensic Pathology
3. Clinical Forensic Medicine
4. Medical Jurisprudence (Medical Law and ethics)
5. Forensic Psychiatry
6. Forensic Laboratory investigation in medical legal practice
7. Emerging technologies in Forensic Medicine
8. General Toxicology
9. Chemical Toxicology
10. Pharmaceutical Toxicology
11. Biotoxicology
12. Sociomedical Toxicology
13. Environmental Toxicology
14. Skills in Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

NEET PG syllabus for Preventive and Social Medicine

1. Concept of Health and Disease
2. Relationship of social and behavioural to health and disease
3. Environmental Health Problems
4. Principles of health promotion and education
5. Nutrition
6. Basic statistics and its applications
7. Epidemiology
8. Epidemiology of communicable and non- communicable diseases
9. Demography and vital statistics
10. Reproductive maternal and child health
11. Occupational Health
12. Geriatric services
13. Disaster Management
14. Hospital waste management
15. Mental Health
16. Health planning and management
17. Health care of the community
18. International Health
19. Essential Medicine
20. Recent advances in Community Medicine

NEET PG syllabus for Orthopaedics

1. Skeletal Trauma, Poly trauma
2. Fractures
3. Musculoskeletal Infection
4. Skeletal Tuberculosis
5. Rheumatoid Arthritis and associated inflammatory disorders
6. Degenerative disorders
7. Metabolic bone disorders
8. Poliomyelitis
9. Cerebral Palsy
10. Bone Tumors
11. Peripheral nerve injuries
12. Congenital lesions
13. Procedural Skills
14. Counselling Skills

NEET PG syllabus for ENT

1. Anatomy and Physiology of ear, nose, throat, head & neck
2. Clinical Skills
3. Diagnostic and Therapeutic procedures in ENT
4. Management of diseases of ear, nose & throat

NEET PG syllabus for Surgery

1. Metabolic response to injury
2. Shock
3. Blood and blood components
4. Burns
5. Wound healing and wound care
6. Surgical infections
7. Surgical Audit and Research
8. Ethics
9. Investigation of surgical patient
10. Pre, intra and post-operative management
11. Anaesthesia and pain management
12. Nutrition and fluid therapy
13. Transplantation
14. Basic Surgical Skills
15. Biohazard disposal
16. Minimally invasive General Surgery
17. Trauma
18. Skin and subcutaneous tissue
19. Developmental anomalies of face, mouth and jaws
20. Oropharyngeal cancer
21. Disorders of salivary glands
22. Endocrine General Surgery:
    • Thyroid and parathyroid
    • Adrenal glands
    • Pancreas
23. Breast
24. Cardio-thoracic General Surgery- Chest – Heart and Lungs
25. Vascular disease
26. Abdomen
27. Urinary System
28. Penis, Testis and scrotum

NEET PG syllabus for Ophthalmology

1. Visual Acuity Assessment
2. Lids and Adnexa, Orbit
3. Conjunctiva
4. Corneas
5. Sclera
6. Iris and Anterior chamber
7. Lens
8. Retina & optic Nerve

NEET PG syllabus for Medicine

1. Heart Failure
2. Acute Myocardial Infarction/ IHD
3. Pneumonia
4. Fever and febrile syndromes
5. Liver disease
6. HIV
7. Rheumatologic problems
8. Hypertension
9. Anemia
10. Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic renal failure
11. Diabetes Mellitus
12. Thyroid dysfunction
13. Common malignancies
14. Obesity
15. GI bleeding
16. Diarrheal disorder
17. Headache
18. Cerebrovascular accident
19. Movement disorders
20. Envenomation
21. Poisoning
22. Mineral, Fluid Electrolyte and Acid base Disorder
23. Nutritional and Vitamin Deficiencies
24. Geriatrics
25. Miscellaneous Infections (e.g. Leptospirosis, Rabies, Tetanus)
26. The role of the physician in the community

