What is WBJEE?

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) is a state-level exam conducted by WBJEEB. The exam is a gateway for candidates seeking admission into B.Tech and B.Pharma courses at universities, government colleges and self-financing engineering & technical institutions in West Bengal. Last year, a total of 73119 students appeared for the exam out of whom 72298 were ranked. Out of the 72000 students who were ranked, 55154 were male and 17144 were female students.

WBJEE 2022 Highlights

The important highlights of WBJEE 2022 can be checked below.

Name of the Exam:  West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam or WBJEE

Conducted By: West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) 

Exam Level: Undergraduate 

Exam Frequency: Annual

Mode of Exam: Pen-and-Paper-Based

Total Registrations: 92,685 (2021)

Course offered through the exam: BTech/BPharm

Exam Fees: General Category - INR 500

                      SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B -  INR 400

Exam Duration: 4 Hours (2 Hours for Each Paper)

Number of Papers: Paper 1 - Mathematics

                                 Paper 2 - Physics and Chemistry

Total Questions: 155

Marking Scheme: 

Category I - Each correct answer will be awarded one mark. An incorrect response will yield a loss of ¼ mark. For any combination of responses with more than one option, the said answer will be treated as incorrect and will yield -1/4 (25% negative) marks.

Category II - Only one option is correct, correct response yield two marks. An incorrect response will yield -1/2 (25% negative) marks For any combination of responses with more than one option, the said answer will be treated as incorrect and will yield a -1/2 (25% negative) mark.

Category III - One or more options may be correct. Only correct responses will yield 2(two) marks. There is no negative marking.

Medium of Exam: English and Bengali

Colleges Accepting Exam Score: BTech/BPharm courses at universities, government colleges and self-financing engineering & technical institutions in West Bengal. 

No. of Test Cities: 50

Official Website: wbjeeb.nic.in

Contact Details: WBJEE Email ID: info@wbjeeb.in

                             WBJEE Helpline: 1800-1023-781, 1800-3450-050

WBJEE 2022 Application Form

WBJEEB has ended the WBJEE 2022 application process on January 16. Candidates were able to access the application form on the official website. No other mode of application was accepted by the authorities. While filling out the WBJEE application form 2022, the candidates had to provide their personal, academic and communication details. Only after the payment was completed, the application form was successfully submitted.  

Eligibility criteria for appearing in WBJEE 2022

Nationality

• The aspirant must be an Indian citizen

Age restriction

• A candidate must be at least 17 years of age (as of December 31, 2022) to appear for the exam or be born on or before December 31, 2005. There is no upper age limit for appearing in the exam.
• However, for admission to the Marine Engineering Course, the lower age limit is 17 years as of December 31, 2022, and the upper age limit is 25 years as of December 31, 2022.   

WBJEE 2022 Eligibility criteria for B.Tech admissions

• Aspirants should have passed Class 12 or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics along with any one of the listed below subjects as compulsory subjects with individual pass marks (in both theory and practical wherever applicable) in all the three subjects in regular class mode. 

1. Chemistry
2. Biotechnology
3. Biology
4. Computer Science
5. Computer Application
6. Technical Vocational Subject

• Aspirants must have secured a minimum of 45 per cent marks (40 per cent in the case of candidates belonging to reserved categories such as SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PwD) in the above three subjects taken together.
• Candidates should have qualified English in the Class 12 exam with at least 30 per cent marks.
• The Board of the Qualifying Examination must be recognised by the Central Government or State Government concerned.

WBJEE 2022 Important Dates 

WBJEE 2022 Admit Card