Exam Details:
WBJEEB Kolkata
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board - AQ-13/1, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091, Tel. No.: (033) 23671159/1198, Email: wbjeeb@gmail.com, Website www.wbjeeb.nic.in
Online applications for West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations (WBJEE) - 2018 for admission into Undergraduate Courses of Engineering/Pharmacy /Architecture in various institutions of West Bengal for the academic year 2018 will be available on and from 19th December 2017
Interested candidates can check all the details of WBJEE Admission 2018 like application form, eligibility criteria, counselling procedure etc from this page give below
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility criteria of WBJEE 2018 include the restriction on nationality, age, educational qualification, and domicile
Nationality: Candidates must be Indian nationals
Age Limit
The lower age limit to appear in WBJEE 2018 is 17 (seventeen) years as on December 31, 2018. There is no upper age limit for WBJEE 2018. In the case of Marine Engineering, the lower age limit is 17 (seventeen) years, and upper age limit is 25 (twenty-five) as on 31st December 2017
Educational Qualification
Eligibility criteria with regards to education is again specified separately for candidates who come under GMR and PM. For Engineering Admission - Those who will appear in both Paper I and Paper II
They must have passed class 10+2 with Physics, Mathematics both, along with any one of Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / Computer Science / Computer Application as compulsory subjects. In each of the 3 subjects individually they must have obtained passing marks
Aggregate marks in the 3 subjects should be 45% (40% for reserved category candidates). They must have passed English in class 12th with at least 30%
For Pharmacy Admission- Those who will appear in only Paper II
They must have passed class 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry both, along with any one of Mathematics / Biotechnology / Biology / Computer Science / Computer Application as compulsory subjects. In each of the 3 subjects individually they must have obtained passing marks
Aggregate marks in the 3 subjects should be 45% (40% for reserved category candidates). They must have passed English in class 12th with at least 30%
Important consideration in terms of academic qualification: A candidate appearing in the Qualifying Examination i.e. the ‘10+2’ Examination in 2018 may sit in the WBJEE-2018 but shall not be eligible for allotment of seat for admission if he/she does not pass the Qualifying Examination with the required minimum eligibility criteria
Institute Specific Eligibility Criteria
University of Calcutta
All available Courses except ‘Jute &Fibre Technology: Pass ‘10+2’ or equivalent Examination with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects with at least 60% (55% for Reserve Category Students) marks in all the above three subjects taken together, individual pass marks (both in theory & practical where ever applicable) in each of the subjects and with at least 30% marks in English
Jute & Fibre Technology Course: Pass ‘10+2’ or equivalent Exam with Physics/Mathematics along with any one of Chemistry /Biotechnology/Biology as compulsory subjects with at least 45% (40% for Reserve Category Students) marks in all the above three subjects taken together, individual pass marks (both in theory & practical where ever applicable) in each of the subjects and with at least 30 % marks in English
Jadavpur University
Faculty of Engg. & Technology: a) All available courses including Bachelor of Pharmacy and except the five Year degree course in Architecture Pass ‘10+2’ or equivalent Examination with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects with at least 60% (45% for Reserve Category Students) marks in all the above three subjects taken together, individual pass marks (both in theory & practical where ever applicable) in each of the subjects and with at least 30 % marks in English
Five Year Degree Course in Architecture: Besides the academic qualifications as stated above, candidates must qualify either in NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) conducted by the COA (Council of Architecture) or in the Paper-II of JEE-Main, 2017 conducted by the CBSE Board
The West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences:
B. Tech (Dairy Technology) Course: Candidate must have passed the Qualifying Examination i.e. the ‘10+2’ examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics 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 50% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English taken together; the Board of the said Qualifying Exam must be recognized by the Central Govt. or State Govt. concerned
The Neotia University
All available B. Tech Courses except Marine Engineering:Pass ‘10+2’ or equivalent Examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, as compulsory subjects with at least 60% marks in the above three subjects taken together
B.Tech in Marine Engineering: Pass ‘10+2’ or equivalent Examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, as compulsory subjects with at least 60% marks in the above three subjects taken together and at least 50% in English
Course Specific Eligibility Criteria:
Course in Marine Engineering: As per the norms and standards of the Director General of Shipping, Government of India
Candidates must pass Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or equivalent exam from a recognized Council/Board in regular class mode with:
a) 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics taken together with individual pass marks (both in theory and practical where ever applicable) in each of the said subjects;
b) Minimum of 50% marks in English as subject in either in ‘10’ standard or in ‘10+2’ standard
c) These requirements are applicable for the Marine Engineering Course in any of the participating Institutions
Five Year Degree Course in Architecture:
a) As per the norms and standards of the Council of Architecture (COA):
No candidate with less than 50% marks in aggregate shall be admitted to the architecture course unless he/she has passed an examination at the end of new ‘10+2’ scheme of Senior School Certificate Examination or equivalent with Mathematics as a subject of Examination at the 10+2 level
