What is WBJEE?
The
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) was constituted in the
year 1962 by the Government of West Bengal, in exercise of the powers conferred
under article 162 of the Constitution of India pursuant to No. 828-Edn (T),
dated 02.03.1962 for the purpose of conducting Joint Entrance Examination for
admission to various institutions in West Bengal imparting education in
medical, engineering and technological courses.
The
endeavor of the Board has always been directed towards enhancement of
transparency in conducting Common Entrance Examinations for various
professional Undergraduate and Postgraduate level courses in the State through
effective state-of-the-art technology.
The
Board has been awarded the status of Statutory Body enacted vide ‘West Bengal
Act XIV of 2014’ named as ‘The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board
Act, 2014’.
Eligibility:
Citizenship: Applicant
must be a citizen of India.
Age Restriction: The lower age limit is 17 (seventeen) years as
on 31.12.2017. There is no upper age limit in appearing in the WBJEE-2017. A
candidate born on or after 01.01.2000 is not eligible to appear in the
WBJEE-2017.
However,
for admission to the degree level Marine Engineering Course The lower age limit
is 17 (seventeen) years as on 31.12.2017 and the upper age limit is 25 Years as
on 31.12.2017.
For Engg Courses: Candidate
must have passed the Qualifying Examination i.e. the '10+2' examination with
Physics and Mathematics along with any one of Chemistry / Biotechnology /
Biology / Computer Science / Computer Application as compulsory subjects with
individual pass marks (in both theory and practical wherever applicable) in all
the three subjects as stated above in regular class mode.
For Pharma courses: Candidate
must have passed the Qualifying Examination i.e. the '10+2' examination with
Physics and Mathematics along with any one of Chemistry / Biotechnology /
Biology / Computer Science / Computer Application as compulsory subjects with
individual pass marks (in both theory and practical wherever applicable) in all
the three subjects as stated above in regular class mode
Must
have obtained at least 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to
reserved category) in the above three subjects taken together.
Must
have passed English in the '10+2' examination with at least 30% marks.
The
Board of the said Qualifying Examination must be recognized by the Central
Government or State Government concerned.
Important dates:
Activity
|
Date (with time)
|
Start of Online
form fill-up
|
05/01/2017
|
Last date of
online form fill-up including payment and downloading confirmation page
|
04/02/2017
|
Window for
correction by candidates
|
06/02/17 to
08/02/17
|
Publication of
Downloadable Admit Card in www.wbjeeb.nic.in
|
12/04/2017
(tentative)
|
Date of
Examinations:
Paper-I
(Mathematics)
Paper-II
(Physics & Chemistry)
|
23/04/2017
11:00 a.m. to
1.00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m.
|
Publication of
Results
|
05/06/2016
(tentative)
|
Exam Pattern:
Category-I
Full Marks-1
|
Category-II
Full Marks-2
|
Category-III
Full Marks-2
|
Total No. of
Questions
|
Total Marks
|
||
No. of
Questions
|
No. of
Questions
|
No. of
Questions
|
||||
Paper-I
|
Mathematics
|
50
|
15
|
10
|
75
|
100
|
Paper-II
|
Physics
|
30
|
5
|
5
|
40
|
50
|
Chemistry
|
30
|
5
|
5
|
40
|
50
|
In Category I: Only
one answer option is correct;
In Category-II: Only
one answer option is correct;
In Category-III: One
or more answer options are correct.
There
will be negative marking for every wrong answer
Mode of Examination: OFFLINE
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