State level entrance examination, primarily for students who belong to West Bengal and want to join courses in the field of Engineering, Technology, Medicine and Pharmacy offered by institutions in West Bengal.

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEEM) is a state level entrance examination conducted by the West Bengal joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB). It provides students with the opportunity to join various courses in the fields of Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Architecture (through NATA).

The entrance examination is conducted in various ‘zones’ across West Bengal including Kolkata, Darjeeling, Howrah, Hooghly, Bankura, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia etc. The exam is also conducted in Tripura (Agartala) and Assam (Silchar).

It is the most important State level entrance examination in West Bengal and all colleges and universities (including State aided, Govt. and Private) accept students on the basis of their scores in the WBJEEM. The seats are reserved as per the ongoing reservation laws of the State and the Central Government.

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What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible for the WBJEEM, you should be a citizen of India. Additionally, you should not be less than 17 years of age as on the 31st of December of the year of admission.

There is no upper age limit for the Engineering and Medicine courses. However, for the Marine Engineering course, you should not be older than 25 years of age as on the 31st of July of the year of admission.

To be eligible for admission in all participating institutions, you should be a Resident/Domicile of the state of West Bengal for all seats except the ones under the ‘General’ category for non – medical courses in State – Aided universities and Self – financing institutions.

For admission into all Engineering and Technology courses (except the ones in Jadavpur University), you would need to have passed your Class 12th exams individually with Physics, Math and either one of Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/Engineering Drawing or Computer Science as your subjects. Additionally, you should have scored not less than 45% on an aggregate in the above subjects (40% for reserved candidates).

For admission into all Pharmacy courses (except the ones in Jadavpur University), you would need to have passed your Class 12th exams individually with Physics, Chemistry and either one of Math/Biotechnology/Biology/Engineering Drawing or Computer Science as your subjects. Additionally, you should have scored not less than 45% on an aggregate in the above subjects (40% for reserved candidates).

At the Jadavpur University, for admission into all Engineering and Technology and Pharmacy courses, you would need to have passed your Class 12th exams individually with Physics, Chemistry and Math as your subjects. Additionally, you should have scored not less than 60% in the above subjects on an aggregate (55% for reserved candidates).

For admission into all Medicine courses, you would need to have passed your Class 12th exams individually with Physics, Biology, Chemistry and English as your subjects. Additionally, you should have scored not less than 50% on an aggregate in PCB (40% for SC/ST candidates and 45% for OBC candidates).

For all the above courses (including the ones offered by Jadavpur University), you should have passed your Class 12th examination in English. Additionally, your minimum percentage in English should not be less than 30% (for boards where the passing percentage is lower than 30%).

For admission into all Marine Engineering courses, you would need to have passed your Class 12th exams individually with Physics, Chemistry and Math as your subjects. Additionally, you should have scored not less than 60% on an aggregate in the above subjects. Also, you should have scored at least 50% marks in English in your 10th or 12th class board examinations.

For further information, please visit the following websites:http://www.wbjeeb.in/ and http://www.wbjeeb.nic.in

How to apply?

You can only apply for the WBJEEM online.

The application forms are available on the following website:http://www.wbjeeb.nic.in.

You will need to fill in and submit your Personal Details before you can make the application fee payment. Once you submit your personal details, you will get a unique 7 digit ‘Application Number’. Please note down this number as it will used during future correspondence with the examinations board.

Once you get your application number, you will have to make the payment. You can choose to do this online through credit/debit card or Net Banking. You can also make the payment offline through a Bank e-Challan.

To generate an e-Challan, you will need to select the e – Challan option on your application form. Take a print out of this e-Challan to the specified branch of the bank (CBS facility enabled) and make the payment. Enter the details of your Bank challan on your online application form after making the payment.

If you choose to pay online, you will get a receipt once the transaction is successful.

Once you make the payment (online or through e-Challan) and enter the necessary details, a ‘Confirmation Report’ will be generated. This contains separate links to a ‘Confirmation Page’ and another page which has to be stapled as the top sheet for requisite enclosures. Print both these pages separately.

Paste 2 identical passport –sized, colored photographs on the Confirmation page. One of these photographs has to be self – attested. Then you will need to provide your signature and left hand thumb impression in the space provided. You will also need to get this page signed by your mother/father/guardian.

Sign the top sheet and all the copies of the documents that need to be sent along with it (mentioned in the confirmation page). Attach these signed copies of documents along with the signed copy of payment receipt/e-Challan and staple the ‘Top Sheet’ (signed) on top of this bundle of documents. Do not staple the Confirmation page along with these documents.

Send the Confirmation Page along with the stapled bundle of documents (including top sheet, receipt/e-Challan and other documents) in a single envelope through speed post at the following address:

REGISTRAR, 
WBJEEB, 
AQ-13/1, Sector-V,
Salt Lake City, 
Kolkata-700 091.

