WBJEE is conducted to grant admission to students in UG Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Pharmacy courses that are offered by various colleges in West Bengal. WBJEE 2021 is tentatively scheduled to be held in the 3rd week of May 2021. 

WBJEE exam pattern basically comprises of two offline papers – one is Mathematics paper and the other paper is Physics & Chemistry in two sessions. Those who appear for both the papers are by default eligible for various programs including Engineering, Architecture and Pharmacy in the included colleges.

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WBJEE 2021 Highlights

The important details regarding the WBJEE 2021 are highlighted in the table below: 

WBJEE 2021 Exam Dates

 WBJEEB will soon announce the fixed dates of the exam. The tentative dates for the WBJEE 2021 exam are illustrated in the table below:

WBJEE 2021 Exam schedule 

WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2021

It is mandated for the candidates to fulfil the WBJEE Eligibility criteria 2021 before appearing for the exam. The eligibility depends on various factors like Nationality, age limit, domicile requirements, qualifications and qualifying marks. Various factors are listed below :

WBJEE Domicile 

• There is no early necessity of domicile certificate to apply for WBJEE 2021.

• Candidates who want to claim reserved category seats must produce a domicile certificate in order to apply for government participating institutes.

 Nationality 

• Only Indian citizens can appear for the exam.

Age Limit 

• There is no upper age limit and lower age limit is 17 years as on December 31, 2020.

• However, the Marine Engineering course expects an upper age limit of 25 years.

Educational Qualification

• For Engineering courses, candidates should pass Class 12 with Physics and Chemistry along with one of these mandatory subjects- Chemistry/Biotechnology/ Biology/ Computer Science/ Computer Application/ Technical Vocational. 

• For Pharmacy courses, candidates must have passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or Biology as compulsory subjects.

Minimum Qualifying Marks

• Candidates should score an aggregate of 45% marks in any 3 mandatory subjects. For architecture, candidates must have passed 12 will 50% and must qualify the NATA or Paper-II of JEE Main.

• The minimum qualifying marks for SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B and PwD candidates is 40%.

• Candidates must pass the English test with at least 30% marks.

• Candidates who are exposed to non-formal, irregular class mode, non-classroom-based schooling, distance education are not eligible for WBJEE 2021 admission.

• The participating universities have their own fixed criteria for various courses.

WBJEE 2021 Application Form

WBJEE Application Form is available from the Last week of December 2020 at the official website. Candidates who are eligible can apply for the same in online mode only. Mentioned below are the steps required to apply for WBJEE 2021:

• Visit their official website – wbjeeb.nic.in and click on Registration for WBJEE 2021.

• You will be redirected to a new page where you must enter personal details like name, date of birth, contact number, Email ID and submit it.

• You will receive the exam registration number and password on both the contact number and Email ID.

• Log in using these credentials to fill the WBJEE Application form 2021.

• Attach your domicile certificate, category, PwD status, home district, family income, nationality, religion, exam centre and other details.

• Candidates are required to upload their passport size photo and signature in the format and size specified below :

WBJEE Photo and Signature Guidelines 2021

WBJEE 2021 Application fees

General/EWS : INR 700

SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B : INR 500

The final step is to download the confirmation page ensuring the application process is successful.

WBJEE Application Form Correction 2021

The application form correction window will be tentatively open until Last week of January 2021. Candidates who have applied and paid the application fee can modify or edit the application form. 

NOTE : All the primary registration data including name, father’s name, mother’s name, gender, date of birth cannot be modified.

WBJEE Exam Pattern 2021

WBJEE 2021 Exam pattern is given below:

How is WBJEE marking done?

There are 3 categories of questions in the exam pattern with marking scheme as described below: 

It's important to note here that in category 3, only the right response will fetch you 2 marks. Any correct or incorrect response won’t fetch you any mark. Also, for a partially correct response, you will fetch the marks as per the following formula:

2 X (Number of Correct Options Marked ÷ Total Number of Correct Options)

WBJEE Syllabus 2021

The MCQs in WBJEE 2021 will be completely based on the physics, chemistry and maths syllabus of class 11 and class 12 curriculum. The important math, physics and chemistry topics are below as follows: 

WBJEE Admit Card 2021

Once the registration is successful, candidates will be issued a WBJEE Admit card in the 2nd week of May 2021. WBJEE hall ticket is available at the official website- wbjeeb.nic.in. Candidates must use their login credentials (registration number and password) to download the admit card.

