West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination
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West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination or the WB-JEE is a state-government controlled centralised test for admission to many private and governmental medical and engineering institutions in West Bengal
. The test is taken after the 12th grade for admission to graduation
(also known as Bachelors) courses. The exam can be taken by those who studied Pure Science stream in plus two level with the specific subjects tested in the examination, which are Physics
, Chemistry
, Mathematics
and Biology
. There are actually two separate tests for medical colleges and engineering colleges, the difference being that the medical test has the Biology paper while the engineering test has the Mathematics paper.
Every year approximately 3 lakh people take the examination and it is increasing. Students of both West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
and the central Indian School Certificate
board take the test, though it is dominated by the former. It's a prestigious test, and few students of science in West Bengal don't take at least one of the two tests.
The WBJEE 2008 was Postponed Due To Paper Leak, after the physics, chemistry and biology papers were leaked. Two persons, Arun Chowdhury and Mihir Dandapatt, were arrested on Saturday in West Midnapore's Ghatal, where the three papers were being sold for Rs 2.5 lacs.
The wbjee 2011 exam was postoned from 17th April 2011 to 22nd April due to election date issues in westbengal.
However, the participation of Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur and Jadavpur University
in WB-JEE has been subject to recent speculation with the imminent upgradation of Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur into IIEST and the possible conversion of Jadavpur University
into a Central University. BESU is likely to use the AIEEE for admission of students, while Jadavpur University
might choose IIT-JEE, which is the case with other Central Universities like IT-BHU and IMSU.
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. The test is taken after the 12th grade for admission to graduation
Graduation
Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also...
(also known as Bachelors) courses. The exam can be taken by those who studied Pure Science stream in plus two level with the specific subjects tested in the examination, which are Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
. There are actually two separate tests for medical colleges and engineering colleges, the difference being that the medical test has the Biology paper while the engineering test has the Mathematics paper.
Every year approximately 3 lakh people take the examination and it is increasing. Students of both West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education is the West Bengal state government administered autonomous examining authority for the Standard 12 examination of West Bengal, India...
and the central Indian School Certificate
Indian School Certificate
The Indian School Certificate is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for Grade 11, i.e., year 11, until 1976....
board take the test, though it is dominated by the former. It's a prestigious test, and few students of science in West Bengal don't take at least one of the two tests.
History
From 2006, the WBJEE is going to contain only objective-type MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) type questions. This announcement has attracted mixed reactions with some applauding it as a step towards the future while others have said that opting for MCQ when other tests were slowly phasing out MCQ because of studies showing MCQ failed to properly judge aptitude is a folly.Now beside MCQ pattern,the total marks has been divided in two segments,MCQ-80 marks and objective-20marksThe WBJEE 2008 was Postponed Due To Paper Leak, after the physics, chemistry and biology papers were leaked. Two persons, Arun Chowdhury and Mihir Dandapatt, were arrested on Saturday in West Midnapore's Ghatal, where the three papers were being sold for Rs 2.5 lacs.
The wbjee 2011 exam was postoned from 17th April 2011 to 22nd April due to election date issues in westbengal.
Participating Institutes
Various colleges intake students based on WBJEE Ranks. The Central Selection Council conducts a counselling session for students where colleges are allotted to them. The institutions that take part in this session are:- Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
- Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
- Jadavpur UniversityJadavpur UniversityJadavpur University , is a premier educational and research institution in India.It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal and comprises two campuses - the main campus at Jadavpur and the new campus at Salt Lake...
- Kalyani University Science Instrumentation CentreUniversity of KalyaniThe University of Kalyani was established on November 1, 1960. With of campus it has a three-star accreditation from National Assessment and Accreditation Council...
- University Institute of Technology, Burdwan
- Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
- West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery SciencesWest Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences-University:The West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences was established on January 2. 1995 by a Legislative Act . Prior to this, Veterinary education in the State was imparted by Bengal Veterinary College, a premier Institution of the country which was established in the year 1893...
- West Bengal University of Health SciencesWest Bengal University of Health SciencesThe West Bengal University of Health Sciences has been set up by an Act of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in the year 2003 for better management of the health and medical education related courses which were so far taught separately by the University of Calcutta, and the Universities of...
- West Bengal University of TechnologyWest Bengal University of TechnologyThe West Bengal University of Technology, commonly referred to as WBUT or UTech, is a public state university located in the suburban satellite township of Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, India...
and its affiliated institutes.
However, the participation of Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur and Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University , is a premier educational and research institution in India.It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal and comprises two campuses - the main campus at Jadavpur and the new campus at Salt Lake...
in WB-JEE has been subject to recent speculation with the imminent upgradation of Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur into IIEST and the possible conversion of Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University , is a premier educational and research institution in India.It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal and comprises two campuses - the main campus at Jadavpur and the new campus at Salt Lake...
into a Central University. BESU is likely to use the AIEEE for admission of students, while Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University , is a premier educational and research institution in India.It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal and comprises two campuses - the main campus at Jadavpur and the new campus at Salt Lake...
might choose IIT-JEE, which is the case with other Central Universities like IT-BHU and IMSU.