How many questions come from Wave Optics in NEET?

Wave Optics was examined 44 times across the 13 NEET papers from 2013 to 2025 — about 3.4 questions (14 marks) per paper.

Is Wave Optics important for NEET 2027?

Yes — at roughly 3.4 questions a paper it is one of the higher-yield Physics chapters, and the NEET 2027 syllabus (NMC/UGMEB, December 2025) retains it.

How can I practice Wave Optics for NEET for free?

nextAIR holds 255 tagged questions on Wave Optics across 20 concepts. Adaptive practice and a timed chapter test both start from this page, free, with no signup.

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Class 12 Physics · Chapter 10. Practice 255 free NEET 2027 questions on Wave Optics (Class 12 Physics), across 20 concepts. Asked ~3.4× per paper since 2013. Start instantly — no signup.

nextAIR's analysis of 4,858 tagged NEET questions (2013–2026) finds Wave Optics draws about 1.5 questions per paper in the recent sittings (2023–2026), against 1.88 per paper historically — trend stable.

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Practice questions

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Asked 2013–2025

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Per paper

Part of the Optics unit in NEET Physics.

How much does Wave Optics matter?

Across the 13 NEET papers from 2013 to 2025, Wave Optics has been examined 44 times — an average of 3.4 questions per paper. At 4 marks each, that is roughly 14 marks a year riding on this one chapter. Where it sits against every other chapter, weighted to the eight most recent papers with 2026 included, is in the NEET 2027 chapter-wise weightage.

Most repeated in Wave Optics

Topics by share of the 8 most recent NEET sittings in which they appeared, from nextAIR's 4,858-question PYQ pack (2013–2026).

Interference of Light Waves and Young’s Experimentasked 24× · 0.75 per paper recently · trend down62.5%repeat
Polarisationasked 10× · 0.62 per paper recently · trend up50%repeat
Diffractionasked 11× · 0.12 per paper recently · trend down12.5%repeat

All most-repeated NEET topics

What gets asked: 19 concepts

Every question in the bank is tagged to one of these, so practice can target the exact idea you keep missing.

Brewster's LawCircular Polarised LightCoherent and Incoherent Addition of WavesDetermination of Wavelength of Light by Newton's Rings ExperimentDiffractionDiffraction of LightHuygens PrincipleImportance of Distance between Slits in YDSEImportance of Wavelength of Light Source in YDSEInterference of LightInterference of Light WavesLaw of MalusPath Difference and Phase DifferencePolarisationPolarising AnglePolarizationWave Front and Huygens PrincipleWave Fronts of Light WaveYoung's Double Slit Experiment

Sample questions

Question 1

The Brewsters angle i_b for an interface should be :

Question 2

In Young's double slit experiment, if the separation between coherent sources is halved and the distance of the screen from the coherent sources is doubled, then the fringe width becomes :

Question 3

Assume that light of wavelength 600 nm is coming from a star. The limit of resolution of telescope whose objective has a diameter of 2 m is :

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How many questions come from Wave Optics in NEET?: Wave Optics was examined 44 times across the 13 NEET papers from 2013 to 2025 — about 3.4 questions (14 marks) per paper.
Is Wave Optics important for NEET 2027?: Yes — at roughly 3.4 questions a paper it is one of the higher-yield Physics chapters, and the NEET 2027 syllabus (NMC/UGMEB, December 2025) retains it.
How can I practice Wave Optics for NEET for free?: nextAIR holds 255 tagged questions on Wave Optics across 20 concepts. Adaptive practice and a timed chapter test both start from this page, free, with no signup.