WBJEE — eligibility, marking, domicile & reservation, fees

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB), set up by the state government in 1962 and empowered by West Bengal Act XIV of 2014, conducts WBJEE for undergraduate Engineering, Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture admissions for 2026-27 and runs the online counselling. Unlike most entrances, WBJEE is still an offline OMR test with two papers. [1]

WBJEE-2026 timetable (Sunday 24 May 2026) [1]

• Both papers → a General Merit Rank (GMR) and a Pharmacy Merit Rank (PMR): eligible for all engineering and pharmacy courses.
• Paper II only → PMR only: pharmacy courses (except at Jadavpur University).
• Paper I only → no rank at all. [1]

Results were published on 18 June 2026. After centralised e-counselling, the Board ran a new common online decentralised counselling for the seats left vacant, open to WBJEE-2026 rank holders, JEE (Main)-2026 rank holders and, where permitted, candidates on Class 12 merit. [2]

• Citizenship: Indian, or OCI (OCI candidates compete only for unreserved All-India-quota seats).
• Class 12: passed before 2026 or appearing in 2026.
• Age: at least 17 on 31 Dec 2026 (born on or before 31 Dec 2009); no upper limit, except 25 years for degree-level Marine Engineering. [1]

Minimum marks in 10+2 [1]

The bulletin lists separate, stricter rules for several universities (Calcutta, Jadavpur, WBUAFS, Aliah, JIS, Techno India, Adamas, Sister Nivedita, Neotia). The bulletin sets no limit on the number of attempts. [1]

WBJEE-2026 question paper (all MCQs, four options) [1]

Marking matrix [1]

• Answers are marked on an OMR sheet with a blue/black ball pen supplied by the Board; marks cannot be changed once made.
• Marking more than one option in Category 1 or 2 counts as wrong.
• GMR = total of Paper I and Paper II; PMR = Paper II only. Ties are broken first by fewer negative marks in all three subjects together, then more positive marks in Maths + Physics, and so on.
• Admission to Engineering, Technology and Architecture — and to Jadavpur University pharmacy — uses the GMR alone; category ranks only show your position within your category. [1]

• Domicile needed for: any seat (including General) in a Government or Government-aided engineering, technology or pharmacy college; any seat in B.Tech Dairy Technology at WBUAFS; 90% of the General seats at Jadavpur University; any reserved seat (SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PwD, TFW, EWS) in any institute; and admission to Aliah University.
• Who is a domicile: lived in West Bengal continuously for at least 10 years as of 31 Dec 2025, or a parent is a permanent resident of West Bengal (certificate in proforma A1, A2 or B, or two of the parent's Voter ID, Aadhaar, passport or ration card). [1]

Special seats under WBJEE-2026 [1]

OBC-A / OBC-B reservation is subject to the Supreme Court case arising from the Calcutta High Court's 22 May 2024 judgment (SLP (C) 17751-17755 of 2024). [1]

WBJEE-2026 application fee (no bank service charge) [1]

• Pay online only — net banking, debit or credit card, UPI or QR code. The fee is never refunded.
• Name, parents' names, domicile and date of birth cannot be changed after registration; other fields only in the correction period.
• PwD candidates get a 40% fee concession on a written request to the Chairman, WBJEEB, plus 20 minutes per hour of compensatory time and a scribe if needed. [1]

Decentralised counselling for vacant seats needs a one-time ₹250 registration fee (non-refundable). [2]

WBJEE ranks are used by state universities such as Jadavpur University, the University of Calcutta, WBUAFS and Aliah University, and by government, government-aided and private engineering and pharmacy colleges; the seat matrix is set by the Director of Technical Education and published before counselling. [1]

1. WBJEEB — Information Bulletin, WBJEE-2026 (opens in a new tab) Board, timetable, papers and ranks, pattern, marking, ties, eligibility, university rules, domicile, reservation, TFW, defence quota, JEE seats, fees, PwD · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
2. WBJEEB — Revised Notification, Common Online Decentralised Counselling 2026 (WBE/EX-56/2026, 1 Sep 2026) and result notice (18 Jun 2026) (opens in a new tab) result date, decentralised counselling, eligible rank sources, ₹250 fee · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

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