West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination – WBJEE

Candidates who have qualified JEE Main exam are also eligible for WBJEE counseling. Admission to any Government or Private institution will be offered to you based on your rank through common counseling held after the Exam result is announced. In this article, we have covered all the details of the WBJEE Entrance exam including Exam dates, Paper patterns, Eligibility Criteria, Books to follow for the WBJEE entrance exam, and many more. Candidates are advised to read this full article so they can get all information regarding the WBJEE Entrance exam.

WBJEE exam is conducted through offline mode. The exam will be held as an OMR examination with two different papers Mathematics (Paper-I) & Physics and Chemistry (Paper-II). Candidates need to qualify both papers to eligible for taking admission into a Government or Private institution. Those Candidates who want to fill the form visit the official website www.wbjee.nic.in

The pattern of the WBJEE Examination:

• Exam will be conducted through online mode (OMR-based questions).
• Candidates are required to appear for two papers:
• Paper-I – Mathematics
• Paper-II – Physics & Chemistry (combined).

The Pattern of WBJEE Examination:
All Questions will be Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs).
There will be three categories:

1. Mathematics
2. Physics
3. Chemistry

Marking Scheme for the WBJEE Papers:
This three-category includes:

• 1. Category-I – One mark Question
  Only 1 option is correct,
  For every correct answer, 1 mark will be awarded.
  0.25 marks will be deducted for wrong answers.
  Not attempting question no marks will cut.
• 2. Category-II – Two marks Question
  Only 1 option is correct.
  For every correct answer, 2 marks will be awarded.
  0.25 marks will be deducted for wrong answers.
  Not attempting question no marks will cut.
• 3. Category-III – Two marks Question
  One or more options may be correct.
  For all correct answers, 2 marks will be awarded.
  0.25 marks will be deducted for wrong answers.
  For Not attempting any question no marks will be cut.

Eligibility for WBJEE Examination:

• The candidates must be a citizen of India.
• Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) candidates will be only eligible for only Unreserved seats in All India Quota.
• Candidates must have passed class 10+2 OR must be appearing in 2021 in class 12 in the (10+2) system only.
• The lower age limit is 17 years as of 31.12.2021. There is no upper age limit appearing for the examination.
• For Admission to Marine Engineering course the upper age limit is 25 years as of 31.12.2021.

Preparation tips for the WBJEE Exam:

• Make a study plan daily what are the task you achieved in a day so it can help you in the future to improve your Time management.
• Syllabus is the most important part of the exam. So cover each topic step-wise.
• 11th & 12th concepts should be clear. So you can solve medium to harder level questions easily. If your basic concepts are clear and you are practicing daily.
• First, complete NCERT with a minimum of 5-6 time practice & then after go for previous year papers, reference books, and many more.
• You should also make a list of formulas so when you solve a question it will help & in WBJEE some questions are based on formulas so you can easily save your time in the Exam.
• Practice as many questions daily.
• At the time of practice maintain a speed so it can help you in the Entrance exam.
• Revise all the topics you have study daily. So it can improve to solve question.
• Plan a proper timetable.
• After all the above points you should remember Consistency, Hard work & Practice are the best you should maintain while preparing for the Exam.

Tuition Fee Waiver (TFW) Scheme for WBJEE Exam

• The Tuition Fee Waiver (TFW) scheme has been implemented by West Bengal for economically backward students & meritorious students.
• The Tuition Fee Waiver fee-only limited to Tuition fee all other fees are paid by candidates to institutes.
• The student must be domiciled in West Bengal and the family’s total income must be less than 2.50 lakhs.

Residential Domicile Certificate for WBJEE Exam

1. The candidate must be domiciled of Home state of West Bengal for admission:
   • Any seat for General Category candidates in any Government/ Technology/ Engineering/ Pharmacy Courses.
   • Any reserved category seats in any institute for SC, ST, OBC & PwD candidates.
2. The candidates will be treated as a Domicile of:
   • Residing in West Bengal continuously at least for the last 10 years as of 31.12.2020.
   • Those candidates whose parents are permanent residents of West Bengal having a permanent address within the state of West Bengal.

Examination Fees:
• The fee for General category candidates is INR 500.
• The fee for SC, ST, OBC category candidates is INR 400.
• Once fees are paid then fees can’t get refunded.
• The examination fees can be paid online mode through a Credit cards, Debit cards
& Net Banking only.

1. Registration
   • The candidates should enter their details such as Name, Father Name, Mother Name, Permanent Address, Mobile No, Date of Birth, Gender, etc.
   • The candidates should check while filling the form & must be careful. The information cannot be changed or edit in any circumstances.
   • The candidates must remember his/her application number, password & security question/ answer.
2. Application
   • In this stage the candidates need to fill up various information such as Category, Domicile, PwD status, Family income status, Academic details, Nationality, etc.
   • If candidates applied for JEE Main 2021 he/she needs to enter JEE Main Application number.
3. Uploading Images
   • File size must be a minimum of 10kb & a maximum of 200kb for Candidates Images.
   • File size must be a minimum of 4kb & a maximum of 30kb for Signature.
   • File size must be a minimum of 50kb & a maximum of 300kb for Document Ex: Certificate, Marksheet, etc
4. Payment of Examination Fee:
   • The fees can be paid through Debit card, Net Banking & Credit card only.
   • The fee once is paid is not refundable.
   • Application fee for General candidates is INR 500 & for SC, ST, OBC candidates are INR 400.

Documents required at WBJEE Entrance Examination:

• Candidates should carry valid ID proof are an Aadhar card.
• Candidates should reach the exam center at least 60 minutes before the timing of the examination.
• Candidates should bring their pen, pencil, or other stationery items. Authorities will not provide any items.
• All the candidates who are appearing for the examination should sign the attendance sheet in presence of the invigilator.
• Candidates should not carry any Electronic devices Smartphones & any other banned items. If candidates lost any devices then the examination center is not responsible for this. And there will be no such facility.

Syllabus:
If you want to prepare for any Entrance examination syllabus is the most effective & valuable thing so first, you can cover any topic or chapter-wise so it will help to get into the best colleges by preparation. WBJEE syllabus consists of three subjects Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics. In this article, you will find the complete chapter so you can prepare for the exam.

Published by: Ashish Jha