Your admit card will be uploaded on the website. No admit cards will be sent through post. You will need to take a print out of your admit card and take it with you on the day of the examination along with 2 copies your photograph (same as the ones pasted on confirmation page) duly attested by the head of the institution last attended.

For further information, please read the information brochure or visit the following websites:  http://www.wbjeeb.in/ andhttp://www.wbjeeb.nic.in

What is the pattern of the examination?

The WBJEEM consists of 4 different subject papers. These 4 subject papers are Physics, Math, Chemistry and Biological Sciences.

The duration of the Math and Biological Sciences papers is 2 hours as both are 100 mark papers. The duration of the Chemistry and Physics papers is 1½ hours as both are 75 mark papers.

To pursue courses in Engineering and Technology, you will need to appear for the Physics, Math and Chemistry papers. Such candidates fall into the ‘E’ category.

To pursue courses in Medicine and Dentistry, you will need to appear for the Physics, Chemistry and Biological Sciences papers. Such candidates fall into the ‘M’ category.

You can also choose to attempt all the 4 subject papers, i.e. Physics, Math, Chemistry and Biological Sciences. Such candidates fall into the ‘C’ category.

For courses in Pharmacy at all universities except the Jadavpur University, you can be from either of 3 categories of candidates, i.e. E, M or C. However, to pursue a Pharmacy course at the Jadavpur University, you will need to attempt the Math paper, and therefore can only be from the E or C category of candidates.

All the papers will comprise of objective type questions in the multiple – choice format with 4 options for each question. The questions will be divided into the following categories:

For Category 1 and 2 questions, only one option will be correct. However, you will be awarded 1 mark for every right answer in Category 1 and two marks for every right answer in category 2.

It is advisable to not attempt questions you do not know the answers to in Category 1 and 2 as 33.33% of the total marks allotted for that question will be deducted for every wrong answer.

In the Category 3 questions, more than one option might be correct for a single answer. You will be awarded 2 marks only if you mark all the right options for that question in the answer sheet. In case of an incorrect response, no marks will be awarded. There will be no negative marking for such questions.

In the Category 3 questions, if you give a partially correct response (without any incorrect markings), the marks you will be awarded for that question = 2 X (no of correct responses) / total no of correct options.

Your result will be published online. There will be separate merit lists for Engineering, Medicine and Pharmacy (not applicable to Jadavpur University).

Your admission will be based on your scores in the WBJEEM. Admissions will be provided through subsequent rounds of counseling.

To be eligible for admission into courses in Medicine, you should have scored not less than 50% on an aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Biological Sciences in the WBJEEM. For OBC candidates this requirement is 45% and for SC/ST candidates, this requirement is 40%.

For further information, please visit: http://www.wbjeeb.in/ andhttp://www.wbjeeb.nic.in.

What do after you get your results?

Once your results are announced, you will have to participate in an online counseling procedure to enroll yourself in a course offered by a particular college/institute. It will be conducted by the ‘West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board’.

The engineering counseling is conducted for all the State Quota seats (100%) in Government and Government Aided Engineering Colleges in West Bengal and 80% - 90% State Quota seats in Private Engineering Colleges in West Bengal.

Admissions into the remaining seats in private engineering colleges are not conducted by the WBJEEB. Contact the college directly for admissions under this category.

The medical counseling is conducted for 85% State Quota seats in Government, Government Aided and Private Medical Colleges in West Bengal.

Admissions into the remaining 15% seats in Medical colleges in West Bengal are conducted by the DGHS under the ‘All India Quota’ on the basis of AIPMT results through the following website: http://www.mcc.nic.in/mccres/HomePage.aspx#.

Keep in mind that some private medical colleges in West Bengal do not allot seats under the ‘All India Quota’ category.

Additionally, some also allot seats through the ‘Management Quota’. Visit the CEE website in due time to know in detail about the seat availability in private medical colleges in West Bengal.

The counseling (engineering /medicine) will be conducted on the basis of the preferences/choices you make with regards to the course you wish to pursue once the online counseling procedure begins. The admissions will be based on your rank in the WBJEE examination.

Once you’re allotted a seat, you will need to first report to the reporting center and get your documents verified and then report at the institute in due time and submit the admission fee to confirm your seat.

For further information regarding the counseling procedure, please visit the following website: http://wbjeeb.nic.in/CounsInfo/Default.aspx

What are the prospects?

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEEM) is the most important State level entrance examination in West Bengal. It provides students with the opportunity to join courses related to Engineering, Pharmacy, Medicine and Dentistry into almost all institutions in the state.

Important Dates for WBJEEM 2015: