WBJEE 2021 – West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) will conduct the OMR-based WBJEE 2021 exam for admission to UG engineering & technology, pharmacy and architecture courses in educational institutes in West Bengal. WBJEE 2021 will have two papers: Paper I (Mathematics) and Paper II (Physics and Chemistry). Those appearing in both Paper I and II are eligible for admission to engineering and technology, architecture and pharmacy courses, while for admission to pharmacy courses one needs to appear in only Paper II. Duration of both paper I and II will be 2 hours each, while questions will be multiple choice type. Application form of WBJEE 2021 will open in online mode around 3rd week of December. Such candidates who meet WBJEE eligibility criteria 2021 may duly fill the form and submit it before the last date. For admission, two separate merit ranks will be prepared – 1) General Merit Rank (GMR) considering marks of paper I and II, and 2) Pharmacy Merit Rank (PMR) considering marks of paper II only for admission to pharmacy courses only.
WBJEE 2021 – Quick Glance
| Name of the exam | West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) |
| Conducting body | West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) |
| Mode of exam | Offline-based (OMR-based) |
| Purpose | Admission to Undergraduate: Engineering and Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture courses offered |
| WBJEE Participating institutes | -Universities -Government Colleges -Self-financing Engineering and Technological Institutions in the state West Bengal |
| Subjects | Paper I – Mathematics Paper II – Physics and Chemistry (Combined) |
| Subject-combination | Candidates appearing in both Paper I and II: Will be considered for admission to: Engineering, Technology, Architecture, and Pharmacy courses Admission process to these courses: A General Merit Rank (GMR) will be prepared based on the combined score of Paper I and II.Candidates included in the GMR will be eligible for admission to the above courses. |
| Candidates who appear in Paper II only: Will be eligible for admission to Pharmacy courses only (except in Jadhavpur University) Admission process: A Pharmacy Merit Rank (PMR) will be prepared based on marks obtained by the candidate in Paper II (Physics and Chemistry).Candidates included in the PMR will be eligible for admission to Pharmacy courses. |
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| Information Bulletin | Download here |
| Website | Click here |
| Download WBJEE syllabus | Click here |
WBJEE exam dates 2021
| Events | Tentative dates |
| Start of Online WBJEE registration | 3rd week of December 2020 |
| Last date to fill form & pay application fee | 3rd week of January 2021 |
| Downloading the confirmation page | Last week of January 2021 |
| Online correction of application correction | January 2021 |
| Availability of admit card | January 2021 |
| Exam date | 1st week of February 2021 |
| Publication of Answer key | 2nd week of February 2021 |
| Option to challenge the answer key | February 2021 |
| Publication of recorded responses | February 2021 |
| Publication of final answer key | February 2021 |
| Declaration of result | March 2021 |
| Beginning of counselling | March 2021 |
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2021
Candidates seeking admission to engineering and technology, architecture and pharmacy courses through WBJEE need to ensure they meet the prescribed eligibility criteria, which may pertain to domicile, minimum academic requirements, and nationality requirements.
WBJEE 2021 eligibility criteria
| Nationality | The applicant needs to be an Indian national |
| Qualifying exam | The candidate needs to have passed 10+2 exam with the following as compulsory subjects: -Physics and Mathematics -And any one of Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, Computer Science, Computer Application, or Technical Vocational Subject Also, the candidate needs to have passed each of the subjects individually. |
| Minimum marks in qualifying exam | The candidate needs to have secured a minimum aggregate of: -General – 45% marks -SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PwD – 40% marks In addition, the candidate needs to have secured 30% marks in English. |
| Domicile | Only students who are residents of West Bengal may apply. |
WBJEE Application Form 2021
The online application form of WBJEE 2021 will be released tentatively in the 3rd week of December for admission to various courses like engineering, technology, architecture, and pharmacy courses offered by education institutes in West Bengal.
How to fill WBJEE application form 2021
- Online registration – At the time of registration, the candidate will have to enter details like name, gender, date of birth, email id, contact number, etc. The candidate will also have to select and confirm a password for the applicant account.
- Filling of the application form – In this step, the candidate will have to enter academic and also personal details. The candidate will also have to select THREE exam zones and the course applied for admission.
- Uploading of photograph and signature – Documents have to be uploaded as per the specification specified in the table below:
WBJEE document specification 2021
| Document | Dimension | Size | Format |
| Photograph | 4 cm X 3 cm | 3 kb to 100 kb | Jpeg/jpg |
| Signature | 4 cm X 1.5 cm | 3 kb to 30 kb | Jpeg/jpg |
- Payment of application fee – The candidate has to next pay the application fee of Rs 700 (Rs. 500 for SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B candidates). The payment has to be done online using netbanking, credit or debit cards.
- Printing of confirmation page – Finally take a printout of the confirmation page which is generated on completion of the application process.
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WBJEE Exam Pattern 2021
Any candidate taking the state-level exam needs to consult the WBJEE exam pattern to get insights into the structure and format of the exam. Take for example, the WBJEE exam will have three papers – Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. But Mathematics will carry the same weightage as Physics and Mathematics combined. So, one needs to pay more attention to Mathematics to get a good score in the exam.
WBJEE 2021 exam pattern
| Mode of exam | Offline-based |
| Duration of the exam | 4 hours Mathematics – 2 hours Physics and Chemistry – 2 hours |
| Frequency of exam | Once in a year |
| Question type | Multiple choice questions |
| Marking scheme |
Category I There will be only one correct option -1 mark will be awarded for a correct answer -¼ marks will be deducted for every incorrect answer -If more than one questions are marked, the answer will be treated as incorrect and ¼ marks will be deducted |
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Category II -Only one correct option -2 marks for a correct answer -½ marks to be deducted for an incorrect answer -If more than one questions are marked, the answer will be treated as incorrect and ½ marks will be deducted |
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Category III -There may be one or more correct options -2 marks if all correct options selected -Combination of correct and incorrect responses will be treated as incorrect attempt, and zero marks will be awarded -For partially correct responses, marks awarded will be = 2 x (no. of correct options marked ÷ total number of correct options) |
WBJEE 2021 – Subjects, categories, questions and marks
| Subjects | Category – I | Category – II | Category – III | Total Number of questions | Total marks |
| Number of 1-mark questions | Number of 2-mark questions | Number of 2-mark questions | |||
| Mathematics | 50 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 100 |
| Physics | 30 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 50 |
| Chemistry | 30 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 50 |
WBJEE Exam Centre 2021
The offline-based WBJEE 2021 exam will have exam centres at all the 23 districts of the state. Each district will have one or more zones, which will have WBJEE exam centres. The candidates at the time of filling the WBJEE 2021 application form, only have to select their district and zone. The allotment of WBJEE exam centre 2021 will be made on the choices, details of which can be checked in the WBJEE admit card. In addition to West Bengal, there will also be exam centres in Silchar (Assam) and Agartala (Tripura).
WBJEE 2021 Exam Centre List
| District | Zone | Code |
| Alipurduar | Alipurduar | 671 |
| Bankura | Bankura | 681 |
| Bishnupur | 682 | |
| Birbhum | Bolpur | 691 |
| Suri | 692 | |
| Paschim Burdwan | Asansol | 701 |
| Durgapur | 702 | |
| Purba Burdwan | Burdwan | 711 |
| Coochbihar | Coochbihar | 721 |
| Darjeeling | Kurseong | 731 |
| Siliguri | 732 | |
| Dinajpur Dakshin | Balurghat | 741 |
| Dinajpur Uttar | Raiganj | 751 |
| Hooghly | Arambagh | 761 |
| Bandel-Chinsurah | 762 | |
| Srirampur | 763 | |
| Howrah | Bally, Uttarpara | 771 |
| Central Howrah, Shibpur | 772 | |
| Domjur | 773 | |
| Uluberia | 774 | |
| Jalpaiguri | Jalpaiguri | 781 |
| Jhargram | Jhargram | 791 |
| Kalimpong | Kalimpong | 801 |
| Kolkata | Central Kolkota | 811 |
| Kol -North/ Salt Lake | 812 | |
| South Kolkota | 813 | |
| Malda | Malda | 821 |
| Paschim Medinipur | Garbeta | 831 |
| Kharagpur | 832 | |
| Medinipur | 833 | |
| Purba Medinipur | Contai | 841 |
| Haldia | 842 | |
| Tamluk | 843 | |
| Murshidabad | Berhampur | 851 |
| Jiaganj | 852 | |
| Raghunathganj | 853 | |
| Nadia | Kalyani | 861 |
| Krishnanagar | 862 | |
| Nabadwip | 863 | |
| Purulia | Purulia | 871 |
| North 24 Parganas | Barrackpur, Barasat | 881 |
| Basirhat | 882 | |
| Bongaon | 883 | |
| South 24 Parganas | Diamond-Harbour | 891 |
| Jainagar | 892 | |
| Sonarpur-Bariupur | 893 |
WBJEE Syllabus 2021
The exam conducting body will inform candidates on WBJEE 2021 syllabus through the information brochure. The WBJEE syllabus will contain details on the subject-wise topics and sub-topics the candidate needs to follow when preparing for the exam. The link to download the official WBJEE syllabus 2021 is given above.