Candidate must also qualify either in the NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) conducted by the Council of Architecture, New Delhi or in Paper 2 of JEE Mains conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education
These requirements are applicable for the five year degree course in Architecture in any of the participating Institutions except the Jadavpur University, for which the academic eligibility criteria
Reservation of Seats
Reservation of seats for students Merit listed in JEE (Main) 2018 Applicable for candidates merit listed in the JEE-Main-2018 Seats are available for students merit listed in JEE (Main) 2018 up to the extent of 10% of the approved seats in all Self Financed Engineering & Technology Colleges of West Bengal
Allotment of seats shall be strictly on the basis of merit and preference of students through the e-counselling process conducted by the WBJEE
The eligibility and other criteria described in section 3 for admission to degree level Engineering / Technology /Pharmacy/Architecture courses, will be applicable for JEE (Main) 2018 merit listed candidates also
Reservation of Seats for Admission under Mgt. Quota:
This is applicable only for Self Financing Colleges of the State offering B.E. /B.Tech./ B.Pharm / B. Arch. Courses. It is also applicable for courses running on self- financing basis under the University Institute of Technology, Burdwan University. However, Institutions may or may not opt for admission of students under such quota
A Maximum of 10% of sanctioned seats may be admitted under such management quota directly by the Concerned Management of those Institutions
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam 2018
It is the Common Entrance Examination in offline mode (paper based examination) for admission to different Degree Level Courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture in Universities, Govt. Colleges as well as Self Financing Engineering & Technological Institutes in the State of West Bengal
Subjects of Exam
The “WBJEE-2018” will be on Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Two papers of examinations will be there
Paper-I - Mathematics and Paper-II - Physics & Chemistry combined
Candidates appearing in both Paper-I and Paper-II and who are awarded ranks will be eligible for admission in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy Courses in all institutes
Candidates appearing in Paper-II only and who are awarded ranks will be eligible for admission only in Pharmacy Courses (except in Jadavpur University)
Syllabus of Exam
Candidates can check WBJEE 2018 syllabus from the information brochure. In every subject, all questions will be of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) type, with four options against each of the questions. There will be three categories of questions in each of the subjects
It is the Common Entrance Examination in offline mode (OMR based examination)
Schedule of WBJEE-2018
Paper-I (Mathematics) [11.00 am to 01.00 pm]
Paper-II (Physics & Chemistry) [02.00 pm to 04.00 pm]
Date of Test: 22nd April 2018
How to Apply:
Application Procedure
West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam Application has to be filled up online at the portal of the board, www.wbjeeb.nic.in
The candidates need to visit the portal and click the requisite link Online Application WBJEE-2018 and thereafter will be directed to the actual application form; the form is interactive in nature and the fields required to be filled up are categorized in different sub-sections
The application form is broadly categorized into three steps: filling of Personal Details; Document Uploading and Fee Payment
Candidates need to fill in the first part i.e. Personal Details and will thereafter be directed to document uploading; once the documents are successfully uploaded, the system enters into the fee payment
Finally, the candidate may take a printout of Confirmation Page Generated upon successful Fee Payment for his or her own record; there is no need to send any document by post
Application Fee Details
The candidate will be directed to the page of fee payment and will have following two options:
Payment by Debit/Credit Card: The candidate has to select Debit/Credit Card option to pay the fee and follow the instruction to complete the payment process; after successful payment, candidate will be able to print the "Confirmation Page"
The amount of application fees to be paid for appearing in the WBJEE-2017 is Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred only) plus the Bank’s Service Charges as applicable. The Examination Fees can be paid in cash less mode by ‘Net Banking’/ ‘Debit Card’/ ‘Credit Card’ or in cash using Allahabad Bank e-challan
Payment status is updated online and hence should show ‘OK’ immediately after the payment. But in some rare cases it may be delayed due to the Bank’s network delay/failure or transaction failure at the Electronic Payment Gateway (EPG)
Bank e-Challan: The candidate has to select “Allahabad Bank e-challan” to submit the application fee through bank. As soon as he selects it an e-Challan will be generated containing details of the candidate
The candidate has to take a printout of the same and take it to the nearest Core Banking Service (CBS) facility enabled Branch of the Bank for making payment. After payment, the candidate has to login to the system and upload the details written on the e-Challan by the bank official
Application Fee
WBJEE 2018 Application fee can be paid through offline and online methods
Applicants can pay WBJEE application fee via Credit/Debit Card or through the challan of Allahabad Bank
Type-E: Rs 500/- + Bank’s service Charge
Type-C: Rs 600/- + Bank’s service Charge
Detail Information Bulletin and other information will be available in website www.wbjeeb.nic.in
Important Dates
Start of Online Form fill-up: 19th December 2017
Last Date of online form fill-up including payment and downloading confirmation page 19th January 2018
Last date of downloading Confirmation Page: 24th January 2018
Window for correction by candidate: 26th to 28th January 2018
Publication of Downloadable Admit Card: 10th April 2018 (tentative)
Date of Examinations:
Paper-I (Mathematics) [11:00 a.m. to 1.00 pm] - 22nd April 2018
Paper-II (Physics & Chemistry) [02.00 pm to 04.00 pm] – 22nd April 2018
Publication of Results 05th June 2018 (tentative)
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