SMFWBEE Pattern 2025: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

State Medical Faculty West Bengal Entrance Examination 2025 ( SMFWBEE )

Nidhi Gupta
Updated on Jan 12, 2026 01:07 IST

By Nidhi Gupta, Deputy Manager

SMFWBEE 2025 exam pattern is released by SMFWB, the official exam conducting authority in the official notification on the official website at the smfwb.examflix.in. Applicants should understand the SMFWBEE exam pattern carefully before attempting the paramedical entrance exam. The State Medical Faculty Of West Bengal Entrance Examination (SMFWBEE) examination will be conducted for 100 marks.

There will be no negative marking in the SMFWBEE 2025 exam. Students must note that there will be three subjects from which questions will be asked in the exam Physics, Chemistry & Biology. Read in detail to know more about the exam pattern, marking scheme, and time allotment of SMFWBEE 2025. 

Table of contents
  • SMFWBEE 2025 Exam Pattern Highlights
  • SMFWBEE 2025 Exam Pattern
  • SMFWBEE 2025 Exam Sections
  • SMFWBEE 2025 Marking Scheme
  • SMFWBEE 2025 Syllabus
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SMFWBEE 2025 Exam Pattern Highlights

Please take a look at the important exam pattern highlights as provided below:

Exam Pattern

Description

Marking Scheme

1 mark each

Negative Marking

No

Total No. Of Questions

100

Sections

2 Sections (Physics and Chemistry - 50 questions, Biology - 50 questions)

Type of Questions

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Exam Mode

Offline (Pen and paper-based)

Language/Medium

English/Bengali

 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How much time will I get to attempt SMFWBEE exam?
A: 

The time allotted to complete the paramedical entrance exam is three hours or 180 minutes or 3 hours. Candidates would be required to answer the question on a specially designed optical machine readable response (OMR) sheet by darkening the appropriate circle completely with blue/black ball point pen. State Medical Faculty Of West Bengal Entrance Examination, SMFWBEE 2025 examination will be conducted for 100 marks.

Q:   How many questions will be there in SMFWBEE exam?
A: 

The SMFWBEE 2025 exam pattern will carry a total of 100 questions. There will only be two sections in the exam. The combined Physics and Chemistry section will carry 50 questions. The Biology section will carry 50 questions to test the aptitude of the aspirants.

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SMFWBEE 2025 Exam Pattern

Students would be required to answer the question on a specially designed optical machine-readable response (OMR) sheet. It will be evaluated by method of Optical Mark Recognition by specially designed machines only. Therefore, applicants are advised to follow the correct method of marking prescribed by the exam conducting authority. The aspirant will indicate a response to the questions by darkening the appropriate circle completely with a blue/black ballpoint pen.

Type of Questions

All 100 questions will be provided in the form of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). There will be four alternative answers for each question. They will have to choose one correct option out of the four choices by darkening the appropriate circle completely with a blue/black ballpoint pen.

Exam Duration

The time allotted to complete the paramedical entrance exam is three hours or 180 minutes.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Is there negative marking in SMFWBEE exam?
A: 

No, the exam conducting body has specified that there is no negative marking in the SMFWBEE exam. Therefore, candidates are advised to attempt all 100 questions to enhance their chances of scoring well in the paramedical entrance exam.

Though the final clarification regarding marking scheme will be out on the official notification of 2025 only hence applicants will need to check that. 

Q:   Who releases SMFWBEE exam pattern?
A: 

SMFWBEE 2025 exam pattern will be released by SMFWB, the official exam conducting authority. Candidates will be able to download the paramedical exam pattern from the official website, smfwb. Examflix. In. The exam conducting body will released the exam pattern via the exam prospectus which is available at the official website.

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SMFWBEE 2025 Exam Sections

As per the exam pattern, there are two papers conducted to test the aptitude of the aspirants:

  • SMFWBEE Part 1

  • SMFWBEE Part 2

Part 1 consists of Physics and Chemistry. While Part 2 will consist of only one section, Biology.

