WBJEE has released an official notification regarding the common entrance exam for admission to UG courses in Engineering and Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture (University, Govt college, and Self-financed institutes). As per the official notification released by WBJEE Board, the WBJEE registration process begins on 18th October 2019. The last date to apply for the WBJEE exam is 13th November 2019. The WBJEE Board has decided to conduct the exam on 2nd February 2020. Interested candidates can apply for the WBJEE common entrance exam from the official link given below. WBJEE has activated the link today. Candidates can check our page to apply for the WBJEE Common Entrance Exam 2020.
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WBJEE Exam 2020:
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) will conduct the engineering entrance exam on 2nd February 2020. Earlier, the board announced that the WBJEE exam would happen on 19th April 2020. Compared to last year this year, a total of 22,175 seats are vacant. The board needs to conduct the WBJEE earlier so that the results can be declared as soon as possible than other states. More details regarding the WBJEE Exam will be updated here instantly.
WBJEE 2019 Application Process begins from 26th December:
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) application form submission process will start from 26th December 2018 on its official website, wbjeeb.in. WBJEE 2019 Entrance examination will happen on 19th May 2019. The last date for filling WBJEE 2019 Application Form is 22nd January 2019. WBJEE result for the 2019 Entrance examination is expected to be declared by 25th June 2019. WBJEE exam will be for four hours (pen-paper mode) and will be held in two parts on three subjects - Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Paper 1 (mathematics) will be conducted between 11 am to 1 pm, and paper 2 (physics and chemistry) from 2 to 4 pm. Candidates can apply for WBJEE 2019 Entrance examination from 26th December 2018 through the direct official link, which will be updated on this page. Candidates will have to pay Rs 500/- plus the Bank’s Service Charges for WBJEE 2019 application fee.
About WBJEE 2019:
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations shortly, WBJEE is a state-level entrance examination conducted every year for Undergraduate (UG) Engineering, i.e., B.Tech/ B.E. courses admission to 9 government and 94 private engineering colleges/universities of West Bengal. West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) will invite online Application forms for WBJEE 2019 tentatively in the third week of December 2018 on the official website wbjeeb nic in. It is expected that the WBJEE 2019 exam will be tentatively held across the West Bengal state in April 2019 in offline (pen-paper based) mode. WBJEE 2019 exam comprises of two papers, paper 1 of Mathematics and a combined paper 2 of Physics and Chemistry. WBJEE Admit Cards will be made available for download at least 15 days before the exam date. WBJEE 2019 result will tentatively be declared in the first week of June 2019 on the official website www.wbjeeb.nic.in. Check WBJEE 2019 Eligibility, Application Form filling procedure, WBJEE 2019 Exam Pattern, Syllabus, and more in this article.
WBJEE 2019 Exam Highlights:
Through WBJEE 2019 Exam, a total of 34,125 seats will be filled for various B.E./B.Tech/Pharmacy courses in different participating institutes. However, 10% of of engineering seats are allocated based on JEE Main result in Self-Financed Engineering and Technology Colleges in West Bengal. While admission for the 5-year degree course in Architecture is based on the the NATA/JEE Main Paper II result of the candidate.
| Name of Examination |
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) |
| Organizing Authority |
WBJEE Board (WBJEEB) |
| Date of Examination |
April 22, 2019 |
| Purpose of the Exam |
Admission for Undergraduate (UG) Engineering ie., B.Tech/ B.E. courses |
| Applicability of WBJEE |
Government and private engineering colleges/universities of West Bengal |
| Mode and Type of Exam |
Offline |
| Mode of Application |
Online only |
| Courses Offered |
Engineering, Pharmacy, Architecture |
| Official Website |
wbjeeb.in |
| Helpdesk |
(033) 2367 1159/ 1198 |
| No. of Seats Available |
34125 |
WBJEE 2019 Important Dates:
There are no official updates on WBJEE 2019 application form as well as exam dates. The tentative dates of WBJEE 2019 events are granted in the following table. When the WBJEE 2019 important dates are announced officially, the same will be updated here immediately.
| WBJEE Events |
Important Dates (Tentative) |
| WBJEE 2019 Official Notification announcement |
November 20, 2018 |
| WBJEE 2019 Application Form link activation |
December 26, 2018 |
| WBJEE 2019 Application Form Closing Date |
January 22, 2019 |
| WBJEE Admit card Availability |
May 07, 2019 |
| WBJEE 2019 Exam date |
May 19, 2019 |
| WBJEE 2019 Result Declaration |
June 25, 2019 |
What are the Eligibility Criteria for WBJEE 2019?
Before filling WBJEE Online Application Form 2019, Candidates are recommended to carefully go through the eligibility criteria. The following are the essential Eligibility Criteria, which are officially announced for Candidates who wish to apply for the WBJEE 2019 Entrance Exam.
| Nationality: |
Must be a citizen of India |
| Domicile: |
Should be a domicile of West Bengal |
| Minimum Age Limit: |
- Lower age limit is 17 years as on December 31, 2019.
- No upper age limit.
- For admission in Marine Engineering Course, the upper age limit is 25 years.
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| Qualifying Marks: |
- At least 45% marks in all the 3 main subjects which are mentioned below.
- 40% marks for SC/ ST/ OBC-A /OBC-B /PwD.
- Must have passed in English with at least 30% marks.