NEET PG syllabus for Obstetrics & Gynaecology

1. Demographic and Vital Statistics
2. Anatomy of the female reproductive tract (Basic anatomy and embryology)
3. Physiology of conception
4. Development of the fetus and the placenta
5. Preconception counselling
6. Diagnosis of pregnancy
7. Maternal Changes in pregnancy
8. Antenatal Care
9. Complications in early pregnancy
10. Antepartum haemorrhage
11. Multiple pregnancies
12. Medical Disorders in pregnancy
13. Labour
14. Abnormal Lie and Presentation; Maternal Pelvis
15. Operative obstetrics
16. Complications of the third stage
17. Lactation
18. Care of the new born
19. Normal and abnormal puerperium
20. Medical termination of pregnancy
21. Contraception
22. Vaginal discharge
23. Normal and abnormal puberty
24. Abnormal uterine bleeding
25. Amenorrhea
26. Genital injuries and fistulae
27. Genital infections
28. Infertility
29. Uterine fibroids
30. PCOS and hirsutism
31. Uterine prolapse
32. Menopause
33. Benign, Pre-malignant (CIN) and Malignant Lesions of the Cervix
34. Benign and malignant diseases of the uterus and the ovaries

NEET PG syllabus for Paediatrics

1. Normal Growth and Development
2. Common problems related to Growth
3. Common problems related to Development -1 (Developmental delay , Cerebral palsy)
4. Common problems related to Development-2 (Scholastic backwardness, Learning Disabilities , Autism , ADHD)
5. Common problems related to behavior
6. Adolescent Health & common problems related to Adolescent Health
7. To promote and support optimal Breast feeding for Infants
8. Complementary Feeding
9. Normal nutrition, assessment and monitoring
10. Provide nutritional support , assessment and monitoring for common nutritional problems
11. Obesity in children
12. Micronutrients in Health and disease-1 (Vitamins ADEK, B Complex and C)
13. Micronutrients in Health and disease -2: Iron, Iodine, Calcium, Magnesium
14. Toxic elements and free radicals and oxygen toxicity
15. Fluid and electrolyte balance
16. Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI) Guideline
17. The National Health programs: NHM
18. The National Health Programs: RCH
19. National Programs, RCH – Universal Immunizations program
20. Care of the Normal New born, and High risk New born
21. Genito-Urinary system
22. Approach to and recognition of a child with possible Rheumatologic problem
23. Cardiovascular system- Heart Diseases
24. Diarrhoeal diseases and Dehydration
25. Malabsorption
26. Acute and chronic liver disorders
27. Pediatric Emergencies – Common Pediatric Emergencies
28. Respiratory system
29. Anemia and other Hemato-oncologic disorders in children
30. Systemic Pediatrics-Central Nervous system
31. Allergic Rhinitis , Atopic Dermatitis, Bronchial Asthma , Urticaria Angioedema
32. Chromosomal Abnormalities
33. Endocrinology
34. Vaccine preventable Diseases – Tuberculosis

NEET PG syllabus for Psychiatry

1. Doctor patient relationship
2. Mental health
3. Introduction to psychiatry
4. Psychotic disorders (e.g. alcohol and substance abuse disorders, schizophrenia)
5. Depression
6. Bipolar disorders
7. Anxiety disorders
8. Stress related disorders
9. Somatoform disorders
10. Personality disorders
11. Psychosomatic disorders
12. Psychosexual and gender identity disorders
13. Psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence
14. Mental retardation
15. Psychiatric disorders in the elderly
16. Psychiatric emergencies
17. Therapeutics

NEET PG syllabus for Dermatology

1. Acne
2. Vitiligo
3. Papulosquamous disorders
4. Lichen Planus
5. Scabies
6. Pediculosis
7. Fungal Infections
8. Viral infections
9. Leprosy
10. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
11. HIV
12. Dermatitis and Eczema
13. Vesicubullous Lesions
14. Urticaria Angioedema
15. Pyoderma
16. Collagen Vascular disease
17. Nutritional Deficiencies and Skin
18. Systemic diseases and skin

NEET PG syllabus for Radiology

Radiological investigations and Radiation safety

NEET PG syllabus for Radiotherapy

1. Principles of Radiation Oncology (Radiotherapy)
2. Radiation Protection
3. Radiobiology & Chemoradiation
4. Radiation Treatment Delivery & outcome
5. Cancer Prevention & Registries

NEET PG syllabus for Anaesthesia

1. Anaesthesiology as a specialty
2. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
3. Preoperative evaluation and medication
4. General Anaesthesia
5. Regional anaesthesia
6. Post-anaesthesia recovery
7. Intensive Care Management
8. Pain and its management
9. Fluids
10. Patient safety