WBJEE 2023 Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Exam Pattern

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination will be conducted by WBJEE Board for admission in various engineering, pharmacy, and architecture courses. The admission will be provided to various govt colleges/universities in West Bengal. It is a state-level entrance test and its registration has already begun. Therefore, Students need to register online in order to apply for admission. The registration process has started in the month of February 2023 and ends in the month of March 2023. So, students are advised to complete the application process before the last date. Here, candidates will get all the required information regarding WBJEE 2023 such as important dates, WBJEE application process, exam dates, and syllabus, etc.

WBJEE 2023 Overview

Name of the Examination	WBJEE
Full-Form	West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination
Conducting Body	West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board
Exam Level	State-level
Application Mode	Online Mode
Exam Mode	Offline (OMR based)
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Category	Engineering Entrance Exam

WBJEE 2023 Important Dates

Events	Dates
Official notification release	2nd week of February 2023
Online registration begins	2nd week of February 2023
Last date to register	last week of March 2023
Admit card availability	1st week of July 2023
Entrance exam date	2nd week of July 2023
Final answer key release date	Last week of July 2023
Result declaration	Last week of July/ August 2023
Rank card release	August 2023
Counseling process begins	August 2023

Eligibility Criteria

• Indian citizens are eligible.
• He/she must have a domicile of West Bengal.
• The age of the applicant must be between 17 years to 25 years.
• Candidates appearing in the 12^th exam can also apply.

Educational qualification:

For Engineering: Candidates must have cleared class 12^th with 45% marks in Physics, Mathematics, English, and anyone subject from the following – Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Biology.  5% of relaxation for reserved category candidates.

For Pharmacy: Students must have passed class 12^th with 45% marks in Physics and Chemistry and any one subject from the following- Biotechnology, Mathematics, Computer Science/Computer Applications, and Biology. 5% of relaxation for reserved category candidates.

For Marine Engineering: Those candidates who have cleared class 12th exam with at least 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics altogether and individual pass marks in each of the mentioned subjects can apply. It is necessary to obtain a minimum of 50% marks in English in either ‘10’ or ‘12th’ standard.

For Architecture courses: One needs to qualify NATA or JEE Mains Paper 2 and also clear class 12th exam with 50% aggregate marks with Mathematics as a mandatory subject.

WBJEE 2023 Application form

• The application form is available in online mode from February 2023.
• The Application procedure will have certain steps such as exam registration, exam selection, uploading documents, application verification, and fee payment.
• During the registration process, candidates will also have to provide their email ID & contact details in the application form. Any mistake in the application form will lead to a correction. Although correction window will also be opened by the authority to correct any mistakes in the application form.
• Candidates will be able to pay the application fee via online mode using a credit card, debit card, and net banking.
• All the important information related to the application form will be directly sent to the candidate’s registered ID & phone number.
• Lastly, candidates should take the printout of the duly filled application form for further use.

Application fee

Category	Application fee
General	Rs. 500/-
SC/ ST/ OBC	Rs. 400/-

Exam Pattern 

• The examination mode will be offline (pen and paper-based).
• The examination will be conducted in two shifts i.e. morning shift and afternoon shift.
• Questions will be Multiple Choice Questions.
• There will be 2 papers i.e. paper 1 for Mathematics and paper 2 for Physics and Chemistry.
• Total questions will be 155 and total marks will be 200.
• The examination will include subjects– Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

Subjects	No. of questions
Physics	40
Mathematics	75
Chemistry	40
Total	155

Exam Syllabus 

The examination syllabus will be prepared and based on the class 12^th level and cover various topics from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The questions in the entrance test will judge the candidate’s knowledge & understanding of the subjects.

WBJEE 2023 FAQs

Question: What is the official web portal of WBJEE?

Ans. The official website is www.wbjeeb.nic.in.  

Question: Where can candidates register for the WBJEE?

Ans. Candidates are required to register through the official website of WBJEE.

Question: When will the WBJEE online registration starts?

Ans. The online registration has been started from the 2nd week of February 2023.

Question: Who shall be conducting WBJEE?

Ans. WBJEE will be conducted by the WBJEE Board.

Question: What is the WBJEE application fee?

Ans. WBJEE application fee for general category candidates is Rs. 500/- for SC/ST and OBC category, it is Rs. 400/-

Question: In which mode, fee payment can be made?

Ans. The application fee can be paid through debit cards, credit cards, and internet banking.