West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE)

WBJEE 2023


It is the Common Entrance Examination in Offline mode (OMR based examination) for admission to Undergraduate Courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture in Universities, Government Colleges as well as Self-Financed (Private) Institutes in the State of West Bengal.
Schedule of Examination "WBJEE 2023"
Mode of Application ONLINE only
Online Application starts from 23.12.22 (Friday)
Last date of online form fill-up including payment 20.01.23 (Friday) 5.30 p.m.
Online correction and downloading revised confirmation page 22.01.23 (Sunday) to 24.01.23 (Tuesday)
Publication of Downloadable Admit Card 20.04.23 (Thursday)    DOWNLOAD
Date of Examination Subject Date & Time
Paper 1: Mathematics 30.04.23 (Sunday)
(11:00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m)
Paper 2: Physics & Chemistry 30.04.23 (Sunday)
(2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
Publication of Results 26.05.23 (Friday)   CHECK HERE

Download WBJEE 2023 Information Bulletin

Examination Fees for WBJEE 2023 : Rs. 500/- (for General candidates) and Rs. 400/- (for SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B candidates); plus Bank's service charge as applicable.
Examination Centres : In West Bengal, Tripura (Agartala), Assam (Silchar) only.
Age Restriction : Candidates must be at least 17 (seventeen) years of age or above on 31.12.2023. That means a candidate should have been born on or before 31.12.2006. There is no upper age limit except for the Marine Engineering Course for which upper age limit is 25 years as 31.12.2023.
General Academic Qualifications criteria for admission into Engineering Courses (except Jadavpur University and Calcutta University) :
  • 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.
  • Must have obtained at least 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the above three subjects taken together.
  • Must have passed English in the 10+2 examination with at least 30% marks.
  • The Board of the said Qualifying Examination must be recognized by the Central Government or State Government concerned.

Institute specific & Course specific Eligibility Criteria

Requirements in terms of Residential/Domicile Criteria:
  • There is no particular Residential/Domicile requirement to appear in the WBJEE-2023.
  • However, the State (West Bengal) Residential/Domicile requirement is applicable for admission to any Government Engineering / Technology / Pharmacy Colleges of the State as well as for admission to any reserved category of seats in respect of any course in any of the enlisted Universities/University Departments as well as in any Engineering / Technology / Pharmacy Colleges of the State.
  • The State (West Bengal) Residential/Domicile requirement is also applicable for any seat under the TFW (Tuition Fee Waiver) Scheme.

Explanation for Residential/Domicile Requirement