WBJEE Exam Details 2025: Syllabus, Papers, Eligibility
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination
Overview
WBJEE exams are conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Board for the purpose of admissions in B.Tech/B.Pharm courses. The mode of the exam is offline and contains MCQs. Follow the table below for WBJEE 2025 exam details.
Particulars | Details |
Full Name | West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination |
Conducting Authority | WBJEEB (West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board) |
Purpose | Admission to Undergraduate Engineering, Pharmacy, and Architecture courses in West Bengal |
Exam Level | State-Level |
Mode of Exam | Offline (OMR-Based Pen and Paper Mode) |
Duration | Paper 1 (Maths): 2 Hours Paper 2 (Physics & Chemistry): 2 Hours |
Total Papers | 2 (Paper-I: Mathematics, Paper-II: Physics & Chemistry) |
Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
Total Marks | 200 Marks (Mathematics – 100, Physics – 50, Chemistry – 50) |
Marking Scheme | Category I: +1 for correct, -0.25 for wrong & Category II: +2 for correct, -0.5 for wrong Category III: +2 for correct, no negative marking |
Subjects Tested | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry |
Minimum Marks | 45% for General, 40% for SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B (in 3 subjects taken together) |
Application Mode | Online |
Application Fee | General Male: ₹500& General Female & Male SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/TFW: ₹400 Female SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/TFW & Third Gender General: ₹300 Third Gender SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/TFW: ₹200 |
Result Declaration | Usually in June 2025 (Tentative) |
Counselling Mode | Online, based on WBJEE rank or JEE Main (for some seats) |
Courses Offered | B.Tech, B.Arch, B.Pharm, and other UG professional programs |
Participating Colleges | Government, Government-aided, Self-financing institutes & Universities in West Bengal |
Reservation | SC/ST/OBC/TFW/PD categories as per WB Govt. norms |
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination
Exam Pattern
WBJEE 2025 is conducted in offline mode with two papers: Mathematics (Paper I) and Physics and Chemistry (Paper II).
There are three types of questions:
- Category I (single correct answer)
- Category II (one correct answer with higher weightage)
- Category III (numerical answer type)
Negative marking applies in Categories I and II. Each paper is to be completed in two hours. Engineering-inclined students have to take both sections, but students planning on studying drug manufacturing only have to write Paper II. Read below to know about the WBJEE exam pattern in detail.
Subject | Category-1 Questions | Category-1 Marks | Category-2 Questions | Category-2 Marks | Category-3 Questions | Category-3 Marks | Total Questions | Total Marks |
Mathematics | 50 (1 mark each) | 50 | 15 (2 marks each) | 30 | 10 (2 marks each) | 20 | 75 | 100 |
Physics | 30 (1 mark each) | 30 | 5 (2 marks each) | 10 | 5 (2 marks each) | 10 | 40 | 50 |
Chemistry | 30 (1 mark each) | 30 | 5 (2 marks each) | 10 | 5 (2 marks each) | 10 | 40 | 50 |
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination
Answer Keys
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) normally releases the provisional answer key within 5 to 7 days of conducting the exam. WBJEE answer keys 2025 have the correct answers to every objective-type question that was given in Paper I (Mathematics) and Paper II (Physics and Chemistry). Answer key also exists as a PDF that can be downloaded in the official website, wbjeeb.nic.in. Before the final publication of the results, candidates should cross-check their recorded answer with this key to have some preliminary self-evaluation.
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination
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