Engineering Entrance Exam

For state level BTech colleges in West Bengal, some seats are reserved for JEE Main qualified candidates. However, most seats are filled through WBJEE. However, private colleges will accept admissions without WBJEE.

After allotment in WBJEE counselling, candidates will have to submit their 10th and 12th marksheet, 10th admit card, domicile certificate and more for verification at their allotted institutes.

WBJEEB will conduct three rounds of WBJEE counselling. If candidates are not satisfied with their allotment, they can opt to choose upgradation in second and third counselling rounds.

For admissions into top colleges under WBJEE, such as Jadavpur University, a good WBJEE rank is usually under 1000 or 2000. Students are advised to rank under 10,000 for higher admission chances into top government colleges.

After WBJEE result, counselling process will start. Qualified candidates have to register for counselling to be eligible for seat allotment.

Candidates must be very careful in filling JEE Advanced application form as the correction facility is not provided post the last date of registration. It is thus advised that candidates verify all the details they fill in the form at least once and make the corrections before the last date to apply

If the PwD certificate is valid and issued by the competent authority, it will be considered for availing the reservation. However, it is advsied to get the UDID card before admission process.

Securing 25 marks in GATE is just reaching the qualifying cutoff. For SC/ST or PwD applicants, 25 marks can be average and safe for securing good GFTIs. However, targeting core branches can be impossible.

In addition, 25 marks in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering can give different results,

Candidates with benchmark disabilities are eligible to avail scribe facility. For this, they have to first mark their PwBD status/category in application form. Candidates can bring their own scribe or can take the facility from the organizing institute. 

GATE qualification is relatively low compared to other postgraduate engineering entrance exams. On average, acceptance rate falls between 15 - 20%. 

Last year, as per statistical report, out of 936019 registered candidates, 747319 candidates appeared, and 8761 students qualified. 

Overall,