| Acronym | WBJEE |
|---|---|
| Type | OMR sheet based (Pen & Paper) |
| Developer / administrator | West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board |
| Knowledge / skills tested | Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics |
| Purpose | Admission into UG Courses in Engineering/Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture of different Universities, Government Colleges as well as Self Financing , Private Engineering & Technological Institutes in the State of West Bengal |
| Year started | 1962 |
| Duration | Total 4 hour including 2 papers. 2 hours for each paper. |
| Offered | Conducted once per year |
| Restrictions on attempts | No attempt limits |
| Countries / regions | West Bengal |
| Languages | English language , Bengali language |
| Annual number of test takers |  1,24,919 (2023) |
| Qualification rate | 99.4% (2023) |
| Website | wbjeeb |
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) is a state-government (West Bengal) controlled centralized test, conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board for admission into Undergraduate Courses (like B.E / B.Tech / B.Pharm etc.) in Engineering/Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture of different Universities, Government Colleges as well as Self Financing, Private Institutes in the State of West Bengal.[1]
The test is taken after the 12th grade for admission to Undergraduate Courses which is called as Bachelor's degree. The exam can be taken by those who studied Physic, Chemistry, Mathematics, English in 10+2 level as this WBJEE tested in the examination, which are Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
In 2023, a total of 1,24,919 candidates appeared for the WBJEE 2023 exam and 96,913 passed the exam.[2] Students of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education ,Central Board of Secondary Education and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations board take the test, though it is dominated by the former.
History
From 2012, the old pattern was Phased out and the WBJEE would consist of only MCQ questions which differs from the previous years by the fact that 2 Marks Short answers type questions are replaced by MCQ with the same weightage of marks. In 2016 there will be a different type of pattern in Biology question paper. Category-I consists of (Q.1 to Q.90) carrying one mark each, for which only one option is correct. Category-II consists of (Q.91 to Q.105) carrying two marks each, for which only one option is correct. Category-III consists of (Q.106 to Q.120) carrying two marks each, for which one or more than one option may be correct. Starting from 2012, all papers consist of 80 MCQ type question divided in two section. Section one consists of 60 MCQs of 1 marks each and Section two consists of the remaining 20 MCQs of 2 marks each. Negative marking is applicable. 30% of the total marks of a question will be deducted for every incorrect answer.[3]
In 2006, the WBJEE contained only objective-type MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) type questions. This announcement attracted mixed reactions with some applauding it as a step towards the future while others have said that opting for MCQ when other tests were slowly phasing out MCQ because of studies showing MCQ failed to properly judge aptitude is a folly.
The WBJEE 2008 was Postponed Due To Paper Leak, after the Physics, Chemistry and Biology papers were leaked.[4] Two persons, Arun Chowdhury and Mihir Dandapatt, were arrested on Saturday in West Midnapore's Ghatal, where the three papers were being sold for Rs 2.5 lacs.[5]
WBJEE 2011 exam was postponed from 17 April 2011 to 22 May due to election date issues in West Bengal.[6]
For 2020–2021 academic session, the Board will conduct the Common Entrance Examination for admission to Undergraduate Courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture in Universities, Govt. Colleges and Self-Financed Institutes in the State.
Participating Institutes
Various colleges intake students based on WBJEE Ranks. Total 119 Institutes are taking admission through this Entrance Exam.[7] The WBJEEB board itself conducts a centralized counselling session for students with valid WBJEE GMR or PMR where colleges are allotted to them.[8] The institutions that take part in this session are[9]:-
| STATE GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITY/UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT (11) | |
| 1 | ALIAH UNIVERSITY, NEW TOWN |
| 2 | BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWA VIDYALAYA, MOHANPUR, NADIA |
| 3 | DEPARTMENT OF JUTE AND FIBRE TECHNOLOGY, CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY |
| 4 | JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY |
| 5 | KAZI NAZRUL UNIVERSITY, ASANSOL |
| 6 | MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WEST BENGAL |
| 7 | UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BURDWAN (SELF FINANCING COURSE) |
| 8 | UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA (COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE) |
| 9 | UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI, SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION CENTRE |
| 10 | UTTAR BANGA KRISHI VISWA VIDYALAYA |
| 11 | WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL & FISHERY SCIENCES |
