WBJEE 2024
Under article 162 of the Constitution of India, the Government of West Bengal established West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) in 1962.
In 2014, the Government of West Bengal had also enacted the West Bengal Act XIV of 2014 to form The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board and empowered it to conduct Common Entrance Examinations and on-line counselling in order to select candidates for admission to numerous programmes offered by many prestigious state institutions.
The WBJEEB advocates fairness and transparency, ensures no-error, and adopts state-of-the-art technology.
WBJEE is a Common Entrance Examination conducted by WBJEEB, which is followed by web-based online counselling (e-counselling), for admission to Undergraduate Courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture in Universities, Govt. Colleges and Self-Financed Institutes in the State of West Bengal.
WBJEE - 2024 is anticipated to be held towards the end of April in 2024. The West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam Board will release WBJEE exam date 2024 along with the registration dates and more information on its official website.
WBJEE 2024 - Highlights
Some of the highlights of WBJEE are tabulated below -
| Full Form | West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination |
| Conducting Body | West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) |
| Exam Level | State-Level |
| Mode of Exam | Offline (OMR based examination) |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Number of Papers | 2 - Paper I (Mathematics) and Paper II (Physics & Chemistry) |
| Exam Duration | 4 hours (2 hours for each paper) |
| Number of Questions | Paper I- 75 questions | Paper II- 80 questions |
| Total Marks | Paper I- 100 marks | Paper II- 100 marks |
| WBJEE Helpline Contact No. | 1800-1023-781 | 1800-3450-050 |
| info@wbjeeb.in |
WBJEE 2024 - Eligibility Requirements
Candidates who have passed class 12th from a recognized board with at least 45% marks in each of the mandatory subjects are eligible to apply for WBJEE 2024.
Below is the detailed list of other requirements for applying in WBJEE.
| Criteria | Requirements for Engineering and Architecture Courses | Requirements for Pharmacy Courses |
| Nationality | Indian | |
| Minimum Age | 17 years as on 31st December 2024 | |
| Qualification | 10+2 or its equivalent from any recognized board | |
| Mandatory Subjects | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and English | Physics & Chemistry |
| Minimum Marks | At least 45% (40% for SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PwD) | |
| Domicile Requirements | Domicile requirement for WBJEE is required to be eligible for the counselling process. The domicile criteria are required for- - any seat in any Government-aided Engineering/ Technology/ Pharmacy Colleges. - 90% for general category seats in Jadavpur University. - any seat in Aliah University. - any seat including general category seats in B.Tech (Dairy Technology) in West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences - any reserved category seat (SC, ST, OBC- A, OBC- B, PwD, TFW) in any course in any institute. | |
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