WBJEE 2024: Answer key, Result, Cutoff, Admit Card, Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus
WBJEE answer key 2024 is released on May 7, 2024. Candidates can check their answer key on the official website.
WBJEE Exam 2024
WBJEE 2024: The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) has released the WBJEE 2024 answer key on its official website. As per the schedule, the exam was conducted on April 28, 2024. The provisional answer key for the exam was released on May 7, 2024. Candidates can raise objection to the key till May 9, 2024.
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) conducts the WBJEE exam in an offline mode. The exam is conducted to give eligible candidates admission to various engineering and pharmacy undergraduate programs in different colleges and universities in West Bengal.
Candidates who fulfil the WBJEE eligibility criteria can fill out the application form. Aspirants who successfully fill out the application form will receive the WBJEE admit card. Students can download their admit cards using the login credential such as registration number and date of birth.
There are two papers in the WBJEE exam 2024: Paper 1 and Paper 2. The first paper consists of maths questions, and the second paper has physics and chemistry questions. Aspirants must show up for both papers in order to be considered for admission to top colleges of West Bengal. Only Paper II is open to candidates who want to enrol in pharmacy programmes. Nonetheless, a student must show up for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 in order to be admitted to Jadavpur University's Pharmacy programme.
Students who end up cracking JEE Mains 2024 get access to up to 10 per cent of approved seats in Self Financed Engineering Colleges of West Bengal.
WBJEE Exam 2024: Highlights
Candidates can check the highlights of the WBJEE exam in the table below:
|
Particulars |
Details |
|
Exam Mode |
Offline Mode |
|
Duration of Exam |
Paper 1: 2 Hours Paper 2: 2 Hours |
|
No. of Papers |
Paper I - Mathematics Paper II - Physics & Chemistry |
|
No. of Questions |
Physics - 40 questions Chemistry - 40 questions Mathematics - 75 questions |
|
Maximum Marks |
Mathematics: 100 Marks Physics & Chemistry: 100 Marks |
|
Marking Scheme |
Category 1 - One Mark for each Correct Answer Category 2 & 3 - Two marks for each incorrect answer |
|
Negative Marking |
Category 1 - 0.25 Marks Category 2 - 0.5 Marks Category 3 - No negative marking. |
WBJEE Admit Card 2024
The WBJEE admit card was released by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) in April 2024. Candidates must carry their admit card to the exam centre failing which they will not be allowed to take the examination. Also, after downloading the admit card, students must verify the details mentioned on the admit card. Meanwhile, interested students can check the steps to download the admit card:
- Visit the official website of the conducting authority.
- Click on the WBJEE Admit Card link available on the homepage
- Submit the registration number and asked details
- Upon submitting the details, the admit card will appear on the screen
- Download and save the admit card
- Take a printout of the admit card.
Read More: WBJEE Admit Card 2024
WBJEE Application Form 2024
WBJEE application form 2024 is released by WBJEEB on the official website. Aspirants who fulfil the eligibility criteria can fill out the application form using their personal and education details. The steps to fill out the application form are as follows:
- Visit the official website of WBJEEB
- Click on WBJEE Registration link available on the homepage
- Enter your personal details like name, gender, date of birth, email address, and mobile number
- Click on Registration tab
- Upon successful registration, candidates will receive the registration number on the registered email address & mobile number
- Now, login with the registration number and password received on the email ID.
- Fill out the details as asked in the application form
- Upload documents, photograph, and signature (scanned copy)
- Pay the application fee
- Submit the application form
- Download the confirmation page received on the email ID.
Read More: WBJEE Application Form 2024
WBJEE Application Fee 2024
Candidates are required to pay the application fee after they are done with filling the application form. The WBJEE application fee is Rs 500 for general candidates and Rs 400 for reserved category candidates.