| STATE GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE (9) | |
| 1 | ALIPURDUAR GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE, ALIPURDUAR |
| 2 | COOCH BEHAR GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, COOCH BEHAR |
| 3 | GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND LEATHER TECHNOLOGY, KOLKATA |
| 4 | GOVT. COLLEGE OF ENGG. & TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY, BERHAMPORE |
| 5 | GOVT. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY, KOLKATA |
| 6 | GOVT. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY, SERAMPORE |
| 7 | JALPAIGURI GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, JALPAIGURI |
| 8 | KALYANI GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KALYANI, NADIA |
| 9 | RAMKRISHNA MAHATO GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, PURULIA |
| STATE GOVERNMENT PHARMACY COLLEGE (1) | |
| 1 | INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY, JALPAIGURI |
| CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE (1) | |
| 1 | GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, MALDA |
| PRIVATE UNIVERSITY (8) | |
| 1 | ADAMAS UNIVERSITY, BARASAT |
| 2 | INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, KOLKATA, UNDER UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, KOLKATA |
| 3 | JIS UNIVERSITY, AGARPARA |
| 4 | SCHOOL OF PHARMACY, TECHNO INDIA UNIVERSITY, SALT LAKE |
| 5 | SEACOM SKILLS UNIVERSITY, BOLPUR |
| 6 | SISTER NIVEDITA UNIVERSITY, NEW TOWN |
| 7 | SWAMI VIVEKANANDA UNIVERSITY |
| 8 | TECHNO INDIA UNIVERSITY, SALT LAKE |
| PRIVATE ENGINEERING COLLEGE (63) | |
| 1 | ABACUS INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT, MOGRA, HOOGHLY |
| 2 | ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY, ADISAPTAGRAM, HOOGHLY |
| 3 | ASANSOL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, ASANSOL, BURDWAN |
| 4 | B.P. PODDAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY, KOLKATA |
| 5 | BANKURA UNNAYANI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING, BANKURA |
| 6 | BENGAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, DURGAPUR |
| 7 | BENGAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT, SANTINIKETAN |
| 8 | BENGAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DHAPA, KOLKATA |
| 9 | BIRBHUM INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, SURI, BIRBHUM |
| 10 | BUDGE BUDGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BUDGE-BUDGE |
| 11 | CALCUTTA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT, TOLLYGUNGE, KOLKATA |
| 12 | CALCUTTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ULUBERIA, HOWRAH |
| 13 | CAMELLIA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, BUD BUD, BURDWAN |
| 14 | CAMELLIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT, BAINCHI, HOOGHLY |
| 15 | CAMELLIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BADU ROAD, MADHYAMGRAM |
| 16 | CAMELLIA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, BARASAT |
| 17 | COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, KOLAGHAT |
| 18 | DR. B. C. ROY ENGINEERING COLLEGE, DURGAPUR |
| 19 | DR.SUDHIR CHANDRA SUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SPORTS COMPLEX, DUM DUM |
| 20 | DREAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BISHNUPUR, 24-PARGANAS-SOUTH |
| 21 | DUMKAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, DUMKAL, MURSHIDABAD |
| 22 | DURGAPUR INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT, DURGAPUR |
| 23 | ELITTE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MAHISPOTA, SODEPUR |
| 24 | FUTURE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT, SONARPUR |
| 25 | FUTURE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BORAL, GARIA |
| 26 | GARGI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BARUIPUR, KOLKATA |
| 27 | GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY KRISHNANAGAR, NADIA |
| 28 | GREATER KOLKATA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT, BARUIPUR |
| 29 | GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PANIHATI, SODEPUR |
| 30 | HALDIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HALDIA, PURBA MEDINIPUR |
| 31 | HEMNALINI MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, HARINGHATA |
| 32 | HERITAGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KOLKATA |
| 33 | HOOGHLY ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE, HOOGHLY |
| 34 | IDEAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING, KALYANI |
| 35 | IMPS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, MALDA |
| 36 | INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, PASCHIM MEDINIPUR |
| 37 | JIS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KALYANI, NADIA |
| 38 | JLD ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE, BARUIPUR |
| 39 | KANAD INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT, MANKAR, BURDWAN |
| 40 | MALLABHUM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BISHNUPUR, BANKURA |
| 41 | MCKV INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING, LILUAH, HOWRAH |
| 42 | MEGHNAD SAHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KOLKATA |
| 43 | MODERN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, BANDEL, HOOGHLY |
| 44 | MURSHIDABAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, MURSHIDABAD |
| 45 | NARULA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AGARPARA, KOLKATA |