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Educational Qualification For Engineering Course admission:
Candidates should pass the '10+2' examination with Physics and Mathematics along with any one of Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / Computer Science / Computer Application as compulsory subjects.
Educational Qualification For Pharmacy Course admission:
Candidates must pass the '10+2' examination with Physics and Chemistry along with any one of Mathematics / Biotechnology / Biology / Computer Science / Computer Application as compulsory subjects.
How to fill the WBJEE 2019 Application Form?
All the interested and eligible candidates should submit the WBJEE Application Form 2019 in online mode only. Incomplete application/registration form will be rejected. All the details entered by the candidates should be correct; otherwise, the WBJEE application form will be rejected. The detailed stepwise procedure for submitting WBJEE Application Form 2019 has provided below:
- Step 1 – Registration: To fill WBJEE 2019 online application Form, firstly, the candidate will have to register themselves.
- Step 2 – Filling Online Application Form: Then, Candidates will have to enter their details (name, parent's name, date of birth, etc.), academic information (status of qualification, passing year, marks secured, etc.) and contact details (address, mobile number, etc.) in the given appropriate fields. Candidates should also choose the preferred course and three exam centres.
- Step 3 – Uploading Scanned Photograph and Signature: The scanned documents should be according to the specifications prescribed by the WBJEE admission authorities. The photograph should be taken recently. The format and size of the scanned photo and signature should be as follows:
| Image |
Format |
Size |
Dimension |
| Photograph |
jpeg/jpg |
3 KB to 100 KB |
4 cm X 3 cm |
| Signature |
jpeg/jpg |
3 KB to 30 KB |
4 cm X 1.5 cm |
- Step 4 – Making Application Fees Payment: Candidates should pay the WBJEE Application Fee of Rs. 500 (for all category candidates) in online mode (through Net Banking/Debit Card/Credit Card) or offline mode (using Allahabad Bank e-challan) with Core Banking Services.
- Step 5 – Confirming and Printing Application Form: After filling all the above-mentioned information correctly, candidates are advised to take the print out of the WBJEE Application Form for future reference.
After the WBJEE online application form submission process is over, Candidates can edit details related to their domicile, category, TFW category, PwD status, and any uploaded document. However, candidates could not edit some details such as their Name, Date of birth, Father’s Name, Mother’s name.
WBJEE 2019 Exam pattern:
WBJEE 2019 exam is conducted in offline mode (pen and paper-based test) for 4 hours. Totally 155 Questions are asked in 2 papers - Paper 1 (Mathematics) and Paper 2 (Physics and Chemistry). All the questions in WBJEE are Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) pattern with 4 options against each question. In each of the 3 subjects ie., Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, there will be three categories of questions, with different marking schemes.
- Mode of Exam: Offline (OMR Pattern)
- Duration of Exam: 4 hours
- Subjects: Mathematics – 75 Questions, Physics – 40 Questions, Chemistry – 40 Questions
- Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- Total Marks: 200 Marks
- Total Number of Questions: 155
| Subject |
Category 1
(1 mark each) |
Category 2
(2 marks each) |
Category 3
(2 marks each) |
Total Questions |
Total Marks |
| Physics |
30 Questions |
5 Questions |
5 Questions |
40 |
50 |
| Chemistry |
30 Questions |
5 Questions |
5 Questions |
40 |
50 |
| Mathematics |
50 Questions |
15 Questions |
10 Questions |
75 |
100 |
Marking Scheme for three categories of questions in each of the subjects is different which is mentioned in the following table:
Categories in Physics,
Chemistry,
Mathematics |
Correct options |
Mark given for every correct answer |
Mark reduced for every wrong answer |
| Category 1 |
Only 1 option is correct |
1 mark |
¼ marks |
| Category 2 |
Only 1 option is correct |
2 marks |
½ marks |
| Category 3 |
1 or more options may be correct |
2 marks (Only for all correct response) |
No negative marking |
For Category 3, a combination of correct and incorrect responses will be treated incorrectly. In that case, for Partially correct answer, marks will be awarded as:
Total marks = 2 X (no. of correct options/total no. of correct options).
WBJEE Syllabus 2019:
The Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics questions asked in the WBJEE 2018 Entrance exam question paper are from Class 11th and 12th syllabus prescribed by the CBSE & State Board. Detailed subject wise WBJEE syllabus and important Topic Names of 3 main WBJEE subjects ie., Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics are granted here.
Mathematics:
- Algebra
- Trigonometry
- Coordinate Geometry of Two Dimensions
- Coordinate Geometry of Three Dimensions
- Calculus
Physics:
- Physical, World, Measurements, Units & Dimensions
- Kinematics
- Motion of Centre of Mass, Connected Systems, Friction
- Laws of Motion
- Bulk Properties of Matter
- Gravitation
- Electrostatics
- Viscosity
- Thermodynamics
- Kinetic Theory of Gases
- Oscillation & Waves
- Atomic Physics
- Current Electricity
- Solid-State Electronics
- Optics I (Ray Optics)
- Optics II (Wave Optics)
- Nuclear Physics
Chemistry:
- Atoms, Molecules and Chemical Arithmetic
- Periodic Table and Chemical Families
- Atomic Structure
- Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry
- Solid, Liquid and Gaseous State
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
- Coordination Compounds
- Chemical Energetics and Chemical Dynamics
