CLASS-XII BIOLOGY + NEET

The NEET (UG) CSP is designed for students (both 11th and 12th) who want to appear for the NEET(UG) Entrance test to pursue an undergraduate degree in any medical field of their choice. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, or NEET (UG), is a national pre-medical entrance exam for students who wish to pursue medical (MBBS), dental (BDS), and AYUSH (BAMS, BUMS, BHMS, etc.) courses in government and private institutions in India. NEET (UG) preparation accounts for one of the crucial academic phases of a student’s life and now it’s time that you begin your preparation for NEET (UG) in full swing.

Your study materials play an important role in your NEET entrance examination preparation.  For an exam as competitive as NEET (UG), when it comes to books, many students think the more the better. This may be one of the problems aspiring students face today. You do need a sufficient number of books throughout your NEET (UG) preparation but the right book/study package provided by many leading institutions is the answer. Let’s look at the NEET (UG) exam pattern to help you strategize your NEET(UG) entrance preparation better.

Biology NEET Syllabus for Class-XII

The NEET (UG) CSP is designed for students (both 11th and 12th) who want to appear for the NEET(UG) Entrance test to pursue an undergraduate degree in any medical field of their choice. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, or NEET (UG), is a national pre-medical entrance exam for students who wish to pursue medical (MBBS), dental (BDS), and AYUSH (BAMS, BUMS, BHMS, etc.) courses in government and private institutions in India. NEET (UG) preparation accounts for one of the crucial academic phases of a student’s life and now it’s time that you begin your preparation for NEET (UG) in full swing.

Your study materials play an important role in your NEET entrance examination preparation.  For an exam as competitive as NEET (UG), when it comes to books, many students think the more the better. This may be one of the problems aspiring students face today. You do need a sufficient number of books throughout your NEET (UG) preparation but the right book/study package provided by many leading institutions is the answer. Let’s look at the NEET (UG) exam pattern to help you strategize your NEET(UG) entrance preparation better.

UNIT 6: Reproduction

Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Flower structure; Development of male and female gametophytes; Pollination-types, agencies and examples; Outbreeding devices; Pollen-Pistil interaction; Double fertilization; Post fertilization events- Development of endosperm and embryo, Development of seed and formation of fruit; Special modes-apomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony; Significance of seed and fruit formation.
Human Reproduction: Male and female reproductive systems; Microscopic anatomy of testis and ovary; Gametogenesis-spermatogenesis \& oogenesis; Menstrual cycle; Fertilisation, embryo development upto blastocyst formation, implantation; Pregnancy and placenta formation (Elementary idea); Parturition (Elementary idea); Lactation (Elementary idea).
Reproductive health: Need for reproductive health and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STD); Birth control-Need and Methods, Contraception and Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP); Amniocentesis; Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies – IVF, ZIFT, GIFT (Elementary idea for general awareness).

UNIT 7: Genetics and Evolution

Heredity and variation: Mendelian Inheritance; Deviations from MendelismIn complete dominance, Co-dominance, Multiple alleles and Inheritance of blood groups, Pleiotropy; Elementary idea of polygenic inheritance; Chromosome theory of inheritance; Chromosomes and genes; Sex determination-In humans, birds, honey bee; Linkage and crossing over; Sex-linked inheritance-Haemophilia, Colour blindness; Mendelian disorders in humans-Thalassemia; Chromosomal disorders in humans; Down’s syndrome, Turner’s and Klinefelter’s syndromes.
Molecular basis of Inheritance: Search for genetic material and DNA as genetic material; Structure of DNA and RNA; DNA packaging; DNA replication; Central dogma; Transcription, genetic code, translation; Gene expression and regulation- Lac Operon; Genome and human genome project; DNA finger printing, protein biosynthesis.
Evolution: Origin of life; Biological evolution and evidences for biological evolution from Paleontology, comparative anatomy, embryology and molecular evidence); Darwin’s contribution, Modern Synthetic theory of Evolution; Mechanism of evolution Variation (Mutation and Recombination) and Natural Selection with examples, types of natural selection; Gene flow and genetic drift; Hardy-Weinberg’s principle; Adaptive Radiation; Human evolution.

UNIT 8: Biology and Human Welfare

Health and Disease; Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases (Malaria, Filariasis, Ascariasis. Typhoid, Pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ring worm, dengue, chikungunya); Basic concepts of immunology-vaccines; Cancer, HIV and AIDS; Adolescence, drug and alcohol abuse. Tobacco abuse.
Microbes in human welfare: In household food processing, industrial production, sewage treatment, energy generation and as biocontrol agents and biofertilizers.

UNIT 9: Biotechnology and Its Applications

Principles and process of Biotechnology: Geretic engineering (Recombinant DNA technology).
Application of Biotechnology in health and agriculture: Human insulin and vaccine production, gene therapy; Genetically modified organisms-Bt crops; Transgenic Animals; Biosafety issues-Biopiracy and patents.

UNIT 10: Ecology and Environment

Organisms and environment? population interactions-mutualism, competition, predation, parasitism; Population attributes-growth, birth rate and death rate, age distribution.
Ecosystem: Patterns, components; productivity and decomposition; Energy flow; Pyramids of number, biomass, energy
– Biodiversity and its conservation: Concept of Biodiversity; Patterns of Biodiversity; Importance of Biodiversity; Loss of Biodiversity: Biodiversity conservation; Hotspots, endangered organisms, extinction, Red Data Book, biosphere reserves, National parks and sanctuaries, Sacred Groves.