About WBJEE 2024
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination is a state-level OMR-based Common Entrance Examination that is a gateway for admission into Undergraduate Courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy, and Architecture of different Universities, Government, and Self Financing Engineering & Technological Institutes in the State of West Bengal. The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board was established in 1962 by the Government of West Bengal in the exercise of the powers conferred under article 162 of the Constitution of India under No. 828-Edn(T), dated 02.03.1962. This act gave the board the authority to conduct common entrance exams to select candidates for admission in undergraduate and postgraduate professional, vocational, and general degree programs in the state of West Bengal as well as to conduct online counseling sessions or other single-window methods. Since 2012, the WBJEEB has played a significant role in the admissions procedure based on online application and allotment through e-Counselling. It promotes equity and transparency, promises accuracy and authenticity, and uses cutting-edge technology. The test is conducted across 50 cities in West Bengal with nearly 1 lakh registrations. (92,685 in 2021).
WBJEE 2024 Important Dates
Events
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Dates
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28 December 2023 - 05 February 2024
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Online correction and downloading revised confirmation page
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07 February to 09 February 2024
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Admit Card
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Mid week of April 2024
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Examination Date
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28 April 2024
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Declaration of Result
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Last week of May 2024
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WBJEE 2024 Application Procedure
The application for the WBJEE involves the following steps:
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Step 1: Registration
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Step 2: Confirmation of Password
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Step 3: Filling out the details
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Step 4: Photo & Signature Upload
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Step 5: Paying the Application Fees
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Step 6: Confirmation of Application
WBJEE 2024 Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for WBJEE 2024 are detailed below:
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The candidate must be a citizen of India or OCI (subject to the approval of the Competent Authority). OCI candidates will be eligible for only Unreserved seats in the All India quota.
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The candidate must have passed the 12th standard (10+2) or its equivalent examination before 2024 or appear in the 12th standard (10+2) or its equivalent examination in 2024.
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A candidate should have been born on or before 31.12.2006. The lower age limit is 17 (seventeen) years as of 31.12.2024 whereas there is no upper age limit for appearing in the examination. However, for admission to the degree-level Marine Engineering Course, the upper age limit is 25 Years as of 31.12.2024.
Academic criteria for admission require the candidates to be aware of the latest eligibility requirements of different Universities, Institutions, and other academic Regulatory bodies at the time of admission.
WBJEE 2024 Syllabus
On the official website (wbjeeb.nic.in), the authorities have posted the WBJEE syllabus. The candidates are advised to study a variety of subjects from the 12th grade or comparable exam's syllabus, including physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
The topics covered in the subjects like Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are mentioned below in the table:
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Physics
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Chemistry
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Mathematics
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Physical World, Measurements, Units & dimensions
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Atomic Structure
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Algebra
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Kinematics
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The Periodic Table and Chemical Families
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Logarithms
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Laws of Motion
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Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry
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Complex Numbers
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Gravitation
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Coordination Compounds
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Quadratic Equations
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Friction
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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
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Matrices
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Surface tension
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Solid State
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Permutation and combination
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Bulk properties of matter
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Liquid State
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Principle of mathematical induction
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Viscosity
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Gaseous State
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Binomial theorem
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Kinetic theory of gases
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Chemical Energetics and Chemical Dynamics
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Sets, Relations, and Mappings
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Thermodynamics
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Physical Chemistry of Solutions
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Statistics and Probability
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Current Electricity
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Ionic and Redox Equilibria
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Trigonometry
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Oscillations & Waves
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Hydrogen
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Two dimensions Coordinate geometry
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Electrostatics
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Chemistry of Non-Metallic Elements and their Compounds
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Three dimensions Co-ordinate geometry
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Magnetic effect of current
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Chemistry of Metals
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Vectors
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Electromagnetic induction & alternating current
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Chemistry in Industry
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Differential Equations
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Magnetics
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Polymers
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Integral calculus
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Electromagnetic waves
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Surface Chemistry
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Differential calculus
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Nuclear Physics
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Chemistry of Carbon Compounds
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Solid State Electronics
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Environmental Chemistry
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Optics I (Ray optics)
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Compounds
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Optics II (Wave Optics)
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Alcohols
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Aromatic Compounds
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Application Oriented chemistry
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Principles of Qualitative Analysis
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WBJEE 2024 Examination Pattern
The following table shows the examination pattern of WBJEE 2024:
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Particulars
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Details
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Mode
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Offline (pen-and-paper-based test)
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Duration
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4 hours (2 hours for each paper)
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Medium of Exam
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English and Bengali
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Sections
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Paper 1 - Mathematics
Paper 2 - Physics and Chemistry
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Type of Questions
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Multiple Choice Questions
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Total Number of Questions
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155 Questions
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Total Marks
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200 Marks
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Marking Scheme
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Category 1 - Each correct answer will be awarded one mark.
Category 2 - For every correct response, two marks will be given by the candidates.
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Negative Marking
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Category 1 - Incorrect response will yield a loss of ¼ mark
Category 2 - For each incorrect answer, ½ mark will be deducted.
Category 3 - There is no negative marking.
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WBJEE 2024 Results
The WBJEE 2024 results were made available on the official website (wbjeeb.nic.in). The results are made accessible to candidates in the form of a scorecard which includes the scores obtained by the candidates. The scorecard should be carefully kept by the candidates to be used in the admission procedure in the future.
WBJEE 2024 Outcomes
Qualifying in the WBJEE allows candidates to take part in the counselling method and to apply for undergraduate engineering programmes offered by the participating colleges in West Bengal that includes 104 government colleges and independently funded Engineering and Technological institutes, Universities, and Colleges.
