West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination, WBJEE 2024, is a state level entrance examination organized by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) every year.
It is the gateway for offering admission to eligible candidates into various Undergraduate Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture Courses in all the Universities, Government Colleges as well as Self Financing Engineering & Technological Institutes located in West Bengal state.
It has been notified for the year 2024, the exam will be held on 28th April 2024 and the registration process for the same is expected to start from December 2023. Interested and eligible candidates who want to appear in WBJEE exam 2024 must submit the duly filled application form on or before the due date.
Aspirants can check all important details about WBJEE Exam 2024 like application process, exam dates, eligibility, examination pattern and other information from the below post.
WBJEE 2024 Important Dates (Exam Date Announced)
Activities | Respective Dates |
Online form fill-up process will start from | December 2023 (Expected) |
Deadline for online form fill-up including payment and downloading confirmation page | January 2024 |
Confirmation page can be downloaded till | — |
Correction windows and downloading revised confirmation page | January 2024 |
Admit card to be available from | April 2024 |
Exam date | 28th April 2024 |
Result to be declared | July 2024 |
Highlights on WBJEE 2024
Name of examination | West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam 2024 |
Abbreviated as | WBJEE 2024 |
Conducting Body | West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) |
Examination level | State Level |
Minimum eligibility for WBJEE 2019 | Passed 10+2 examination with at least 45% aggregate in respective subjects |
Age limit | Minimum 17 years |
Courses offered through WBJEE | UG Admission to Engineering and Pharmacy courses offered by the participating institutes |
Date of Exam | 28th April 2024 |
Online registration date | December 2023 (Expected) |
Application mode | Online |
Application fee | Rs 500/- |
Exam duration | 4 hours |
Number of papers | Two i.e. Paper-I (Mathematics) Paper-II (Physics & Chemistry) |
Mode of examination | Offline mode |
Eligibility criteria for WBJEE 2024
Candidates should ensure that they satisfy the minimum eligibility criteria for the Engineering and Pharmacy courses before filling up the application form. The detailed info about WBJEE 2024 Eligibility Criteria is provided below:
Nationality: Candidate should be Indian national
Age limit: The minimum age limit is 17 years as on 31.12.2024. There is no provision on upper age limit.
Educational qualification
For admission to Engineering courses | For admission to Pharmacy Courses |
Candidates should have done 10+2 exam from a recognized board with Physics and Mathematics along with any one of Biotechnology / Chemistry / Biology / Computer Science / Computer Application as mandatory subjects. They must the qualifying examination with obtaining 45% marks (40% for reserved category) in the above subjects taken together | Aspirants should have passed 10+2 examination with Physics and Chemistry along with any one of Mathematics / Biology / Biotechnology / Computer Science / Computer Application as mandatory subjects |
WBJEE Application Form 2024: How to apply?
Interested and eligible candidates can apply for WBJEE 2024 in online mode through visiting the official website of the conducting body. The online registration of WBJEE is expected to start from December 2023. Candidates have to enter all the required personal information as well as educational qualifications in the application form for WBJEE. The stepwise instructions about WBJEE online registration 2024 are listed below:
- Visit the official website of WBJEEB.
- Click on ‘Apply for WBJEE 2024’ link (activated after official announcement).
- Candidates have to enter basic details like their name, DOB, parents’ name, mobile number, and email ID etc.
- After the successful registration, candidates have to provide their personal, communication and academic information.
- Thereafter, candidates will have to upload scanned images of their recent passport size photograph, and signature as per the prescribed specifications.
- In the last, candidate needs to pay the WBJEE 2024 application fee. The payment can be done through either online (Credit / Debit card, Net banking, Paytm) or offline mode (through e-Challan of Allahbad bank)
Application Fee
- General Candidates – Rs. 500/-
- SC/ ST/ OBC-A/ OBC-B candidates – Rs. 400/-
Admit card
The admit card of WBJEE 2024 will be available at least a week before to the exam date. Candidates who registered successfully will be able to avail the WBJEE admit card 2024 from the official website. Every candidate should bring the print out copy of the admit card while appearing at the examination center on the exam date.
Exam pattern
The details about WBJEE Exam pattern 2024 are given below:
Type of questions | Objective (MCQs) |
Mode of examination | Offline |
Exam Duration | 4 hours |
Marking scheme | +1 or +2 for each right response |
Negative marking | Applicable |
Language of examination | English |
Sections | Three i.e. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics |
WBJEE Syllabus 2024
The syllabus for WBJEE 2024 exam will include topics of 10+2 standards of PCM. The questions will be asked from three subjects i.e. Mathematics, Physics and chemistry. Candidates are advised to check the syllabus completely and prepare themselves accordingly.
Physics:
- Physical World, Measurements, Units & Dimensions
- Nuclear Physics
- Atomic Physics
- Solid state Electronics
- Optics (II) Wave Optics
- Gravitation
- Motion of centre of mass, connected systems, Friction
- Bulk properties of matter
- Heat & Thermal Physics
- Viscosity
- Thermodynamics
- Laws of motion
- Kinematics
- Work, power, energy
- Kinetic theory of gases
- Electrostatics
- Magnetics
- Oscillations & Waves
- Current Electricity
- Magnetic effect of current
- Electromagnetic waves
- Electromagnetic induction & alternating current
- Optics I (Ray optics)
- Particle nature of light & wave particle dualism
Chemistry:
- Atomic Structure
- Atoms, Molecules & Chemical Arithmetic
- Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry of Solutions
- The Periodic Table and Chemical Families
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
- Chemistry of Metals
- Coordination Compounds
- Chemical Energetic and Chemical Dynamics
- Chemistry in Industry
Mathematics:
- Trigonometry
- Algebra
- Co-ordinate Geometry of Two Dimensions
- Calculus
- Co-ordinate Geometry of Three Dimensions
WBJEE Answer Key
- Authorities will release the answer keys soon after conducting the exam.
