WBJEE (West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination)

01 January 1990

WBJEE 2024: Exam Date, Registration, Syllabus, Admit Card

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination, or WBJEE, is a state-level entrance exam that is required for admission to West Bengali colleges' programs in engineering and technology, pharmacy, and architecture. The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board will administer the test.

The WBJEEB has released the dates for the WBJEE 2024 exam. However, the Board is yet to release the official notification and registration dates.   The exam is expected to take place on April 28, 2024.  As per the latest reports and previous year trends, WBJEE 2024 registration will likely begin in the 4th  week of December 2023.

The exam is offered in two sections, Paper 1 (Mathematics) and Paper 2 (Physics and Chemistry), once a year. Individuals who participate in Papers 1 and 2 are evaluated for the General Merit Rank (GMR), whereas those who only participate in Paper 2 are evaluated for the Pharmacy Merit Rank (PMR).

WBJEE is an offline, OMR-based exam, unlike JEE Main. Every question is a multiple choice question (MCQ), and there are four answers available for each.

For more details about the WBJEE 2024 exam, candidates may read this complete article.

WBJEE- 2024 Exams Highlights 

Exam name

WBJEE 2024

Exam Level

State Level

Conducted by

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB)

Courses offered

Undergraduate Courses (Engineering, Pharmacy)

Exam Mode

Offline

Registration Mode

Online

Exam Frequency

Annually

Exam Duration

2 Hours

Exam Medium

English

WBJEE 2024 Exam Dates

The WBJEE Board has released the date of the 2024 exam. Every year, the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board organizes the state-level entrance exam known as WBJEE. 

Events

Event Dates (Announced)

Starting of Online Registration

4th week of December 2023

Last date to submit form & fee payment.

3rd week of January 2024

Last date to download confirmation page

4th week of January 2024

Correction Facility

4th week of January 2024

Admit card

3rd to 4th week of April 2024

Exam Date

              28th April 2024

Answer key

1st week of May 2024

Last date to challenge answer key

2nd week of May 2024

Final answer key

3rd week of May 2024

Result Declaration

4th week of May 2024

Counselling

4th   week of May 2024

WBJEE 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates should first familiarize themselves with the WBJEE 2024 Eligibility Criteria before to applying. For those submitting an application for WBJEE 2024, we have provided eligibility criteria categorized per course here.

  • Nationality: Applying candidate must be a citizen of India.
  • Age Criterion: Candidate applying for admission must not be less than 17 years as on 31/12/2024. He/she should have been born on or before 31/12/2007. There is no upper age limit. However, in case of admission into Marine Engineering programme, the upper age of the candidate must be 25 years as on 31/12/2024.
  • Appearing Candidates: Candidates appearing in the last year of their qualifying exam will also be eligible to apply.

Engineering Programmes:

  • Qualifying Exam: Candidate must have passed his/her 10+2 level exams or its equivalent from a Board recognized by concerned Central or State Government.
  • Qualifying subjects: Applying candidate should be passed in the 10+2 level with Mathematics and Physics as compulsory subjects with Biotechnology/ Chemistry/ Computer Science/ Biology/ Computer application as any one of the optional subject.
  • Qualifying Marks: Candidate in his/her 10+2 level should have obtained minimum aggregate of 45% marks (40% for reserved candidates). Also candidate must be passed in English subject with 30% marks.

Pharmacy Programmes:

  • Qualifying Exam: Candidate must have passed his/her 10+2 level exams or its equivalent from a Board recognized by concerned Central or State Government.
  • Qualifying subjects: Candidate applying for admission into pharmacy programmes should be passed in the 10+2 level with Chemistry and Physics as compulsory subjects with Biotechnology/ Mathematics/ Computer Science/ Biology/ Computer application as any one of the optional subject.
  • Qualifying Marks: Candidate in his/her 10+2 level must have obtained minimum aggregate of 45% marks (40% for reserved candidates).
  • Candidate in 10+2 level must be passed in English subject with 30% marks.

Read More - WBJEE 2024 Eligibility

WBJEE 2024 Application Process

To apply for the WBJEE 2024 exam, candidates can follow the below-mentioned steps:

  • Visit this website- https://wbjeeb.nic.in/
  • At first, candidates must register with their name, date of birth, gender, place of residence, and father's name.
  • Next, the candidate must set up a password, select a security question, respond, and complete the registration process.
  • Enter all relevant information in the application form, including contact, academic, and personal information.
  • Upload the passport-sized scanned photo in JPG or JPEG format, with a file size of 10 to 200 KB. The signature needs to be in JPEG or JPG format and weigh between 4 and 30 KB.
  • Any document—certificates, mark sheets, etc.—must be uploaded in the 50–300 KB size range in PDF format.
  • Using UPI, credit cards, debit cards, and net banking, pay the application fee online.

