WBJEE

Students are advised to study and prepare the full WBJEE syllabus for the exam, to have a good chance of scoring well. Since the question paper will be prepared using the WBJEE syllabus, the students can expect any topic or concept to be used for the questions. However, the students can identity important topics and give them more attention and focus.

Yes, the WBJEE syllabus will be similar to the 12^th standard qualifying examination. The topics and units of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics will be similar to the ones the candidates studied for their board exams. Students can refer to their board exam books to prepare for WBJEE.

At the exam centre, the students will have to mark their answers in the WBJEE OMR sheet. The sheet will be provided to the by the invigilators. Out of the given options, the correct answer has to be marked in the OMR sheet, by darkening the appropriate circle/bubble.

Yes, the wrong answers will be negatively marked in WBJEE. The weightage of the negative marking depends on the category of questions. Category I questions will have -1/4 marks negatively deducted, while for Category II, -1/2 marks will be cut. There is no negative marking for Category III questions.

Students will be able to select their choice of exam centres while filling out the WBJEE application form. During the application process, the students will have to choose three exam cities in the order of preference and submit. The selection has to be done carefully as it will be considered for centre allotment.

The WBJEE application fee for General male candidates is INR 500, while for all female and reserved category male category candidates, it is INR 400. Reserved category female and general third gender candidates have to pay INR 300 as the application fee. Finally, for the reserved category third gender candidates, the application fee is INR 200.

Students have to check the official WBJEE eligibility criteria to know if they eligible or not for the admission process. All students have to be of Indian nationality and should atleast 17 years old in the admission year. In the 12^th standard qualifying exam, the students should have scored minimum 45% (40% for reserved category) in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. They should have also individually passed in these subjects. At least 30 marks should have been scored in English.

The official WBJEE 2026 dates will be announced online at wbjeeb.nic.in/wbjee. Students are advised to stay updated with the official dates so that they do not miss any important event in the admission process. All deadlines have to be met to be participate in the examination and admission events.

If the students appear for just WBJEE Paper 1 (Mathematics), they will not be allotted any rank. These students will not be considered eligible for admissions. For allotment, the students will have to attempt both Paper 1 and 2 of WBJEE.

There are many private colleges that participate in counselling process. Some of the popular private colleges that will accept students based on their WBJEE scores are Heritage Institute of Technology, Techno India University, Haldi Insitute of Technology, etc. The list of colleges will be available soon so that the students can select their choice for the counselling and admission process.