WB-JEE
The west Bengal joint Entrance Examinations
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations is sat by those wishing to pursue undergraduate engineering courses in West Bengal. The idea behind having a common examination was conceived in 1962. The main exam was seen as a means of increasing competitiveness and saving time and expenditure of the candidates who may be required to submit for too many entrance exams. Ever since the establishment of this common entry exam, there has been an improvement in the way entry examinations are conducted, mainly for the benefit of the applicants who do not have to hassle and submit to numerous entry exams to be accepted in undergraduate programs in West Bengal. This is an examination for applicants who want to pursue degrees in engineering and technology courses like pharmacy and agricultural engineering. Many colleges are subject to this exam in west Bengal.
Candidates who want to sit for this examination must pass with at least 50% marks in physics, chemistry and mathematics combined. This is the standard for those who want to take engineering and technology courses. However, this standard is not applicable for architecture, marine engineering and pharmacy course. The 50% mark has been relaxed for candidates with special needs, who have to score an average of 40% in all the essential subjects combined. English is a must for all the candidates the presence of another language is an added advantage but not compulsory.
For those who want to pursue marine engineering, a 60% pass is needed in all the essential subjects of physics, chemistry and mathematics. 50% is needed in English, since this is the main medium of communication in all studies. For those who do not have other language subject apart from English, another subject will be used to determine candidacy. For those who want to pursue a pharmacy course, a 50% pass is needed for mathematics/biology, physics and chemistry. English will account for the 50%. For candidates with special needs, the pass percentage has been taken down to 40% those who aspire to become architects must have sat the national aptitude test in architecture.
Medical courses aspirants must have passed secondary education and sat the west Bengal council for higher secondary education examination. If the applicant has not sat this exam, he or she should have sat any examination recognized by the west Bengal University of Health Sciences with passes in physics, chemistry and biology. These three science subjects are crucial for any candidate who wants to pursue a science course. The candidates must have passed with at least 50% (40% for candidates with special needs) in physics, chemistry and biology combined.
The examination consists of a single paper four sections of mathematics, physics and chemistry, all of which carry 100 marks. The questions in the paper are multiple choice and short answer types of questions with 80% allowed to multiple choice questions. Candidates have to be careful about the answers they give since every wrong answer will lead to the deduction of 33.33% of the total marks. In other words, any guesses will be penalized and one has to think critically when answering all questions. The selection of candidates will depend on merit and will also be subject to the standards of the respective universities that are subject to the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations. After the release of the list of merit, counseling of the candidate will be done (only those who applied for medical courses). Again, this depends on the standards of merit that have been set by the respective colleges and will determine if the applicant will be allowed to study in the institution. The examination is set to take place on 17th April 2011.
Last modified: 2011-04-11 01:40:53