WBJEE 2023: Application (Started), Exam Date (Out), Admit Card, Eligibility, Result

The WBJEE 2023 application process opened on December 23, 2022. The exam date has been made public. It will take place on April 30, 2023. WBJEE stands for West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam. WBJEE is conducted every year. The examination is a common entrance examination organized for admission in several Undergraduate courses.

The WBJEE is governed by a special board that conducts other Joint Entrance Exams.

WBJEE is a state-level common entrance exam. After qualifying for WBJEE, the aspirant can get admission in Engineering, Technology, Pharmacy, and Architecture UG courses.

The aspirants get admission in government as well as private colleges of engineering in West Bengal after qualifying for WBJEE.

This article consists of all the necessary information about the Application, Important Dates, Syllabus, and results. The aspirants appearing the WBJEE 2023 must read the article below to find out these details about the exam.

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WBJEE 2023 Overview

Exam Full Name	West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination
Also Known as	WBJEE
Conducted Body	West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board
Exam Level	State Level
Examination Category	Undergraduate
Exam Purpose	Admissions to various B.Tech courses
Mode of Examination	Pen and Paper Mode (Offline) Mode
Total Papers	Paper 1 – Mathematics Paper 2 – Physics and Chemistry (combined)
Duration of Examination	Paper 1 – 2 Hours Paper 2 – 2 Hours
Total Questions	155 Questions
Total Exam centres	219 centres
Mode of Registration	Online Mode
Participating Institutes	116 Institutes
Total Seats	Through WBJEE – 30207 Through JEE Main – 2804

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WBJEE 2023 Important Dates

In this section, we will provide the details regarding WEBJEE 2023  Important Dates:

Events	Dates 2023 (Announced)
Release of online application form	23rd December 2022
Last date for form filling & fee payment	20th January 2023
Last date to download the confirmation page	24th January 2023
Correction in the Application form	22nd to 24th January 2023
Release of Admit card	20th to 30th April 2023
WBJEE 2023 Exam date	30th April 2023
Release of answer key	1st week of May 2023
End date to challenge the answer key	2nd week of May 2023
Release of recorded responses	2nd week of May 2023
Last date to claim for review	2nd week of May 2023
Release of Final answer key	3rd week of May 2023
Declaration of Result	4th week of May 2023
Counselling begins	Last week of May 2023

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WBJEE 2023 Application Form

For the WBJEE 2023 application form, candidates can check the details provided below:

• The WBJEE 2023 application process will start in the third week of December 2022.
• Candidates are required to follow various process steps – registration, application form filling, uploading images (as per format and size), fee payment, and confirmation page printing.
• To fill out the form, candidates must have registered with their valid mobile number & email id. 
• Rejection will result in multiple applications filed by individual applicants.
• Candidates should take care of the details of the application. When the authority opens the correction window, Candidates can also make corrections in case of incorrect data.
• Before applying for the form, Candidates should check the eligibility details. For further use, the candidates must safely keep the printed confirmation page.

Howto Fill WBJEE 2023 Application Form (Step by Step)

Step 1: Registration

First of all, by entering their names, birth dates, gender, parent name, identity proof details, and more, the applicants must register. The applicants must also create a password.

Step 2: Filling of WBJEE Application Form 2023

After finishing registration, the applicant has to provide their personal, academic, and category information.

Step 3: Uploading of Scanned Documents

In this step, the applicants are expected to upload and submit their photographs and signature according to the guidelines provided by the conducting body. The specifications are as follows:

Parameters	Format	Size	Dimension
Photograph	Jpeg/jpg	3 kb to 100 kb	4 cm X 3 cm
Signature	Jpeg/jpg	3 kb to 30 kb	4 cm X 1.5 cm

Step 4: Fee Payment

Applicants are required to pay the requisite fee via online mode, i.e. net banking/credit card/debit card.

Step 5: Print Out Confirmation Page

Candidates have to download and print the generated confirmation page for future reference.

Application Fee:

The only way to submit the application fee is online. For the transaction of the application fee, candidates will be able to use a variety of payment gateways, including Debit Card, Credit Card, and Net Banking:

Every applicant will need to submit the following fees:

Category	Application Fee
General Category	Rs.500/-
SC/ ST/ OBC-A/ OBC-B	Rs.400/-

WBJEE 2023 Application Form Correction Window

The correction window will tentatively open until January 2023 last week. An application form can be amended or edited by the candidates who have submitted and paid the registration fee.

NOTE: No change to all primary registration information will be applicable, including name, father name, mother name, gender, date of birth.

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WBJEE 2023 Eligibility Criteria

In the following section, please check the WBJEE eligibility criteria:

General Eligibility:

Age criteria: A applicant must be 17 years old as of December 31, 2023, in order to be admitted to engineering or technology.
Candidates for the marine engineering programme must be at least 17 years old as of December 31, 2023, and no older than 25 as of July 31, 2023.

Residential Status: For the reserved categories, candidates must be West Bengal residents in order to be considered for admission to government technology colleges or engineering programs.