Read More - WBJEE 2024 Application Form

WBJEE 2024 Admit card

The third week of April 2024 will see the release of the WBJEE Admit Card 2024. It is essential to bring the admit card to the exam center. Candidates must verify their WBJEE admit card details, including their name, exam center, reporting time, and other facts, after downloading it. Candidates must take the following actions in order to download their admit card:

Steps to download WBJEE 2024 admit card.

  • Visit the official website of WBJEE 2024- https://wbjeeb.nic.in/
  • Click on the "Download Admit Card" or similar link.
  • Enter your User ID and password.
  • Click on the "Login" button.
  • The WBJEE 2024 admit card will be displayed on the screen.
  • Verify all the details on the admit card.
  • Download the admit card and take a printout for future reference.

WBJEE 2024 Syllabus

The curriculum for WBJEE 2024 must be known to applicants before they begin exam preparation. There will be questions from the fields of mathematics, chemistry, and physics in this exam. Applicants need to review the complete syllabus listed below:

  • Chemistry: Atoms, Molecules and Chemical Arithmetic, Atomic Structure, radioactivity, The periodic table and chemical families, chemical bonding and molecular structure, solid state, coordination compounds, chemical equilibria, chemical dynamics, latheniods, surface chemistry, environmental chemistry.
  • Mathematics: Algebra, Trigonometry, coordinate geometry of two dimensions, calculus, vectors, statistics, and probability, sets, relations and mapping, binomial theorem, permutation and combination, polynomial equations, application of calculus, slope of line, equation of a circle, vector.
  • Physics: Physical world, measurements, units & dimensions, kinematics, laws of motion, gravitation, bulk properties of matter, viscosity, thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, oscillations & waves, electrostatics, current electricity, magnetic effect of current, optics, atomic physics.

Read More - WBJEE 2024 Syllabus

WBJEE 2024 Exam Pattern

Candidates must check the exam pattern for WBJEE 2024 given below:

  • Exam mode: The paper will be conduct through offline mode.
  • Type of Questions: The questions will consist of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs).
  • Marks: Paper will contain total 200 marks.
  • Duration: The duration of exam will be 2 hours to solve the paper.
  • Total questions: There will be total 155 questions in the exam.
  • Negative Marking: ¼ mark will be deducted for incorrect response.

Subjects

Category- 1 (1 marks)

Category- 2 (2 marks)

Category-3

(2 marks)

Total questions

Total marks

Physics

30

5

5

40

50

Chemistry

30

5

5

40

50

Mathematics

50

15

10

75

100

Total

110

25

20

155

200

Read More - WBJEE 2024 Exam Pattern

WBJEE 2024 Result

The results of WBJEE 2024 will be released in the fourth week of May 2024. It will be released as a rank card that includes information on the ranks, overall score, and component scores of the various sections. By entering their password and logging in, applicants will be able to access their results.

To check the WBJEE 2024 result, candidates can follow these steps:

  • Visit the official website of WBJEE 2024- https://wbjeeb.nic.in/
  • Click on the result link.
  • Enter your username and password.
  • Click on the "Submit" button.
  • The WBJEE 2024 result will be displayed on the screen.
  • Download the result and take a printout for future reference.

WBJEE 2024 Exam FAQs

Ques.1 What will be the age limit for the candidates?

Ans. As on December 31, 2024, candidates must be at least 17 years old. The upper age requirement for the marine engineering program is 25 years .

 Ques.2 When will WBJEE  2024 exam conduct?

Ans.  The scheduled exam date for WBJEE 2024 is 28th April 2024.

Ques.3 What are the time limits given to the students for completing the WBJEE Exam 2024?

Ans. Candidates will be provided with a total time limit of 120 minutes (Two Hours).

Ques.4 Is there any negative marking in the WBJEE exam?

Ans.  Yes, ¼ mark will be deducted for incorrect response.

Ques.5 Will there be any correction facility provided while filling WBJEE 2024 application form?

Ans. Yes, authority will provide the correction facility to the candidates for the application form.

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