| 46 | NEOTIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE ,D.H.ROAD |
| 47 | NETAJI SUBHAS ENGINEERING COLLEGE, GARIA, KOLKATA |
| 48 | NSHM KNOWLEDGE CAMPUS, DURGAPUR GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS |
| 49 | OM DAYAL GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS, ULUBERIA, HOWRAH |
| 50 | PAILAN COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY, PAILAN PARK |
| 51 | RCC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, KOLKATA |
| 52 | REGENT EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION, BARASAT, KOLKATA |
| 53 | SANAKA EDUCATION TRUSTS GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS, DURGAPUR, BURDWAN |
| 54 | SEACOM ENGINEERING COLLEGE,SANKRAIL,HOWRAH |
| 55 | SILIGURI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SILIGURI |
| 56 | ST. MARY'S TECHNICAL CAMPUS KOLKATA, BARASAT |
| 57 | ST. THOMAS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, KHIDIRPUR, KOLKATA |
| 58 | SUPREME KNOWLEDGE FOUNDATION GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS, MANKUNDU, HOOGHLY |
| 59 | SWAMI VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, SONARPUR |
| 60 | TECHNO ENGINEERING COLLGE BANIPUR, 24 PARGANAS-NORTH |
| 61 | TECHNO INTERNATIONAL BATANAGAR |
| 62 | TECHNO INTERNATIONAL NEW TOWN, RAJARHAT, NEW TOWN |
| 63 | TECHNO MAIN SALT LAKE, SECTOR-V, SALT LAKE |
| STAND ALONE PRIVATE PHARMACY COLLEGE (26) | |
| 1 | ANAND COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, DEBRA, PASCHIM MEDINIPUR |
| 2 | BCDA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & TECHNOLOGY, HRIDAYPUR, BARASAT |
| 3 | BCDA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & TECHNOLOGY, CAMPUS-2, MADHYAMGRAM |
| 4 | BENGAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY, DUBRAJPUR, BIRBHUM |
| 5 | BENGAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE & RESEARCH, DURGAPUR |
| 6 | BENGAL SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY, SUGANDHA, HOOGHLY |
| 7 | BHARAT TECHNOLOGY, ULUBERIA, HOWRAH |
| 8 | BIRBHUM PHARMACY SCHOOL, HETAMPUR, BIRBHUM |
| 9 | CALCUTTA INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL TECH. & ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES, ULUBERIA |
| 10 | DR. B. C. ROY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES, DURGAPUR |
| 11 | DmbH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE,HOOGHLY |
| 12 | EAST WEST EDUCATION INSTITUTE, PURBA BARDHAMAN |
| 13 | EMINENT COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY, BARASAT |
| 14 | GITANJALI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, LOHAPUR, BIRBHUM |
| 15 | GLOBAL COLLEGE OF PHARCEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY, KRISHNANAGAR |
| 16 | GUPTA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES, ASANSOL, BURDWAN |
| 17 | GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SODEPUR |
| 18 | HALDIA INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY, HALDIA |
| 19 | JAKIR HOSSAIN INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY, RAGHUNATHGANJ |
| 20 | M.R. COLLGE OF PHARMACEITICAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH, BIRA, ASHOKNAGAR |
| 21 | NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY, CHAKDAH. NADIA |
| 22 | NSHM KNOWLEDGE CAMPUS, KOLKATA GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS, KOLKATA |
| 23 | P.G. INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, CHANDRAKONA |
| 24 | PANDAVESWAR SCHOOL OF PHARMACY |
| 25 | RASHBEHARI PHARMACEUTICAL INSTITUTE, PANSKURA |
| 26 | SEACOM PHARMACY COLLEGE |
Pattern of Exam[10]
WBJEE exam conducted thorough two papers which are Paper-I and Paper-II. Paper-I consists upon Mathematics paper and Paper-II consists upon Physic and Chemistry paper. All questions will be Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ), with four options against each question. There will be three categories of questions in each subject. The number of questions, as well as the maximum marks for each, are given in the following table:
| Subject | Category-1
Each Q carries 1 (One)mark (-ve marks =- 1/4) |
Category-2
Each Q carries 2 (two)marks (-ve marks =- 1/2) |
Category-3
Each Q carries 2 (two)marks (No -ve marks) |
Total Number of Questions | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Q | No. of Q | No. of Q | |||
| Mathematics | 50 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 100 |
| Physic | 30 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 50 |
| Chemistry | 30 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 50 |
• Questions are to be answered on a specially designed optical machine-readable response (OMR) sheet, which will be evaluated by the Optical Mark Recognition method. Thus, it is very important to follow the correct way of marking.
• Candidates will indicate their response to the questions by darkening the appropriate circle/bubble entirely with a blue/black ink ball point pen. Pen will be provided by the WBJEEB.
• Any other kind of marking, e.g., filling the circle/bubble incompletely, filling with pencil, cross mark, tick mark, dot mark, circular mark, over writing, scratching, erasing, white ink(prohibited), marking outside the circle/bubble etc. may lead to wrong/partial/ambiguous reading of the response. WBJEEB will be, in no way, responsible for such an eventuality, and this may lead to the cancellation of the OMR sheet.
