12-Month Plan · 8–10 hours
NEET UG Study Timetable
Target: May (annual)
This 12-month plan assumes you are starting from Class 11 basics and preparing for NEET. Biology is 50% of the paper — it gets the most time. The first 6 months cover the full syllabus; months 7–9 are subject-wise revision; months 10–12 are mock tests and NCERT re-reading.
Recommended Daily Schedule
Month-by-Month Plan
Month 1
Cell Biology + Mechanics + Basic Chemistry
Week 1 — Biology — The Living World + Cell Structure
- Biological Classification
- Cell Organelles
- Cell Division (Mitosis)
Week 2 — Biology — Cell Division + Physics Basics
- Meiosis
- Plant Kingdom basics
- Physics: Units, Kinematics
Week 3 — Transport in Plants + Chemistry Basics
- Mineral Nutrition, Transport in Plants
- Chemistry: Mole Concept, Atomic Structure
Week 4 — Photosynthesis + Newton's Laws
- Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
- Physics: Newton's Laws, Friction
- Chemistry: Chemical Bonding
✓ Cell Biology + Week 1–4 MCQ practice
Month 2
Animal Kingdom + Thermodynamics + Equilibrium
Week 5 — Morphology of Flowering Plants + Zoology
- Morphology
- Animal Kingdom (Phyla classification)
Week 6 — Human Physiology — Digestion, Circulation
- Digestion and Absorption
- Body Fluids and Circulation
Week 7 — Excretion + Physics Thermal + Chemistry Equilibrium
- Excretory Products
- Physics: Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory
- Chemistry: Chemical Equilibrium
Week 8 — Neural + Chemical Coordination
- Neural Control and Coordination
- Chemical Coordination (Hormones)
✓ Animal Kingdom + Human Physiology mock test
Month 3
Genetics + Optics + Organic Chemistry
Week 9 — Principles of Inheritance + Molecular Biology
- Mendel's Laws
- Chromosomal Theory
- DNA Structure, Replication
Week 10 — Molecular Basis of Inheritance + Physics Optics
- Transcription, Translation, Gene Expression
- Physics: Ray Optics, Wave Optics
Week 11 — Evolution + Organic Chemistry Basics
- Origin of Life, Darwinism, Human Evolution
- Chemistry: Basic Organic (GOC, Isomerism, Reaction Mechanisms)
Week 12 — Human Health + Hydrocarbons
- Human Health and Disease (Immunity, Vaccines)
- Chemistry: Hydrocarbons, Haloalkanes
✓ Genetics + Molecular Biology MCQ blast
Month 4
Biotechnology + Modern Physics + Functional Groups
Week 13 — Biotechnology Principles + Applications
- rDNA Technology
- Applications in Medicine, Agriculture
Week 14 — Ecology + Physics Modern Physics
- Organisms and Population, Ecosystem
- Physics: Dual Nature, Atoms, Nuclei
Week 15 — Biodiversity + Chemistry Functional Groups I
- Biodiversity and Conservation, Environmental Issues
- Chemistry: Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers
Week 16 — Plant Growth + Chemistry Functional Groups II
- Plant Growth and Development
- Chemistry: Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids
✓ Ecology + Biotechnology mock test; First full Biology mock
Month 5
Reproduction + Physics Electricity + Biomolecules
Week 17 — Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
- Flower, Pollen, Fertilisation, Seed, Fruit
Week 18 — Human Reproduction + Physics Electricity
- Male + Female Reproductive Systems
- Reproductive Health
- Physics: Electrostatics, Current Electricity
Week 19 — Microbes in Human Welfare + Biomolecules
- Microbes in Medicine, Biogas, Sewage Treatment
- Chemistry: Biomolecules (Carbohydrates, Proteins, Nucleic Acids)
Week 20 — Strategies for Food Enhancement + Polymers
- Plant Breeding, Biofortification, Bioreactors
- Chemistry: Polymers, Chemistry in Everyday Life
✓ Full NEET mock test #1; analyse section-wise performance
Month 6
Syllabus Completion + First Revision Cycle
Week 21 — Any pending topics + NCERT gaps
- Cover any remaining syllabus gaps identified
- NCERT cover-to-cover audit
Week 22 — Biology Revision — Botany
- Structural Organisation, Cell Biology, Plant Physiology, Reproduction
Week 23 — Biology Revision — Zoology
- Animal Kingdom, Human Physiology, Genetics, Ecology
✓ Full NEET mock test #2
Week 24 — Physics + Chemistry Revision Week
- Physics: Full revision using NCERT
- Chemistry: Inorganic NCERT cover-to-cover
✓ Chapter-wise tests: 20 Qs per chapter
Months 7–8
Deep Revision + Mock Tests Every Week
Week 25 — Biology Deep Revision — NCERT line-by-line
- Every diagram
- Every bold word
- Every table — must be memorised
✓ Mock test #3
Week 28 — Physics Weak Area Drilling
- Identify from mock error logs
- Re-solve all wrong questions
✓ Mock test #4, #5
Week 30 — Chemistry Organic — Named Reactions + Mechanisms
- All named reactions (Aldol, Cannizzaro, Kolbe, etc.)
- NCERT reaction list
✓ Mock test #6
Week 32 — Full PYQ analysis — 5 years of NEET papers
- 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 NEET papers
- Topic-wise frequency analysis
✓ Mock test #7, #8
Months 9–12
Full-Length Mocks + Final Revision
Week 36 — 2 full-length mocks per week + NCERT daily
- Mock + error log + 1 NCERT chapter revision daily
✓ Mock tests #9–#15
Week 44 — NCERT re-read (3rd time) + formula sheets
- Biology diagrams
- Inorganic NCERT
- Organic reactions list
✓ Mock tests #16–#20
Week 48 — Final week — light revision only
- Only quick notes
- 1 hour mock max
- 8 hours sleep mandatory
Milestone Checklist
- Month 3: Full Biology Class 11 + Physics + Organic basics complete
- Month 5: Full syllabus coverage done — first mock test
- Month 6: First revision cycle complete
- Month 8: 5 years of PYQs done; 8+ mocks completed
- Month 10: NCERT read for the 3rd time; 15+ full mocks done
- Month 12: Final exams — only revision, no new study
Do These
- NCERT Biology must be read at least 3 times before the exam
- Draw all diagrams from memory repeatedly — NEET asks diagram-based questions
- Solve at least 50 Biology MCQs per day from Month 3 onwards
- Maintain a named reactions list for Organic Chemistry
- Take a full NEET-pattern mock (200 questions, 200 minutes) every week from Month 6
Avoid These
- Don't start non-NCERT resources before completing NCERT thoroughly
- Don't skip Biology diagrams — they are directly tested
- Don't spend more than 2 hours/day on Physics — Biology is 50% of the paper
- Don't attempt too many reference books — depth in NCERT beats breadth in other books
- Don't ignore Inorganic Chemistry — it's all NCERT and comes with guaranteed marks
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