WBJEE Exam Dates 2024
Interested candidates can check the WBJEE exam dates in the table below:
|
Events |
Dates |
|
Application Form Starts |
December 28, 2023 |
|
Application Form Ends |
January 31, 2024 |
|
Form Correction |
February 3-5, 2024 |
|
Admit Card |
April 18, 2024 |
|
WBJEE 2024 Exam date |
April 28, 2024 |
|
Answer Key Release |
May 7, 2024 |
|
Result |
May 2024 |
|
Counselling Start Date |
June 2024 |
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2024
The WBJEE eligibility criteria include parameters that candidates must fulfil in order to become eligible for the exam. Aspiring students must fulfil the educational requirements, age limit criteria, and domicile requirements in order to apply for the exam. Interested aspirants can check the eligibility criteria below:
Age Limit
- The minimum age to apply for the WBJEE exam is 17 years.
- There is no maximum age limit for the exam. However, students must not be more than 25 years old for admission to the Marine Engineering course.
Educational Qualification
- For admission to Engineering/Technology courses, students must have passed 10+2 with Physics, Mathematics, and one of the compulsory subjects: Chemistry, Computer Science, Biotechnology, Biology, or any Technical Vocational Subject. They must have at least 45% as aggregate in all three subjects and minimum 30% in English.
- For admission to Pharmacy courses, students must have passed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics as required subjects. They must have also scored 45% overall in all subjects.
WBJEE Exam Pattern 2024
Students preparing for the exam must be aware of the exam pattern. The WBJEE exam consists of two papers: Paper 1 (Mathematics) & Paper 2 (Physics & Chemistry). The questions in both papers are divided into three categories. Interested students can check the table below to know more about subject-wise question distribution:
|
Category |
Mathematics |
Physics |
Chemistry |
|
Category 1 |
1 Mark (50 questions) |
1 Mark (30 questions) |
1 Mark (30 questions) |
|
Category 2 |
2 Marks (15 questions) |
2 Marks (5 questions) |
2 Marks (5 Questions) |
|
Category 3 |
2 Marks (10 questions) |
2 Marks (5 questions) |
2 Marks (5 questions) |
Read More: WBJEE Exam Pattern 2024
WBJEE Marking Scheme
|
Category |
Category 1 |
Category 2 |
Category 3 |
|
Marking Scheme |
|
|
|
WBJEE Syllabus 2024
|
Subject |
Topics |
|
Physics |
|
|
Chemistry |
|
|
Mathematics |
|
Read More: WBJEE Syllabus 2024
WBJEE Answer Key 2024
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) releases the answer key after the conclusion of the examination. The board first releases the provisional answer key which candidates can challenge if they are not satisfied with the answer provided by the board. Candidates have to pay a fee of Rs 500 per question to successfully challenge the answer.
The board releases the WBJEE final answer key along with the result. The final answer key is not subjected to any kind of objection by candidates.
Read More: WBJEE Answer Key 2024
WBJEE Result 2024
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) releases the result after the successful conclusion of the exam. The result is released in the form of a scorecard containing the marks obtained by candidates. The board also releases two types of rank list: General Merit Rank (GMR) and Pharmacy Merit Rank (PMR). The General Merit Rank is released for candidates who appear for both Paper 1 & Paper 2. The Pharmacy Merit Rank (PMR) is released for candidates who appear for only Paper 2. In case of tie, the board uses the tie-breaking rule to decide the qualifying status of the candidate. It is important to note that the tie-breaking rule for GMR & PMR is different.
Tie-Breaking Rules for GMR
- a) Less negative marks in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics taken together.
- b) More positive marks in Physics & Mathematics taken together.
- c) More positive marks in Chemistry & Mathematics taken together.
- d) Less negative marks in Physics & Mathematics taken together.
- e) Less negative marks in Chemistry & Mathematics taken together.
- f) More positive marks in Maths for only 2 marks questions
- g) More positive marks in Physics for only 2 marks questions
- h) More positive marks in Chemistry for only 2 marks questions
- i) Less negative marks in Mathematics for only 2 marks questions
- j) Less negative marks in Physics for only 2 marks questions.
