The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board, which is shortened as WB JECA, conducts common entrance exam for students seeking admission in UG Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy, and Architectural programs at various colleges and Universities of West Bengal. Introduced in 2017, the MERIT, which is patterned after the UGC-NATIONAL LEVEL JEE exams.
The WB JECA exam consists of two papers namely Paper 1 for admission to UG engineering programs and Paper 2 for admission to UG pharmacy and architecture programs . It assays as students in all subjects including physics, chemistry, math and aptitude. The exam will be administered once a year, often in the months of April or May. The applications start in January.
For the session 2024 examination, details including application window, admit card publication, date of exam, publication of answer key and result would be declared by the Board at the end of the year 2023 and would be available on their official website www.wbjee.nic.in. Assessing a candidate via a WB JECA test is an eligibility condition for enlargement in top engineering, pharmacy and architecture colleges of West Bengal.
WB JECA 2024 Exam Dates
Event |
Date |
Application form release |
February 2024 |
Last date of application form submission |
March 2024 |
Admit card release |
June 2024 |
WB JECA MCA exam |
July 2024 (tentatively) |
Results announcement |
August 2024 |
Counselling |
September 2024 |
WB JECA 2024 Highlights
Highlight |
Details |
Exam Name |
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination for MCA |
Exam Conducting Body |
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) |
Exam Language |
English and Bengali |
Exam Type |
Computer-based Test (CBT) |
Exam Pattern |
100 multiple-choice questions |
Each question carries 4 marks |
No negative marking for wrong answers |
Exam Duration |
3 hours (180 minutes) |
Exam Syllabus |
Mathematics, Computer Applications |
Eligibility Criteria |
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) or Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree with Mathematics as a subject |
Application Form |
Available online in February 2024 |
Application Fee |
INR 1000 for general category candidates and INR 500 for SC/ST/PwD candidates |
Last Date of Application |
March 2024 |
Admit Card |
Released in June 2024 |
Exam Date |
July 2024 (tentatively) |
Results Announcement |
August 2024 |
Counselling |
September 2024 |
WB JECA 2024 Eligibility
Criteria |
Details |
Nationality |
Indian citizen |
Age |
As on 31st December 2024 |
WB JECA 2024 Exam Pattern
Section |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
Mathematics |
60 |
240 |
Computer Applications |
40 |
160 |
Total |
100 |
400 |
WB JECA 2024 Exam Centers
City |
Exam Center |
Kolkata |
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Institute |
Howrah |
Vivekananda Institute of Technology |
Durgapur |
National Institute of Technology Durgapur |
Bardhaman |
West Bengal University of Technology |
Asansol |
Asansol Engineering College |
Siliguri |
National Institute of Technology Siliguri |
Jalpaiguri |
Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College |
Malda |
Malda Engineering College |
Cooch Behar |
Cooch Behar Government Engineering College |
Berhampur |
Berhampur Engineering College |