West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination or the WBJEE is a state-government controlled centralised test, conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board for admission to many private and governmental engineering institutions in West Bengal.[1]

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination
AcronymWBJEE
TypePen & Paper based
Developer / administratorWest Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board
Knowledge / skills testedPhysics, Chemistry and Mathematics
PurposeAdmission to undergraduate Engineering Colleges of West Bengal
Year started1962 (1962)
Duration3 hours for each paper
Score / grade range-77.5 to 200
OfferedOnce a year
Restrictions on attemptsNo limits
Countries / regionsWest Bengal
LanguagesEnglish, Bengali language
Annual number of test takers80,000 to 150,000
Websitewbjeeb.in/wbjee

The test is taken after the 12th grade for admission to graduation (also known as Bachelors) courses. The exam can be taken by those who studied Pure Science and Vocational 10+2 stream in plus two level with the specific subjects tested in the examination, which are Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Every year approximately 200,000–300,000 people take the examination and it is increasing as of year 2020. Students of both West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, and West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development and the Central Board of Secondary Education, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations board take the test, though it is dominated by the former.

The WBJEE includes the likes of Top universities of India like Jadavpur University, Calcutta University, University of Kalyani and few top private institutions, Institute of Engineering and Management, Techno India(Main) salt lake and Heritage Institute of Technology.

History

In 2020, WBJEE exam was conducted on 2 February 2020 for admissions to various undergraduate engineering courses in West Bengal.[2]
From 2012, the old pattern was Phased out and the WBJEE would consist of only MCQ questions which differs from the previous years by the fact that 2 Marks Short answers type questions are replaced by MCQ with the same weightage of marks. In 2016 there will be a different type of pattern in Biology question paper. Category-I consists of (Q.1 to Q.90) carrying one mark each, for which only one option is correct. Category-II consists of (Q.91 to Q.105) carrying two marks each, for which only one option is correct. Category-III consists of (Q.106 to Q.120) carrying two marks each, for which one or more than one option may be correct. Starting from 2012, all papers consist of 80 MCQ type question divided in two section. Section one consists of 60 MCQs of 1 marks each and Section two consists of the remaining 20 MCQs of 2 marks each. Negative marking is applicable. 30% of the total marks of a question will be deducted for every incorrect answer.[3]
In 2006, the WBJEE contained only objective-type MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) type questions. This announcement attracted mixed reactions with some applauding it as a step towards the future while others have said that opting for MCQ when other tests were slowly phasing out MCQ because of studies showing MCQ failed to properly judge aptitude is a folly.

The WBJEE 2008 was Postponed Due To Paper Leak, after the Physics, Chemistry and Biology papers were leaked.[4] Two persons, Arun Chowdhury and Mihir Dandapatt, were arrested on Saturday in West Midnapore's Ghatal, where the three papers were being sold for Rs 2.5 lacs.[5]

WBJEE 2011 exam was postponed from 17 April 2011 to 22 May due to election date issues in West Bengal.[6]

For 2020–2021 academic session, the Board will conduct the Common Entrance Examination for admission to Undergraduate Courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture in Universities, Govt. Colleges and Self-Financed Institutes in the State.

Participating Institutes

Various colleges intake students based on WBJEE Ranks. Total 112 Institutes are taking admission through this Entrance Exam.[7] The Central Selection Council conducts a counselling session for students where colleges are allotted to them.[8] The institutions that take part in this session are:-

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References
  1. "West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board | WBJEE". wbjeeb.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. "WBJEE 2020 admit card released at wbjeeb.nic.in, exam on February 2 – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20120504003657/http://wbjeeb.in/pdf_2012/JEM_and_FAQ.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "WBJEE question paper leaked, exam postponed". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "Wife hands leak man to police – JEE suspect arrested from bus at Howrah after promised tip-off". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. 9 Mar, TNN |; 2011; Ist, 01:15. "Election pushes WBJEE to May 22, Kolkata News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. wbjeeb.nic.in https://wbjeeb.nic.in/WBJEECMS/Public/View.aspx?page=95. Retrieved 6 August 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "List of participating institutes". wbjeeb.nic.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. University, Jadhavpur (2 June 2020). "Jadhavpur University".
  10. "University of Calcutta". caluniv.ac.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  11. "University of Kalyani". klyuniv.ac.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  12. "Top Engineering and Management College in Kolkata West Bengal – IEM". IEM Group. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  13. "::TIU, One of the best University in Asia ~". technoindiauniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  14. "Kalyani Government Engineering College". kgec.edu.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  15. "Heritage Institute of Technology". heritageit.edu. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  16. "West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board | WBJEE". wbjeeb.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  17. "Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (Formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) – MAKAUT,WB". makautwb.ac.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  18. "Techno Main Saltlake". ticollege.ac.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  19. "The University of Burdwan". buruniv.ac.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  20. "BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWA VIDYALAYA – Home". bckv.edu.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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