Tie-Breaking Rules for PMR
- a) Less negative marks in Chemistry & Physics
- b) More positive marks in Chemistry
- c) Less negative marks in Chemistry
- d) More positive marks in Chemistry for only 2 marks question
- e) Less negative marks in Chemistry for only 2 marks questions
- f) More positive marks in Physics for only 2 marks questions
- g) Less negative marks in Physics for only 2 marks questions.
Read More: WBJEE Result 2024
WBJEE Cutoff 2024
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) releases the cutoff score on the official website. The WBJEE cutoff is released in the form of opening and closing ranks course-wise & institute-wise. Candidates must fall within the cutoff range in order to become eligible for the counselling round. The cutoff is influenced by various factors. These factors are as follows:
- Total Number of Seats Available
- Total Number of Candidates Appeared in the Exam
- The Difficulty Level of the Exam
Read More: WBJEE Cutoff 2024
WBJEE Counselling 2024
Aspirants who qualify the exam will be called for the counselling round. The counselling session is conducted in online mode. Interested candidates can check the process of the counselling round below:
- Registration
- Payment of Counselling Fees
- Choice Filling and Locking
- Seat Allotment
- Provisional Allotment Letter
- Reporting at the Allotted Institute
- Document Verification
- Payment of Admission Fee
- Final Allotment Letter
Read More: WBJEE Counselling 2024
WBJEE Seat Allotment 2024
The WBJEE authorities offer seats to eligible candidates on the basis of their performance, rank, and availability of seats. Around 3 seat allotment rounds are conducted. During these rounds, candidates can accept, hold, and reject the admission offers received by them. Around 34,891 seats are expected to be allotted during WBJEE counselling 2024. Out of these, 10% seats will be allotted to candidates who manage to crack JEE Main 2024 exam.
There are several reservation quotas under which many seats are reserved in WBJEE seat allotment process. Given below are the institute and course-wise reserved seats under defence quota:
|
Name of the Institution |
Name of the course |
Number of seats |
|
Jadavpur University |
To be decided by the University Authority |
2 |
|
Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, Jalpaiguri |
Mechanical Engineering |
1 |
|
Information Technology |
1 |
|
|
Kalyani Government Engineering College, Kalyani Nadia |
Electrical Engineering |
1 |
|
Ramakrishna Mahato Government Engineering College, Purulia |
Comp. Sc. & Engineering |
1 |
|
Electronics & Communication Engineering |
1 |
|
|
Cooch Behar Government Engineering College, Cooch Behar |
Comp. Sc. & Engineering |
1 |
|
Electronics & Communication Engineering |
1 |
|
|
Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology, Kolkata |
Leather Technology |
1 |
|
Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, Kolkata |
Information Tech |
1 |
|
Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Serampore |
Information Tech |
1 |
|
Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Berhampore |
Comp. Sc. & Engineering |
1 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is WBJEE Exam 2023?
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) is an undergraduate-level exam conducted by WBJEEB for admission to engineering, technology, pharmacy, and architecture courses at different colleges and universities of West Bengal.
When will the WBJEE exam be conducted?
The WBJEE exam 2023 will be conducted on April 30, 2023. The exam will be conducted in pen and paper mode.
When will the WBJEE admit card be released?
The admit card will be released on April 20, 2023. Candidates who successfully fill out the WBJEE application form will receive the admit card.
Can I participate in the WBJEE counselling with JEE Main scores?
Yes, one can participate in WBJEE counselling if they have JEE Main scores. The counselling process for such candidates is held separately by the board.
Is there negative marking in WBJEE exam 2023?
Yes, there is a negative marking in the WBJEE exam. The questions asked in the WBJEE exam are divided into three categories. The category 1 & 2 question receives a negative marking of 1/4 of the total marks allotted to that question. There is no negative marking for category 3 questions.
When will the application form for WBJEE 2024 be released?
The WBJEE application 2024 was released on December 28, 2023 at the official website, wbjeeb.nic.in.
Loading...