Admit card contains all the important details including the candidate's name, exam time, exam centre, photograph and signature and another exam relevant information. It is great to verify the information on the admit card and in case of any discrepancies, report to the concerned authority. It is better to preserve the admit card till you complete the admission process. 

WBJEE Recommended Books 2021

There are a couple of well-known preparatory books for WBJEE 2021 in the market, however, the syllabus for WBJEE is entirely based on the class 11th and class 12th curriculum of West Bengal State Board. So, the primary source of preparation and reference should be the textbooks prescribed in the school curriculum. 

Furthermore, for aspirants who wish to refer additional material apart from the prescribed material can refer to the following books listed below:

Also check WBJEE Practice Papers

WBJEE 2021 Answer Key

• WBJEE Board publishes the answer keys right after the exam at wbjeeb.nic.in.

• The answer keys will be released in the form of PDF and will be available online. 

• Candidates can download or challenge the WBJEE answer keys by logging in using their credentials (registration number and password).

• Candidates who want to challenge the answer keys will have to pay INR 500 per question via net banking, debit card or credit card. 

• Scanned images of WBJEE Response Sheets will also be available at the official website.

• After reviewing the challenges, WBJEEB freezes the released answer keys and decisions on response sheets. Their decision is considered to be the final one and no more communication can be done.

WBJEE 2021 Result/Rank Card

WBJEE Results will be released in the form of a rank card at the official website. Results can be downloaded using Application Number and Password. WBJEE Rank cards have all relevant ranks, total score, qualifying status and component scores in each paper.

Rank cards will be issued to every exam taker, but rank will be awarded to only qualified candidates. Rank cards will be necessary at the time of counselling and admission, therefore it must be preserved.

WBJEE Merit List 2021

WBJEEB will release two distinct merit lists on the basis of papers and marks scored by candidates:

• General Merit List: GMR is produced based on the aggregate scores secured both in paper 1 and paper 2 together. 

• Admission will be granted all to all Engineering, Technology, Architecture courses and Pharmacy course in Jadavpur University will be done based on General Merit List only.

• Pharmacy Merit List: PMR is prepared purely based on scores obtained in paper 2- has Physics and Chemistry only. 

• Admission will be granted to all pharmacy courses except in Jadavpur University based on Pharmacy Merit List. 

• Candidates appearing in both Paper 1 and Paper 2 will obtain both GMR and PMR whereas the candidates appearing in Paper 2 will be issued PMR only.

• In addition to that, WBJEEB releases separate reserved category-wise merit positions for SC, ST, OBC categories.

• Not to forget counselling, seat allotment and admission will be done based on GMR and PMR and not on category ranks.

WBJEE Cutoff 2021

Candidates appearing in both the papers of WBJEE 2020 will receive GMR and PMR if they obtain marks equal and above WBJEE cutoff as decided by WBJEEB. Candidates appearing in Paper 2 will be just allotted a PMR rank.

• WBJEE cutoff score or rank will be announced by the board soon after the results are released.

• Each participating college of WBJEE releases distinct cut-off lists for different courses.

WBJEE Counselling 2021

• The authority releases an answer key right after the examination is over.

• The results will be declared online, and candidates can check their results by logging into the web portal.

• Results will be released in the form of a rank card displaying the rank scored by the candidates in the exam. 

• Candidates who hold a rank will be invited for counselling. They undergo the counselling process where a seat will be allocated to them in a college based on the rank secured, and the number of seats allotted for that course. 

Check WBJEE Paper Analysis

WBJEE Reservation of Seats

• Reserved seats are available for specified categories as per the norms of the concerned institution or state government of West Bengal.

• Seats are reserved based on the candidate’s category.

• Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/PwD and domicile of West Bengal are eligible for the reserved seats. 

• The reservation rules relevant to various WBJEE participating colleges are listed below:

• Reservation is available for PwD Candidates with 40-70% in the categories listed below:

1. Locomotor Disability

2. Visual Impairment

3. Hearing Impairment 

4. Speech and language disability

• Totally 13 seats are reserved for wards of defence personnel in the Government Engineering Colleges across various branches.

• These candidates are supposed to apply for Rajya Sainik Board, Home Department, Government of West Bengal, Writers Buildings, Kolkata- 700001 through their respective Zila Sainik Board, West Bengal (for ex-servicemen) and Units for serving soldiers.

• The total family income should exceed INR 2.5 lakhs per annum and the waiver will be considerable with regard to the tuition fee.