West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) is a state-government (West Bengal) controlled centralized test, conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board for admission into Undergraduate Courses (like B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Pharm. etc.) in Engineering/Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture of different Universities, Government Colleges as well as Self Financing, Private Institutes in the State of West Bengal, India.
The test is taken after the 12th grade for admission to Undergraduate Courses which is called as Bachelor's degree. The exam can be taken by those who studied physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English in the 10+2 level as these subjects are tested in the examination.
In 2024, a total of 1,42,694 candidates appeared for the WBJEE 2024 exam and 1,42,023 passed the exam. Students of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, Central Board of Secondary Education and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations board take the test.
Till the year 2016, the exam was also used as an entrance exam for the state medical colleges. Till then, it was also knows as the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Joint Entrance for Medical (WBJEEM).
History From 2012, the old pattern was Phased out and the WBJEE would consist of only MCQ questions which differed from the previous years by the fact that 2 Marks Short answers type questions were replaced by MCQ with the same weightage of marks.
In 2016 there was a different type of pattern in Biology question paper.
Category-I consists of (Q.1 to Q.90) carrying one mark each, for which only one option is correct. Category-II consists of (Q.91 to Q.105) carrying two marks each, for which only one option is correct. Category-III consists of (Q.106 to Q.120) carrying two marks each, for which one or more than one option may be correct.
Starting from 2012, all papers consist of 80 MCQ type question divided in two section. Section one consists of 60 MCQs of 1 marks each and Section two consists of the remaining 20 MCQs of 2 marks each. Negative marking is applicable. 30% of the total marks of a question will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
In 2006, the WBJEE contained only objective-type MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) type questions. This announcement attracted mixed reactions with some applauding it as a step towards the future while others have said that opting for MCQ when other tests were slowly phasing out MCQ because of studies showing MCQ failed to properly judge aptitude is a folly.
The WBJEE 2008 was Postponed Due To Paper Leak, after the Physics, Chemistry and Biology papers were leaked. Two persons, Arun Chowdhury and Mihir Dandapatt, were arrested on Saturday in West Midnapore's Ghatal, where the three papers were being sold for Rs 2.5 lacs.
WBJEE 2011 exam was postponed from 17 April 2011 to 22 May due to election date issues in West Bengal.
For 2020–2021 academic session, the Board conducted the Common Entrance Examination for admission to Undergraduate Courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture in Universities, Govt. Colleges and Self-Financed Institutes in the State.
Participating Institutes
Various colleges intake students based on WBJEE Ranks. Total 93 institutes are officially taking admission through this Entrance Exam. The WBJEEB board itself conducts a centralized counselling session for students with valid WBJEE General Merit Rank (GMR) or Pharmacy Merit Rank (PMR) where colleges are allotted to them. 11 state universities, 9 state government engineering colleges, 1 state government pharmacy college, 1 central government engineering college, 8 private universities and 63 private engineering colleges allow admission through this exam.
The list of participating institutes are the following:
+ List of Engineering UniversitiesList of Government Engineering Universities Rank Name Est. City Affiliation Type Degrees Offered Ref. 1 Jadavpur University 1955 Kolkata Government of West Bengal Public B.E., M.E., Ph.D. 2 UCSTA Calcutta University 1914 Kolkata Calcutta University,Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. 3 UIT Burdwan University 1999 Burdwan Burdwan University,Government of West Bengal Public B.E., M.E., Ph.D. 4 Kalyani University 1960 Kalyani Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. 5 Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya 1974 Mohanpur Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. 6 Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya 2001 Pundibari Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech. 7 West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences 1995 Mohanpur Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. 8 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology 2001 Haringhata Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. 9 Kazi Nazrul University 2012 Asansol Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech. 10 Aliah University 2008 Kolkata Government of West Bengal Public B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. List of Self-financed Engineering UniversitiesRankNameEst.CityAffiliationTypeDegrees OfferedRef. 11 Adamas University 2014 Barasat AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. 12 University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata 2015 Kolkata AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. 13 JIS University 2014 Agarpara AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. 14 Seacom Skills University 2014 Bolpur AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech. 15 Sister Nivedita University 2017 Kolkata AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. 16 Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore 2020 Barrackpore AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech. 17 Techno India University 2012 Salt Lake Sector-V AICTE Private B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D.