Subject

Questions

Exam Duration

Physics

25

10.30 a.m to 01.30 p.m

(3 hours/180 minutes)

Chemistry

25

Biology

50

Total Questions

100

 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is the official website of SMFWBEE exam?
A: 

The SMFWBEE exam official website is smfwb.examflix.in. Important notifications and announcements for the entrance exams are made at this portal only. Candidates will be able to read about the exam pattern by downloading the prospectus from the above link. 

Q:   Will the SMFWBEE exam be conducted in morning slot?
A: 

Yes, the SMFWBEE entrance exam is held in the morning slot. As per the guideline the exam starts at 10:30 am and continues for the next three hours. Candidates get ample time to solve 100 questions. 

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SMFWBEE 2025 Marking Scheme

In the entrance exam, each question will be of one mark. A correct response will help score one mark. There will be no negative marking. Candidates are therefore advised to attempt all the questions in the exam. The evaluation will be done on 100 marks. No mark will be deducted for unattempted responses. 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Is there a sectional time limit in the SMFWBEE exam?
A: 

No, candidates can switch between physics, chemistry, and biology sections while attempting the question paper. There is no specific order in which the paper must be solved. There is no sectional time limit in the exam. 

Q:   Is there any subjective type questions in the SMFWBEE exam?
A: 

No, there will only be MCQs in the entrance exam. No subjective questions will be asked. If any changes are expected in the exam pattern, they will be informed via a notification, which will be published soon on the website. 

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SMFWBEE 2025 Syllabus

As per the conducting body, the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the National Testing Agency (NTA) structure the syllabus for the State Medical Faculty of West Bengal Entrance Examination paramedical entrance exam. The exam will cover important topics from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

CLICK HERE to know the SMFWBEE syllabus. 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Does WBJEEB prepares the syllabus for SMFWBEE exam?
A: 

No, MCI, in collaboration with NTA, prepares the syllabus for the exam. The exam will not be conducted by WBJEEB. SMFWB will organise and manage the exam for the aspirants. 

Q:   Will the SMFWBEE exam be conducted in Bengali?
A: 

Yes, the SMFWBEE exam will be conducted in both Bengali and English medium. Candidates will be able to read the questions in both the languages. 

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Answered 2 weeks ago

No, it is mandatory to have appeared for the entrance exam to be eligible to participate in the SMFWBEE counselling. The primary criteria is to clear the exam cutoff to apply for admission. 

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Nishtha Singh

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 weeks ago

The SMFWBEE counselling started on June 2, 2025 in online mode at the official website of the conducting body. All three rounds of counselling were held online only to ensure transperancy in the admission process. 

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Saumya Bhandari

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 weeks ago

Yes, the SMFWBEE exam will be conducted in both Bengali and English medium. Candidates will be able to read the questions in both the languages. 

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Anshuman Dhyani

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 weeks ago

No, MCI, in collaboration with NTA, prepares the syllabus for the exam. The exam will not be conducted by WBJEEB. SMFWB will organise and manage the exam for the aspirants. 

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Kanishk Dhawan

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 weeks ago

No, there will only be MCQs in the entrance exam. No subjective questions will be asked. If any changes are expected in the exam pattern, they will be informed via a notification, which will be published soon on the website. 

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Raj Rai

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 weeks ago

No, candidates can switch between physics, chemistry, and biology sections while attempting the question paper. There is no specific order in which the paper must be solved. There is no sectional time limit in the exam. 

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Pallavi Shukla

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 weeks ago

Yes, the SMFWBEE entrance exam is held in the morning slot. As per the guideline the exam starts at 10:30 am and continues for the next three hours. Candidates get ample time to solve 100 questions. 

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Aishwarya Pathak

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 weeks ago

The SMFWBEE exam official website is smfwb.examflix.in. Important notifications and announcements for the entrance exams are made at this portal only. Candidates will be able to read about the exam pattern by downloading the prospectus from the above link. 

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Nishtha Nishtha

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