- With the help of answer keys, candidates can match their answers with the correct ones.
- If a candidate is not satisfied with the answer key then he/she can challenge the same by paying the required fees.
- The final answer key will be released after considering all the challenges.
- There is no provision to challenge the final answer key. These final answer keys will be used to prepare the result.
Result
WBJEE 2024 Result will be announced by officials most probably in the month of June 2024. Candidates who successfully appeared in this exam can check the results via visiting the official website of WBJEEB. The result will be displayed in the form of rank cards which contains the details candidate’s rank, marks achieved in the different sections and total score.
Best books to prepare for WBJEE
Here is the subject-wise list of books that you can follow to prepare for the WBJEE 2024 exam.
Subjects |
Books |
Physics |
NCERT Books, Concept of Physics by H.C. Verma, Understanding Physics series by D.C. Pandey. |
Chemistry |
NCERT Books, Physical Chemistry by O.P Tandon, Concepts of Organic Chemistry by O.P Tandon. |
Mathematics |
NCERT Books, Mathematics by R.S. Aggarwal, Objective Mathematics by R.D. Sharma. |
Counselling
A separate notification of counseling/seat allotment will be published online on the official website soon after the announcement of result. Candidates who qualified successfully will be invited for e-counseling. The authority will also publish the course-wise and institute wise list for seats availability before counseling and allotment.
Number of students appeared for the exam last year
Here is the data of the number of students who appeared for WBJEE 2023.
Number of students appeared for the exam |
1,24,999 |
Male candidates |
91,974 |
Female candidates |
52,944 |
Total number of qualified candidates |
96,913 |
WBJEE Cutoff
WBJEE Cut Off is the minimum qualifying mark candidates need to score in the exam. The cutoff of the WBJEE 2024 varies according to the institute and the course. All participating institutes of WBJEE will publish a separate cut off lists for various programme.
Documents Required For WBJEE Counselling
- WBJEE result 2024 or rank card.
- Confirmation page of WBJEE 2024.
- WBJEE 2024 provisional allotment letter.
- Admit card or certificate of 10th class for name and age verification.
- Caste certificate (for SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B candidates).
- 10th Class mark sheet for English subject mark verification.
- Physically challenged certificate for PwD category candidates.
- Income certificate (if applicable).
- Domicile certificate (if applicable).
- JEE Main 2024 result (if applicable).
- ‘Yes Upgradation’ or ‘No Upgradation’ option form.
Top Participating Institutes in WBJEE
- GCECT Kolkata
- Haldia Institute of Technology
- GNIT Kolkata
- NIT Kolkata
- Dr. BC Roy Engineering College, Durgapur
- IEM Kolkata
- HIT Kolkata
- JIS College of Engineering
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
- Jadavpur University
Admission Helpdesk
Address | The controller of examinations, West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board, DB-118, Sector – 1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700064 |
Examination Helpdesk | 1800-1023-781, 1800-123-4782 (Ext. No. 2) |
info@wbjeeb.in |
Frequently Asked Questions
28th April 2024.
The upper age limit is 25 years as on 31.12.2024
Yes, participating universities or colleges can have their own eligibility criteria as well.
DB – 118, Sector – 1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700064
Yes, students from other states can apply. However, only 10% of total seats are available for them.
Sir,JEE advance exam reschedule on 27th May19& WBJEE on 26th May19.how other State students attempt both the exams.My request to the board to look into it.
Regards
Sir I’m studying in UP in CBSC board can I get admission in Yadavpur engineering college,also let me know is their any criteria of admission through JEE main .
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Sir my percentage in class 12 is 63.6% with phy-44 & math-44 marks and chem-52 so overall taken together my percentage is 46%…am i eligible for wbjee exam 2019
Sir I passed my 10+2 from nios ….can I apply for wbjee
I am from Kanpur, UP. How can I get admission in Yadavpur University?
Is this exam will be useful for me for admission in west Bengal or for entire the country?
Admissions will be granted to the colleges of West Bengal only. However, candidates from other states are also eligible to apply.
Sir. I am from UP and i am 2015 pass out drom10+2 with 44% can i apply for WBJEE.
You should have passed the ‘10+2’examination with Physics and Mathematics along with any one of Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / Computer Science /Computer Application as compulsory subjects. If you belong to general category then you must have 45% marks in the above three subjects together. Please confirm your eligibility.
sir iam compartment in math passed will be 2019,iam ellegible for wbjee 2019 as private candidates
Sir i am from bihar and i am 2016 pass out from 10+2 with 58.6% can i apply for wbjee
Yes, you are eligible.
iam from rajasthan…can i give 2019 wbjee and get admission in govt. College securing good marks
Candidates from outside West Bengal are not eligible for admission to Govt. college.
Why not
Im from jharkhand can i give WBJEE
Yes, you can give WBJEE for sure. But, you won’t be eligible to get admitted into Govt. college, Still, you have options to get admitted into various other reputed colleges.
Sir I’m appearing 10+2 in 2019 can I apply for WBJEE.
Yes Monali, you can apply. All d best!