The WBJEE question exam will have two papers:
- Paper I – Mathematics
- Paper II – Physics and Chemistry
Candidates seeking admission to engineering, technology, architecture and medical courses need to appear in both Paper I and II; so they need to refer to the WBJEE 2021 syllabus for all three subjects – physics, chemistry and mathematics.
Those seeking admission to pharmacy courses need to appear in only Paper II. These candidates can refer to the Physics and Chemistry syllabus of WBJEE to prepare for the exam.
WBJEE sample papers 2021
When preparing for an exam like WBJEE, the sample and previous years’ question papers of WBJEE can be of great help. For example by solving the previous years wbjee question papers, one will get an idea as to what types of questions are asked, topics from which these questions are asked, their distribution of placement in the paper, and trends across the years. Are there any particular type of questions that are more frequently asked? All these inputs can be of great help in getting an edge over competitors. WBJEE sample papers can also serve a similar purpose; further the sample papers can be used as question banks.
Previous years’ WBJEE question paper
| WBJEE Question Papers | Download |
| WBJEE-2019 Mathematics | Click here |
| WBJEE-2019 Physics & Chemistry | Click here |
| WBJEE-2018 Mathematics | Click here |
| WBJEE-2018 Physics & Chemistry | Click here |
| WBJEE-2017 Mathematics | Click here |
| WBJEE-2017 Physics & Chemistry | Click here |
| WBJEE-2016 Mathematics | Click here |
| WBJEE-2016 Physics & Chemistry | Click here |
| WBJEE-2015 Mathematics | Click here |
| WBJEE-2015 Physics & Chemistry | Click here |
| WBJEE-2014 Mathematics | Click here |
| WBJEE-2014 Physics | Click here |
| WBJEE-2014 Chemistry | Click here |
WBJEE Admit Card 2021
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) will release the admit card of WBJEE 2021 sometime in January. The WBJEE 2021 admit card will be released in online mode for all candidates who have duly filled the application form and paid the exam fee. An important document for sitting in the OMR-based exam, the WBJEE admit card will carry such details like the name and roll number of the applicant, date and time of WBJEE exam, and venue details. Note that on the day of the exam, one needs to bring with them a valid photo id proof along with the admit card.
How to download the admit card of WBJEE 2021
- Go to the official Wbjee website – wbjeeb.nic.in
- Click on the admit card link
- A login window will open
- Enter application number and password
- The admit card will be displayed on screen in downloadable pdf format
- Download and a printout of WBJEE admit card 2021
WBJEE Result 2020
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) will declare the result of WBJEE 2021 sometime in March and on its official website: wbjeeb.nic.in. The WBJEE result would be declared in the form of rank cards, which will contain such details like the sectional and overall score, rank and qualifying status of the candidate.
To check their WBJEE 2021 results, the candidate has to click on the result link and login by entering their application number and password.
The candidate needs to download and take a printout of WBJEE rank card 2021, as it will be required at the time of counseling and seat allotment.
WBJEE Merit Rank 2021
Admission officials of WBJEE will prepare TWO types of Merit Ranks for admission to various undergraduate courses:
General Merit Rank (GMR) of WBJEE 2021
- The GMR will be prepared by considering the total score obtained in Paper I and Paper II.
- Candidates included in the GMR will be eligible for admission to engineering, technology, architecture and pharmacy courses in all institutes.
Pharmacy Merit Rank (PMR) of WBJEE 2021
- The PMR will be prepared based on marks obtained by the candidate in paper-II only, i.e. Physics and Chemistry
- Candidates included in the PMR will be considered for admission to Pharmacy courses only (with the exception of Jadhavpur University).
WBJEE Counselling 2020
The counselling of WBJEE 2021 will be conducted in online mode tentatively in March 2021. Candidates who are included in the General Merit Rank (GMR) or Pharmacy Merit Rank (PMR) will be invited to take part in the WBJEE 2021 counselling session.
To participate in the WBJEE counselling process:
- eligible candidates need to get registered online, fill the WBJEE counselling form 2021, upload necessary documents, and verify entered details.
- In the next step, the candidate will have to participate in the choice filling and locking process, wherein one has to enter one’s choice of colleges and courses. All entries should be in the order of preference.
The seat allotment of WBJEE 2021 will be on the basis of merit rank (GMR or PMR) of the candidate and choices selected. Candidates who have been allotted seats will be issued online WBJEE seat allotment letters, which have to be downloaded by the candidate; also take a printout of the allotment letter.
The allotment letter has to be produced at the allotted institute when reporting for admission, along with originals and photocopies of other documents.
