The West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam (WBJEE) is a state level
common entrance exam conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam Board
that allows admission to different under graduate programs in the field of
engineering, medical, dental, architecture and pharmacy. The exam is valid
through various universities, government colleges as well as private colleges. There
will be four subjects on which the exam will be conducted; Biological Sciences,
Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry.
Categories of the
Examinees
The examinees will be divided into three categories on the
basis of courses offered. The categories will be classified as Type M, Type E
and Type C.
Type M: Students
who are seeking admission to any of the medical, dental or Pharmacy College
will be categorized under the type M. The subjects for type M examinees are
biological science, physics and chemistry.
Type E: For
courses related to engineering, technology, architecture and pharmacy
applicants fall under type E. The subjects for type E examinees are
mathematics, physics and chemistry.
Type C: For applicants
who want to appear both for medical and technology exam fall under this
category. They will have to write an exam for all four subjects that are
biochemistry, physics, chemistry and mathematics.
Criteria for the
Examination
1.
Age
Limit: The candidates must be 17 years or more of age as on December 31,
2014. There is no upper limit for the exam except for the candidates who apply
for marine engineering. In this case the upper limit is 25 years as on July 31,
2014.
2.
Educational
Qualification:
For engineering aspirants it is essential for the candidates to
pass higher secondary education (10+2) from West Bengal council of higher
secondary education or an equivalent exam from a recognized council or board. The
candidates must:
- Have individual passing marks in all subjects
- Physics and Mathematics have to be compulsory
- Pass the overall examination with 45% (40% for SC/ST/OBC quota)
- Individually pass in English with minimum 30% marks
Candidates who want to opt for marine engineering should
have 60% overall passing percentage and minimum 50% in English.
Candidates who want to opt for architecture course must
appear for NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture).
Medical aspirants must have individual passing marks in
Physics, Chemistry, biology and English and minimum 50% (40% for SC/ST/OBC
quota marks when Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together.
Examination Dates
Date of Exam
|
Day of Exam
|
Subject
|
Timings
|
Marks
|
April 19, 2014
|
Saturday
|
Biological Sciences
|
12:00-2:00 pm
|
100
|
April 20, 2014
|
Sunday
|
Mathematics
|
9:30-11:30 am
|
100
|
April 20, 2014
|
Sunday
|
Physics
|
12:30-2:00 pm
|
75
|
April 20, 2014
|
Sunday
|
Chemistry
|
3:00-4:30 pm
|
75
|
Type of Exam:
Multi-choice Questions
Negative Marking:
For every incorrect answer, 33% marks will be deducted
Application Process
The application process is an online process which directs
the candidate to fill the form correctly. The filled form needs to be posted to
the Board Office by speed office. The conformation of the received form can be
obtained at www.wbjeeb.nic.in.
An admit card will be issued to each candidate with roll
numbers and generated examination center for each candidate and a downloadable
version will be uploaded on the webpage of the concerned candidate. The candidate
must appear for the exam with a hard copy of the issued admit card. The admit
cards will be available from April 2, 2014 at http://wbjeeb.nic.in/wbjeemapp/AdmitCard/AdmitCardInput.aspx
Syllabus
The exam is divided into four parts and there is a detailed syllabus
for each subject.
Results
The tentative dates for the results of WBJEE-2014 is June
10, 2014
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