The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board conducts the WBJEE annually for the candidates seeking admission for the BTech and BPharm in the government and private colleges of West Bengal.
For the year 2026, the notification for the WBJEE will be made public in the next few days. If you are interested in appearing in this entrance exam, you will be able to apply through the official website, which is accessible at https://wbjeeb.nic.in/.
Here, we have discussed all about the WBJEE 2026. Read this article to find out what are the important dates, who can apply for this entrance exam, what’s the application fee, what’s the exam pattern, how to apply and much more.
WBJEE 2026 Overview
The WBJEE 2026 will be administered across the state, in which thousands of candidates interested in getting admission for BTech and BPharm will participate. Refer to table below for an overview of this entrance examination.
| Exam Name | WBJEE 2026 |
| Conducting Body | West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board |
| Exam Level | State Level |
| Courses Offered | BTech & BPharm |
| Mode of Examination | Offline (OMR Based) |
| Exam Medium | English & Bengali |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Exam Frequency | Once a Year |
| Exam Location | West Bengal |
| Official Website | wbjeeb.nic.in |
Important Dates
The WBJEE Board will announce the important dates for the WBJEE 2026 with the release of notification. Refer to the table below to check the tentative schedule of this exam.
| Event | Tentative Date |
| Notification Release | January 2026 |
| Online Application Starts | January 2026 |
| Deadline to Apply | January–February 2026 |
| Application Correction Window | February 2026 |
| Admit Card Release | April 2026 |
| Examination | April 2026 |
| Provisional Answer Key | May 2026 |
| Result Declaration | May–June 2026 |
| Counselling Registration | June 2026 |
| Seat Allotment & Reporting | June–July 2026 |
Eligibility Criteria
If you are interested in participating in the WBJEE 2026, you are required to meet the eligibility requirements:
- BTech: You have passed the Intermediate exam, or going to appear in 2026 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Instead of Mathematics, Biology is required for BTech (Biotechnology).
- BPharm: You have passed the Class 12 exam, and are going to appear in the year 2026 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Notes:
- The minimum requirement in the qualifying examination is 45% as aggregate. For the reserve candidate the minimum requirement is only 40% score as aggregate.
- In case of applying for the BTech (Marine Engineering), you must have secured at least 60% score as aggregate in PCM and 50% in English
- The minimum age requirement is 17 years, and there is no upper age limit cap. The cut-off date to calculate the age is 31 December 2026.
- Candidates applying for the BTech (Marine Engineering) shouldn’t be above 25 years, the age relaxation is applicable for 3 years for OBC-A and OBC-B and 5 years for SC and ST of West Bengal.
- It is mandatory for the applicant to have studied English as a language subject at the Intermediate level.
Application Fee
In order to apply for the WBJEE 2026, it is mandatory to deposit the application fee. Refer to the table below to check what you are required to deposit.
| Category | Gender | ||
| Male | Female | X | |
| UR | ₹500 | ₹400 | ₹300 |
| OBC-A / OBC-B / EWS | ₹400 | ₹300 | ₹200 |
| SC / ST | ₹400 | ₹300 | ₹200 |
X are the individuals who are not the male and not the female. Note that the payment of the application is mandatory to apply, it can be paid using the debit card, credit card, NET banking or UPI.
Exam Pattern
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination 2026 will be held in offline mode using the OMR sheet. It consists of two papers, which are Mathematics or Biology, and Physics and Chemistry.
There will be a total number of 75 MCQs in the Paper 1 from Mathematics or Biology, and Paper 2 has 80 MCQs, 40 from Physics and 40 from Chemistry. You can understand it by going through the table available below.
| Paper | Subject | Category I | Category II | Category III | Total Questions | Total Marks |
| Paper I | Mathematics / Mathematics | 50 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 100 |
| Paper II | Physics | 30 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 50 |
| Chemistry | 30 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 50 | |
| Overall | — | 110 | 25 | 20 | 155 | 200 |
Each question in Category 1 carries a weightage of 1 mark; and in Category 2 and 3 carries a weightage of 2 marks. Negative marking is applicable for Category 1 and Category 2 MCQs, for each incorrect response 0.25 mark and 0.5 mark, respectively, is deducted.
To touch the maximum number of questions in each paper, each participant will get the time duration of 2 hours; and the medium of the exam is English & Bengali.
How To Apply?
In order to apply for the WBJEE 2026, please go through the step-by-step instructions available below.
- Go to the official website of the WBJEE Board, wbjeeb.nic.in.
- Find and click on the New Registration for the WBJEE 2026.
- Complete the registration procedure by providing all the required details accurately.
- Login with your application number and date of birth to access the application form.
- Fill in the application form by providing details and attaching required documents.
- Pay the application fee using one of the provided payment gateway and then submit your application after reviewing all details.