West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations- 2021, WBJEE- 2021
- Exam State: All India
Exam Date: 11 Jul 2021
Last Date: 23 Mar 2021
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board
AQ 13/1, Salt Lake City, Sector - V, Kolkata - 700091
Examination Helpdesk: 1800-1023-781, 1800-3450-050
Email Id: info@wbjeeb.in Website: www.wbjeeb.nic.in, www.wbjeeb.in
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) was established in 1962 by Government of West Bengal in exercise of the powers conferred under article 162 of the Constitution of India in pursuant to No. 828-Edn(T), dated 02.03.1962. Subsequently, the Board was recognised as a Statutory Body vide West Bengal Act XIV of 2014 and was authorised for conducting the Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) in respect to admission to various institutions in West Bengal imparting education in Medical, Engineering and Technological courses. The Board is empowered to conduct Common Entrance Examinations for admission to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Professional and Vocational Courses.
WBJEEB has been instrumental in the admission process based on online application and allotment through e-Counselling since 2012. It advocates fairness and transparency, ensures no-error, and adopts state-of-the-art technology.
WBJEE- 2021: For the academic session of 2021-22, the Board is going to conduct the Common Entrance Examination for admission to Undergraduate Courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture Courses of different Universities, Government Colleges as well as Self Financing Engineering & Technological Institutes in the State of West Bengal.
Date of Examination: 11th July, 2021 (Sunday)
The Mode of Examination: The examination will be in offline mode (OMR based examination).
Subjects of Examination: Candidates are required to appear for two papers in WBJEE-2021.
1. Paper-I – Mathematics (Time schedule: 11:00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.)
2. Paper-II - Physics & Chemistry (combined) (Time schedule: 2:00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.)
Eligibility criteria for appearing in the WBJEE-2021.
a) Citizenship: Applicant must be a citizen of India OR OCI (subject to approval of the Competent Authority). OCI candidates will be eligible for only Unreserved seats in All India quota.
b) Candidates must have passed OR must be appearing in 2021 in class 12 in (10+2) system only.
c) Age Restriction:
I. The lower age limit is 17 (seventeen) years as on 31.12.2021. A candidate should have been born on or before 31.12.2004. There is no upper age limit in appearing in the examination.
II. However, for admission to the degree level Marine Engineering Course the upper age limit is 25 Years as on 31.12.2021.
General Academic criteria for admission to Engineering/Pharmacy Courses (As per latest communications from the concerned universities. In case of any revision by any university/ authority, the same will be notified by the Board)
For admission to Engineering courses
a) Candidate must have passed the Qualifying Examination i.e., the ‘10+2’ examination with Physics and Mathematics along with any one of Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / Computer Science / Computer Application/Technical Vocational Subject 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.
b) Must have obtained at least 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to reserved category e.g., SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PwD) in the above three subjects taken together.
c) Must have passed English in the ‘10+2’ examination with at least 30% marks.
d) The Board of the said Qualifying Examination must be recognized by the Central Government or State Government concerned.
For admission to Pharmacy courses
a) Candidate must have passed ‘10+2’ examination with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics / Biology 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.
b) Must have obtained at least 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to reserved category e.g., SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PwD) in the above three subjects taken together.
c) Must have passed English in the ‘10+2’ examination with at least 30% marks.
d) The Board of the said Qualifying Examination must be recognized by the Central Government or State Government concerned. However, as per the rules of the concerned Regulatory Body, the students possessing 10+2 qualification from non-formal and non-classrooms-based schooling such as National Institute of Open Schooling, open school systems of States etc. shall not be eligible for admission to B.Pharm. Course.
e) The criteria for admission into Bachelor of Pharmacy course in Jadavpur University are.