+ List of state government-funded engineering colleges Rank Name Established Location Type Ref 1 Kalyani Government Engineering College 1995 Kalyani, Nadia State 2 Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College 1961 Jalpaiguri State 3 Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology 1919 Salt Lake City, Kolkata State 4 Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College 2016 Joypur, Purulia State 5 Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology Serampore 1908 Serampore, Hooghly district State 6 Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology 1941 Kolkata State 7 Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore 1927 Berhampore, Murshidabad State 8 Alipurduar Government Engineering and Management College 2023 Alipurduar State 9 Cooch Behar Government Engineering College 2016 Cooch Behar State
+ List of private engineering colleges Institution1Abacus Institute of Engineering & Management, Mogra in the district of Hooghly2Academy of Technology, Adisaptagram, in the district of Hooghly3Asansol Engineering College, Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman4B. P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology, Kolkata5Bankura Unnayini Institute of Engineering, Bankura6Bengal College of Engineering & Technology, Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman7Bengal Institute of Technology & Management, Santiniketan, Birbhum8Bengal Institute of Technology, Dhapa, Kolkata9Birbhum Institute of Engineering and Technology, Suri, Birbhum10Budge Budge Institute of Technology, Budge Budge11Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management, Tollygunj, Kolkata12Calcutta Institute of Technology, Uluberia, Howrah13Camellia Institute of Engineering and Technology, Burdwan14Camellia Institute of Technology and Management, Bainchi, in the district of Hooghly15Camellia Institute of Technology, Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas16Camellia School of Engineering & Technology, Barasat, North 24 Parganas17College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur18Darjeeling Hill Institute of Technology and Management, Takdah, Darjeeling19Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman20Dr . Sudhir Chandra Sur Institute of Technology and Sports Complex, Dum Dum, North 24 Parganas21Dream Institute of Technology, Thakurpukur, Kolkata22Dumkal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dumkal, Murshidabad23Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management, Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman24Elitte College of Engineering, Sodepur, North 24 Parganas25Future Institute of Engineering and Management, Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas26Future Institute of Technology, Garia, South 24 Parganas27Gargi Memorial Institute of Technology, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas28Global Institute of Management and Technology, Krishnanagar, Nadia29Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas30Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Panihati, North 24 Parganas31Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, Purba Medinipur32Hemnalini Memorial College of Engineering, Haringhata, Nadia district33Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata34Hooghly Engineering and Technology College, Hooghly in Hooghly district35Ideal Institute of Engineering, Kalyani, Nadia36IMPS College of Engineering and Technology, Malda37Institute of Engineering and Management, Salt Lake, Kolkata38Institute of Science and Technology, Paschim Medinipur39JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, Nadia40JLD Engineering and Management College, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas41Kanad Institute of Engineering and Management, Mankar, Purba Bardhaman42Mallabhum Institute of Technology, Bishnupur, Bankura43MCKV Institute of Technology, Liluah, Howrah44Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology, Kolkata45Modern Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bandel, Hooghly46Murshidabad College of Engineering and Technology, Murshidabad47Narula Institute of Technology, Agarpara, North 24 Parganas48Neotia Institute of Technology Management and Science, Diamond Harbour Road, Amira, South 24 Parganas49Netaji Subhash Engineering College, Garia, South 24 Parganas50NSHM Knowledge Campus, Durgapur and Kolkata51Om Dayal Group of Institutions, Uluberia, Howrah52Pailan College of Management and Technology, Joka, South 24 Parganas53RCC Institute of Information Technology, Kolkata54Regent Education and Research Foundation, Barasat, North 24 Parganas55Sanaka Education Trusts Group of Institutions, Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman56Seacom Engineering College, Sankrail, Howrah57Siliguri Institute of Technology, Siliguri, Darjeeling58St. Mary's Technical Campus, Barasat, North 24 Parganas59St. Thomas College of Engineering and Technology, Khidirpur, Kolkata60Supreme Knowledge Foundation Group of Institutions, Mankundu, Hooghly district61Swami Vivekananda Institute of Science and Technology, Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas62Surendra Institute of Engineering and Management, Siliguri, Darjeeling63Techno Engineering College, Banipur, North 24 Parganas64Techno International, Batanagar, South 24 Parganas65Techno International, Rajarhat, North 24 Parganas66Techno Main, Sector V, Salt Lake, North 24 Parganas
Pattern of Exam Source:
WBJEE exam is conducted through two papers, namely Paper-I and Paper-II. Paper-I consists of Mathematics and Paper-II consists of Physics and Chemistry. All questions are Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ), with four options for each question. There will be three categories of questions in each subject. The number of questions, as well as the maximum marks for each, are given in the following table: +WBJEE Marks Distribution and patternSubject Category-1 Each Q carries 1 (One)mark (-ve marks =- 1/4) Category-2 Each Q carries 2 (two)marks (-ve marks =- 1/2)Category-3 Each Q carries 2 (two)marks (No -ve marks)Total Number of QuestionsTotal MarksNo. of QNo. of QNo. of QMathematics50151075100Physics30554050Chemistry30554050 Questions are to be answered on a specially designed optical machine-readable response (OMR) sheet, which will be evaluated by the Optical Mark Recognition method. Thus, it is very important to follow the correct way of marking. Candidates will indicate their response to the questions by darkening the appropriate circle/bubble entirely with a blue/black ink ball point pen. Pen will be provided by the WBJEEB.