• Response marking cannot be edited/changed/erased/modified.
Category-1
a) Only one option is correct.
b) The correct response will yield 1 (one) mark for each question.
c) The incorrect response will yield -¼ (25% negative) marks for each question.
d) For any combination of more than one option, even if it contains the correct option, the said answer will be treated as incorrect and will yield -¼ (25% negative) marks.
e) Not attempting the question will fetch zero mark.
Category-2
a) Only one option is correct.
b) The correct response will yield 2(two) marks for each question.
c) The incorrect response will yield -1/2 (25% negative) marks for each question.
d) For any combination of more than one option, even if it contains the correct option, the said answer will be treated as incorrect and will yield -1/2 (25% negative) marks.
e) Not attempting the question will fetch zero mark.
Category-3
a) One or more option(s) is/are correct.
b) Marking all correct option(s) only will yield 2 (two) marks.
c) For any combination of answers containing one or more incorrect options, the said answer will be treated as wrong, yielding a zero mark even if one or more of the chosen option(s) is/are correct.
d) For partially correct answers, i.e., when all right options are not marked and also no incorrect options are marked, marks awarded =2 × (no of correct options marked) / total no of actually correct option(s).
e) Not attempting the question will fetch zero mark.
WBJEE Papers and ranking procedure [11]
• Candidates appearing in both paper-I and paper-II are eligible for a General Merit Rank (GMR) and a Pharmacy Merit Rank (PMR). Such candidates may be considered for admission in all courses of Engineering and Pharmacy.
• Candidates appearing only in paper-II are eligible for PMR only. Such candidates may be considered for admission into Pharmacy courses only (except in Jadavpur University).
• Candidates appearing only in paper-I are not eligible for any rank.
Ranking Methodology and Merit Lists
WBJEEB will prepare merit ranks based on the candidates’ scores in the Common Entrance Test. Individual candidates will be able to view and download their rank cards, which will contain their score and rank. WBJEEB does not publish any rank/score list for the public to ensure confidentiality for individual candidate.
Based on the papers (subjects) that appeared for and the corresponding marks scored, two separate Merit Ranks shall be generated in the following method:
A. General Merit Rank (GMR):
a) A sequence of General Merit Rank (GMR) will be prepared based on the total scores obtained in Paper-I and Paper-II, taken together.
b) Ranking shall be done in descending order of total marks scored in all the subjects.
c) Separate reserved category merit positions will also be indicated for the respective category of students, e.g., SC Rank, ST Rank, OBC-A Rank, OBC-B Rank, EWS Rank, PWD Rank, TFW Rank, etc., as applicable.
d) Admission to all Engineering / Technology / Architecture Courses and the Pharmacy Course in Jadavpur University will be based only on GMR.
e) Sequencing orders for counselling/allotment of seats/admission will be based only on GMR (not category ranks). Category ranks will only be reflected in the rank card to provide an information regarding category wise position of the respective candidate.
B. Pharmacy Merit Rank (PMR):
a) A sequence of Pharmacy Merit Rank (PMR) will be prepared based on the score in paper II only, i.e., Physics and Chemistry.
b) Ranking shall be done in the descending order of marks scored in paper-II.
c) Separate reserved category merit positions will also be indicated for respective categories of students, e.g., SC Rank, ST Rank, OBC-A Rank, OBC-B Rank, EWS Rank, PWD Rank, TFW Rank, etc., as applicable.
d) Admission to all Pharmacy Courses except in Jadavpur University shall be made based on PMR.
e) Sequencing orders for counselling/allotment of seats/admission will be based only on PMR (not on category ranks). Category ranks will only be reflected in the rank card to provide an information regarding category wise position of the respective candidate
C. Category ranks:
These are generated based on the category information given by the candidates during the online application, but documents are verified by the allotted institute during counselling. Hence, the candidate’s certificates/ documents/ proofs must be valid as of the verification date. If any candidate’s claim is found invalid during verification, his/her category rank will be cancelled, and the candidate will be considered in the general category. The category ranks of other candidates will not be revised.
References
- ↑ "West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board | WBJEE". wbjeeb.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ "WBJEE 2023 Result declared". Times of India. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ↑ "JEM and FAQ" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ↑ "WBJEE question paper leaked, exam postponed". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ "Wife hands leak man to police – JEE suspect arrested from bus at Howrah after promised tip-off". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ "Election pushes WBJEE to May 22, Kolkata News". The Times of India. TNN. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ Archived October 19, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "List of participating institutes". wbjeeb.nic.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ "Participating Institutions – West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board. DB-118, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700064". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "WBJEE – West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board. DB-118, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700064". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "WBJEE – West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board. DB-118, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700064". Retrieved 6 January 2024.