Jadavpur University (Faculty of Engineering & Technology)
a) For Engineering/Technology and Pharmacy courses:
Candidates must pass Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination in science stream in regular class mode of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or equivalent examination from a recognised Council/Board with:
i. Individual pass mark in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
ii. Minimum of 60% marks in above subjects taken together (45% for SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PwD candidates) having 60% marks in Mathematics (45% for SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PwD candidates) as well as pass marks in English with a minimum mark 30% (for all category of candidates) in the said qualifying examination.
b) For Architecture courses:
Candidates must pass Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination in science stream in regular class mode of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or equivalent examination from a recognised Council/Board with:
i. Minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and 50% marks in aggregate of the (10+2) Examination (37% for SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PwD candidates)
ii. Candidates must qualify either in NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) conducted by the council of Architecture, New Delhi or in Paper – 2 of JEE -Main Examination) conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education. The Results of the above Examinations should be valid.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR ON LINE APPLICATION:
Candidates are required to go through the Information Bulletin carefully before applying for the examination.
Once an application is received, it will be construed that the candidate agrees to all terms & conditions, rules & regulations stipulated in the Information Bulletin and in the relevant notices published by the Board for the said purpose.
Any application not in compliance with the conditions specified in the Information Bulletin is liable to be rejected.
1. Application for the examination must be done online only. No printed application form is available.
2. Ensure filling genuine application form available online at www.wbjeeb.nic.in
3. It is essential to have a mobile number and a unique email ID.
All future communications will be sent to the registered mobile number and email ID. WBJEEB will not be responsible for non-receipt of any communication due to the mobile number and/or the email ID being wrong/non- existing/nonfunctional/ changed or due to network condition.
4. Once the registration details i.e., name, father’s name, mother’s name, gender, domicile and date of birth are entered and submitted, this information cannot be changed/modified/edited under any circumstances. Also, the information must match exactly with the school/college admit cards, mark sheets, certificates, photo identity cards, caste/category/income/EwS certificates etc. which a candidate has to produce at the time of entering the examination hall, during counselling/admission and registration with the University.
5. Do not attempt to make any duplicate application.
6. Do not share your application number; password, security question/answer with anyone.
7. Upload scanned copy of photograph and signature as per the instructions provided in the Information Bulletin. If any candidate receives any SMS/email regarding discrepancy in photograph/ signature, he/she must take corrective action immediately within one day. Admit cards will not be issued if these images are illegible and thus not acceptable.
8. If any information other than name, father’s name, mother’s name, gender, domicile and date of birth given in the application needs to be corrected, the rectification can be done by the candidate only within the notified ‘Correction Period’. The Board cannot and will not make or allow any correction thereafter.
9. The Examination Fees can be paid by Net Banking/ Debit Card/ Credit Card only. Application fee for the examination is Rs 500 (Rupees five hundred only) for General candidates and Rs 400 (Rupees four hundred only) for SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B candidates, plus the Bank’s service charges as applicable.
SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B candidates availing of the concession will have to upload respective certificates in given formats at the time of counselling, failing which his/her candidature will be cancelled.
The fee once paid is not refundable under any circumstances.
Do not wait for the last day to make fee payment to avoid payment failure by Bank or EPG.
10. Keep copies of confirmation page, admit card in safe custody.
11. Candidates are requested to go through the Board’s website (www.wbjeeb.nic.in/www.wbjeeb.in) regularly to update themselves for the latest information.
12. For any information on required Academic Qualification in respect to admission into different University/Institution and in respect to other specific criteria issued by the Government/Regulatory bodies from time to time, the candidates are requested to regularly go through the websites of the respective University/Institution/Regulatory body and the Board’s website. Board will not be held responsible by any way, if any candidate fails to aware himself/herself regularly on any updated information.
13. For any query regarding the examination, contact:
The Controller of Examinations
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board
AQ-13/1, Sector –V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091
Examination Helpdesk: -1800-1023-781, 1800-3450-050
Email: info@wbjeeb.in
Important Dates:
Online application/registration with payment of fees- 23rd February, 2021 to 23rd March, 2021(5 PM)
Admit Card Available for download: 6th July, 2021 to 11th July, 2021
Date of examination: 11th July, 2021
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