WBJEE 2021: West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) is conducted by the WBJEE Board. It is a state-level exam. The interested candidates must submit the application form on time to apply. In addition, note that it is important that each applicant satisfies the eligibility conditions. Moreover, through this exam, admission is granted to UG programme in the field of Pharmacy, Engineering & Technology, and Architecture. The selected candidates further are admitted to Govt. colleges, universities, and self-financed institutes of the West Bengal state. For the WBJEE 2021 application, exam, and selection criteria details, read further.
WBJEE 2021
Note that only the students who submit the form on time are eligible to sit for WBJEE 2021 Exam. The admit card is issued to students who submit the form successfully. Furthermore, an applicant must be through the exam schedule. Therefore, all the important event dates are mentioned in the below table.
Events
Dates (Tentative)
Starting of Online Registration
3rd week of December 2020
Last date to fill the form & for fee payment
3rd week of January 2021
Downloading the Confirmation Page
Last week of January 2021
Application Correction Window
Last week of January 2021
Availability of Admit Card
2nd week of April 2021
Exam Date
3rd week of April 2021
Publication of Answer Key
1st week of May 2021
Last date of challenging Answer Key
2nd week of May 2021
Publication of Recorded Responses
2nd week of May 2021
Publication of Final Answer Key
3rd week of May 2021
Declaration of Result
4th week of May 2021
Counselling
Last week of May 2021
WBJEE 2021 Eligibility Criteria
The WBJEE eligibility criteria prescribed by the WBJEE Board is as follows:
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Applicant must be an Indian citizen.
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The applicant must be 17 years of age as of 31st December 2021.
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Further, there is no upper age limit. However, the candidates who have applied for Marine Engineering must be of 25 years of age as of 31st December 2021.
The Qualification Eligibility for Engineering and Pharmacy varies. Hence, the qualification eligibility for each of the courses is mentioned separately.
For Engineering
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Candidate must have 10+2 from a recognized board.
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The applicant must have passed the qualifying exam with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. And, anyone from the Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Computer Applications, and Computer Science with 45% marks ( 40% for SC/ ST/ OBC-A/ OBC-B/ PwD Category students).
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Applicant must have qualified English with a minimum of 30% marks.
For Pharmacy
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Applicant must have passed 10+2 from a recognized board.
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The applicant must have passed the qualifying exam with Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects. And, anyone from the Mathematics, Biology, Biotechnology, Computer Applications, and Computer Science with 45% marks ( 40% for SC/ ST/ OBC-A/ OBC-B/ PwD Category students).
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Applicant must have qualified English with minimum 30% marks.
WBJEE Application Form 2021
The online registration is the first stage of the admission process. Candidates wanting to appear for the exam must submit their WBJEE 2021 Application Form on time. Moreover, the application is released via online mode. To ensure that the students do not face any difficulty, the complete application procedure is explained below.
How to Fill the WBJEE 2021 Registration Form?
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Visit the WBJEEB Official Website – www.wbjeeb.nic.in
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Enter the asked credentials to register successfully.
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Then log in using the registration ID and Password and start filling the application form.
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In the next step, candidates need to upload the scanned images of the asked documents. The images must be uploaded as per the prescribed specifications.
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The payment portal appears as soon as you click on continue after uploading the documents.
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After a successful payment, the confirmation page appears on the screen. Take a printout of it for future reference.
Application Fee
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The WBJEE Application Fee is Rs. 500 + Bank Service Charges
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Moreover, the payment can be done through Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Net Banking. Candidates can also pay via offline mode through E-Challan of Allahabad Bank.
WBJEE 2021 Exam Centres
The list of WBJEE Exam Centres is provided below. Candidates can enter their preferences while filling the form. However, after form submission, the exam centre is not changed under any circumstances.
Bankura
Coochbihar
Alipurduar
Kolkata Central
Kharagpur
Jalpaiguri
Asansol
Haldia
Jhargram
Kolkata – Salt/North Lake
Berhampur
Kalimpong
Durgapur
Siliguri
Mednipore
Kolkata – South
Kalyani
Tamluk
Burdwan
Srirampur
Raghunathpur
Malda
Howrah
Murshidabad
WBJEE Subject-Wise Syllabus 2021
Before starting to prepare for the WBJEE 2021, candidates must be well versed with the exam syllabus. Hence, subject-wise important topics are mentioned below.
Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Physical World, Measurements, Units & Dimensions
Atoms, Molecules, Chemical Arithmetic
Algebra
Kinematics
Atomic Structure
Trigonometry
Law of Motion, Centre of Mass, Friction, Gravitation
Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry
Co-ordinate Geometry of three dimensions
Thermodynamics, Viscosity, Kinetics
The Periodic Table and Chemical Families
Co-ordinate Geometry of two dimensions
Oscillations & Waves
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Calculus
Electrostatics
Coordination compounds-
Current Electricity
Chemical Energetics and Chemical Dynamics
Magnetic Effect of Current
Physical Chemistry
Magnetics
Environmental Chemistry
Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Current
Chemistry of Carbon Compounds
Electromagnetic Waves
Aromatic Compounds
Optics
Introduction to Bio-molecule
WBJEE Exam Pattern 2021
Through the Exam Pattern of WBJEE 2021, candidates get to know about the question paper more. Therefore, the pattern following the question paper is framed as explained below.
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Exam Mode: Offline Mode (OMR Based)
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Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
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No. of Shifts: Two Shifts (Morning & Afternoon Shift)
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Further, the Test is divided into paper, i.e Paper – I Mathematics and Paper – II Physics & Chemistry.
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Total Questions: 200
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Total Marks: 200
Number of Questions
S.No.
Subject
No of Questions
1.
Biology
120
2.
Physics
40
3.
Chemistry
40
Total:
200
Distribution of Marks
Subjects
Number of Questions
Total Questions
Total Marks
Category – I (1 mark)
Category – II (2 marks)
Category – III (2 marks)
Physics
30
5
5
40
50
Chemistry
30
5
5
40
50
Mathematics
50
15
10
75
100
Marking Scheme
Categories
No. of correct options
Marks per questions
Negative Marking
Category 1
One only
1
–0.25 marks
Category 2
One only
2
–0.5 marks
Category 3
One or more
2
0 mark
WBJEE 2021 Preparation Tips
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The first step in preparation is to gather all the necessary information. A candidate must have complete knowledge of the exam pattern and the syllabus.
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Then prepare a proper time-table, wherein mention the topics and the time period within which you shall complete it.
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Candidates can also prepare a daily checklist, wherein they can write down the tasks for each day.
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Moreover, try and solve as many question papers as possible. You can get previous years’ papers online and offline. Further, online mock tests are also available. By solving these papers, you can easily find out the weak areas.
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Furthermore, take care of your health as well. Take a balanced diet.