Qualification Eligibility (For Engineering):

• Candidates must have successfully completed the 10+2 level or a test that is recognised as an equivalent by the relevant Central or State Government.
• The candidate must have taken Physics and Mathematics as required subjects in class 12 and one of the following qualifying subjects: Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, Computer Science, or Computer Applications, with a minimum grade of 45% (40% for SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, or PWD Categories).
• Candidates must have achieved a minimum of 30% in English at the 10+2 level.

Qualification Eligibility (For Pharmacy):

• Candidates must have graduated from a recognised high school or university with a grade of “12” or its equivalent.
• Candidates must have completed the 12th grade with Physics, Chemistry, and one of Mathematics, Biology, Computer Science, or Computer Application as required subjects. The cutoff should be 45% for general candidates and 40% for candidates from the reserved category.
• Candidates must receive 30% or higher in English subjects to be eligible.

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WBJEE 2023 Exam Pattern

Know the WBJEE 2023 exam pattern in the section below:

• Exam Mode: Only an offline OMR-based test will be used to administer the exam.
• Exam time: Each paper will take two hours to complete.
• Exam Shifts: There will be two shifts for the test: a morning shift and an afternoon shift.
• Questions: There will be multiple-choice questions on the exam.
• Papers: There are two parts to the paper, Paper I for mathematics and Paper II for physics and chemistry.
• Subjects: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics will all be covered in the test.
• Total Questions: There will be 155 questions on the exam’s paper overall.
• Total Marks: The paper will be worth 200 points.
• Negative Marking: For each incorrect response, one-fourth of the total marks allotted for the question will be subtracted.

Students can check the number of questions and marks in the below-given table:

Subjects	Category I	Category II	Category III	Total Questions	Total Marks
Physics	30	5	5	40	50
Chemistry	30	5	5	40	50
Mathematics	50	15	10	75	100

WBJEE 2023 Marking Scheme

The examination pattern includes three categories of questions with marking schemes as listed below:

Categories	Number of correct options	Marks per question	Negative marking
Category 1	One only	1	-0.25 marks
Category 2	One only	2	-0.5 marks
Category 3	One or more	2	0 marks

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WBJEE 2023 Syllabus

The WBJEE 2023 MCQs will be based entirely on class 11 and class 12 syllabuses of physics, chemistry, and mathematics. The following are important mathematics, physics, and chemistry topics:

Maths topics	Physics topics	Chemistry topics
A.P, G.P, H.P	The physical world, measurements, units and dimensions	Atoms, molecules, chemical arithmetic
Complex Numbers	Kinematics	Atomic structure
Polynomial Equations	Law of motion, Centre of Mass, Friction, Gravitation.	Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry
Permutation and Combination	Thermodynamics, viscosity, kinetics	The periodic table and chemical families
Principle of Mathematical Induction	Oscillations and waves	Chemical bonding and molecular structure
Binomial theorem	Electrostatics	Coordination compounds
Matrices	Current Electricity	Chemical energetics and chemical dynamics
Sets, Relations and Mapping	Magnetic effect of current	Physical chemistry
Statistics and Probability	Magnetics	Environmental chemistry
Trigonometry	Electromagnetic induction and Alternating current	Chemistry of carbon compounds
Coordinate Geometry – 2D and 3D	Electromagnetic waves	Aromatic compounds
Calculus	Optics	Introduction to Bio-molecule

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WBJEE 2023 Preparation Tips

Candidates can follow the instructions given below to do well in the exam and qualify the exam:

• Create a schedule that works for your exam preparation.
• Take daily breaks to review the subjects.
• Establish a routine that will allow you to give each subject the attention it deserves.
• Candidates must first obtain comprehensive information regarding the exam format and syllabus.
• Examine the question papers from the previous year to get a sense of the kinds of questions that were asked.
• Solve practise papers
• Take breaks between study sessions to help you stay focused.

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WBJEE 2023 Recommended Books 

Several well-known books are on the market for WBJEE 2023, but the curriculum for WBJEE is purely based on the West Bengal State Board’s class 11 and class 12 curricula. The main source to start preparing the textbooks specified in the school curriculum should therefore be the reference.

In addition, the following books can be consulted for candidates who want to refer to additional information other than the prescribed material:

Book Name	Publisher
WBJEE Chapterwise Explorer Engineering – Physics and Chemistry	MTG Editorial Board
WBJEE Engineering Solved Paper 2023	Arihant Experts
18 Years JEE Main Chapter-Wise Solved Papers (2019 – 2002)	Disha
WBJEE Chapterwise Explorer Engineering – Mathematics	MTG Editorial Board

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WBJEE 2023 Answer Key

The WBJEE response key consists of the correct answers to all the questions asked during the entrance exam. By comparing their answers with correct ones, the applicants could calculate their likely scores with the answer key WBJEE 2023.

The first week of May 2023 will see the release of the WBJEE 2023 Answer key. After a few days of the exam’s conclusion, the authority will make the answer key available. On the website of the organisation in charge of administering the exam, candidates can access online mode to check their provisional answer key.

Along with the provisional answer key, the authority will also make the objection facility available to the candidates online.

