West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) 2020 Notification Released

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) 2020 Notification Released

WBJEE 2020
  • The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) was established in 1962 by Government of West Bengal in exercise of the powers conferred under article 162 of the Constitution of India in pursuant to No.828-Edn(T), dated 02.03.1962.
  • Subsequently, the Board was recognised as a Statutory Body vide West Bengal Act XIV of 2014 and was authorised for conducting the Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) in respect to admission to various institutions in West Bengal imparting education in Medical, Engineering and Technological courses.
  • The Board is also empowered to conduct Common Entrance Examinations for admission to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Professional and Vocational Courses both in the Undergraduate and Post graduate level.
  • It always endeavours to advocate transparency in conducting such examinations through implementing effective state-of-the-art technology.
  • WBJEEB has been instrumental in the admission process based on online application and allotment through e-Counselling since 2012.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Citizenship: Applicant must be a citizen of India.
  • Age Restriction:
    • The lower age limit is 17 (seventeen) years as on 31.12.2020. A candidate should have been born on or before 31.12.2003. There is no upper age limit in appearing in the WBJEE-2020.
    • However, for admission to the degree level Marine Engineering Course the lower age limit is 17 (seventeen) years as on 31.12.2020 and the upper age limit is 25 years as on 31.12.2020.

For Admission to Engineering 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/ Technical Vocational Subject 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 e.g., SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PwD) 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.

For Admission to Pharmacy courses:

  • Candidate must have passed ’10+2′ examination with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Biology 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 e.g., SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PwD) 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. However, the students possessing 10+2 qualification from non-formal and non-class rooms-based schooling such as National Institute of Open Schooling, open school systems of States etc. shall not be eligible for admission to B.Pharm. Course.

Mode of Application: Online

Application Fee:

  • General Candidates: Rs.700/-
  • SC/ ST/ OBC-A/ OBC-B Candidates: Rs.500/-
  • JEE Mains Candidates who did not appear for WBJEE 2020: Rs.500/-

Mode of Payment: Online

Mode of Exam: Offline

For Applying: Click Here

Test Pattern:

Category-I
Full Marks-I
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
Mathematics 50 15 10 75 100
Physics 30 5 5 40 50
Chemistry 30 5 5 40 50
Incorrect response will yield (-1/4) Incorrect response will yield (-1/2) No Negative Marking

Important Dates:

Online application with payment of fees 18/10/2019 (Friday) to 13/11/2019 (Wednesday)
Online correction and downloading revised confirmation page 14/11/2019 (Thursday) to 16/11/2019 (Saturday)
Publication of Downloadable Admit Card 27/01/2020 (Monday) (tentative)
Date of Examinations:
Paper-I (Mathematics)
Paper-II-Physics & Chemistry
02/02/2020 (Sunday) (Tentative and may be changed in extraordinary circumstances)
11:00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m
Publication of Results To be notified later.