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WBJEE 2023 Result/Rank Card

WBJEE Results will be released on the official website in the form of a rank card. You can download the results using your application number and password. In each paper, WBJEE Rank Cards have all the relevant ranks, total score, qualifying status and component scores.

Every exam taker will be issued rank cards, but only qualified candidates will be awarded the rank. Rank cards are required in the process of counseling and admission so they must be kept safely.

How to Check WBJEE 2023 Result

The authority will make the WBJEE 2023 Result available online. Starting in the fourth week of May 2023, the results will be made public. The authority will prepare the results using the final answer key via online mode.

The WBJEE 2023 results will be made public for each candidate who applied. Candidates can access their admit cards by entering their login information on the website. No candidate will receive their individual score via mail or another offline method.

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WBJEE 2023 Cutoff 

In order to have greater chances of enrollment in the participating institutes, the cutoff of the WBJEE will consist of the minimum ranks that applicants will have to secure. The officials will take into account numerous factors attributed to the entrance test during the preparation of the cutoff, such as level of difficulty, number of candidates, trends in cutoff from the previous year, and more. It should be noted that the WBJEE 2023 cutoff will vary according to the applicants’ chosen course, institution and category.

WBJEE Marks	WBJEE Rank
Marks > 213	Ranks < 10
212 to 200	11-50
199 to 188	51 — 200
187 to 175	201 — 600
174 to 163	601 — 1000
162 to 150	1001 — 2500
149 to 138	2501 — 4000
137 to 125	4001 — 6000
124 to 100	6001 — 10000
99 to 75	10001 — 16000
74 to 63	16001 — 25000
62 to 50	25001 — 35000
< 50	> 35000

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WBJEE 2023 Reservation of Seats

For the specified categories, reserved seats are available according to the standards of the institution or the state of West Bengal concerned.
Seats are reserved according to the category of the applicant.
The reserved seats are eligible for students belonging to SC / ST / OBC-A / OBC-B / PwD and West Bengal domicile.

Below are the reservation rules applicable to various WBJEE participating colleges:

Institution Name	Rules for Reservation
State University/ University Departments	Concerned University rules
Government colleges	Reservation Rules of Government of West Bengal
Private Universities	As decided by the authority of the concerned institution.

For PwD applicants with 40 to 70 percent reservation is available in the following categories: 

1. Locomotor Disability
2. Visual Impairment
3. Hearing Impairment 
4. Speech and language disability

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WBJEE 2023 Counselling

For JEE Main and WBJEE qualified candidates, WBJEE 2023 counseling is offered separately. The details necessary to finish the registration procedure must be provided during registration. The Rs. 500 fee for advice must also be paid by online mode, i.e. net bank/credit card/debit card, respectively.

That being said, rank holders of WBJEE 2023 will not have to pay the counseling fee. The applicants must select the desired choices and institutions. The applicants are encouraged to fill in as many choices as possible during the counseling. All selected options should be in the order of preference.

Documents Required for Counselling

1. Category Certificate (If applicable)
2. Class 10 and Class 12 Marksheet
3. Domicile Certificate
4. Character certificate (Medical Fitness Certificate/Undertaking)
5. WBJEE 2023 Admit Card
6. Income Certificate (If applicable)
7. Class 10 and Class 12 Certificate

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List of Courses offered through WBJEE 2023

Code	Branch Name
AGR	AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
APM	APPAREL & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
EIE	APPLIED ELECTRONICS & INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING/ELECTRONICS & INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING
ARC	ARCHITECTURE
ATE	AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING
AID	B.ARCH(GENERAL)
BMD	BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
BOT	BIOTECHNOLOGY
CRM	CERAMIC ENGINERING AND TECHNOLOGY
CHE	CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CHT	CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
CVE	CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
CIV	CIVIL ENGINEERING
CSS	COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING(CYBER SECURITY)
CSD	COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING(DATA ANALYSIS)
CSE	COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING/COMPUTER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
CSBS	COMPUTER SCIENCE & BUSINESS SYSTEMS
COE	CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
EEE	ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
ELE	ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
ECE	ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING/ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
ECI	ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING(INDUSTRY INTEGRATED)
FET	FOOD TECHNOLOGY
FTB	FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
INT	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ICE	INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL ENGINEERING
IEE	INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING/INSTRUMENTATION & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
JFT	JUTE & FIBRE TECHNOLOGY
LET	LEATHER TECHNOLOGY
MRE	MARINE ENGINEERING/MARINE TECHNOLOGY
MEC	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MEA	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING(AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING)
MTE	METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
OPE	OPTICS & OPTOELECTRONICS
PST	POLYMER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ENE	ENERGY ENGINEERING
PWE	POWER ENGINEERING/POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
PNT	PRINTING ENGINEERING/PRINTING TECHNOLOGY
PRO	PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
RMT	ROBOTIC ENGINEERING
TEX	TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY

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How to Contact WBJEE?

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board
AQ-13/1, Sector-V, Salt Lake City,
Kolkata-700 091
WBJEE Official Website: http://www.wbjeeb.in

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WBJEE 2023 FAQs

If you have any further questions about WBJEE 2023, you can post your queries in the comments section below.