The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination or WBJEE is a centralized state government-controlled test. The WBJEE, conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board, gives admission to UG courses in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Medical, Dental and Pharmacy at various Universities and Colleges in the state of West Bengal.
In 2017, approximately 1.27 lakh students appeared for the WBJEE Engineering entrance exam (for the 36,263 seats) and around 1.58 lakh took the Pharmacy entrance exam (for the 1085 seats). The much coveted WBJEE 2017 is tentatively scheduled for May’2018. Today, we bring for you the Syllabus, Important Dates and the Eligibility Criteria for WBJEE 2018. So, read on.
Before we begin, it’s useful for you to get acquainted with the WBJEE Exam Pattern.
Now, let’s get started with the Eligibility Criteria for WBJEE 2018.
Eligibility Criteria for WBJEE 2018
- The candidate must be an Indian citizen and should have domicile of West Bengal.
- The applicant must be 17 years old as on or 31st December of the year of admission. However, for the Marine Engineering course, the minimum age is 17 years, and the maximum age is 25 years.
- The candidate must have appeared or passed 10+2 or equivalent exam from state or central board of education.
- The candidate must have secured minimum 45% aggregate marks in the 12th examination (40% for reserved category candidates).
- For admission to the Jadavpur University, the candidates should have secured minimum 60% of marks (55% for reserved category candidates).
- The candidate must have passed 10+2 with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as the core subjects.
Now that you’re familiar with the Eligibility Criteria for WBJEE 2018, let’s move on to the Important Dates in the WBJEE 2018 event calendar. Please note that these dates are tentative as the official notification for WBJEE 2018 is not yet out.
Important Dates for WBJEE 2018
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WBJEE 2018 Syllabus: Now, let’s take a look at the WBJEE 2018 syllabus. The WBJEE 2018 Syllabus includes topics from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology. To do well in the WBJEE 2018 examination, you must gather all the relevant information about its syllabus. Here we go.
| Physics | Chemistry | Mathematics | Biology |
| Physical World, Measurements, Units and Dimensions, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Work Power and Energy, Centre of Mass and Friction, Gravitation, Bulk Properties of Matter, Heat and Thermal Physics, Thermodynamics, Kinetic theory of gases, Oscillation and Waves, Electrostatics, Current Electricity, Magnetic Effect of current, Magnetics, EMI and Alternating current, EM Waves, Optics, Particle nature of light and wave-particle duality, Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Solid State Electronics. | Atom, Molecules and Chemical Arithmetic, Atomic Structure, Radioactivity, Periodic Table, Chemical Bond and molecular structure, Coordination Compounds, Solid state, Liquid state, Gaseous state, Chemical Energetics and Chemical Dynamics, Physical Chemistry of Solutions, Ionic & Redox equilibria, Hydrogen, Chemistry of non-metallic Elements and their Compounds, Chemistry of Metals, Chemistry in Industry, Polymers, Surface Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Chemistry of Carbon Compounds, Aliphatic Compounds, Haloalkanes, Haloarenes, Alcohols, Ethers, Aldehydes & Ketones, Carboxylic Acids, Aliphatic Amines, Aromatic Compounds, Application Oriented Chemistry, Intro to Bio-Molecules, and Principles of Qualitative Analysis. | Algebra–
Logarithms, Complex Numbers, Quadratic Equations, Permutation and Combinations, Principle of mathematical induction, Binomial Theorem (positive integral index) Matrices – Sets relations and mappings, Statistics and Probability, Trigonometry, Coordinate geometry in two and three dimensions. Calculus– Differential and Integral Calculus, Differential Equations, Application of Calculus and Vectors. |
Science of Life, Chemical constituents of living cells, Chromosome, Cell division, Genetics and Evolution, Molecular basis of inheritance, Evolution, Morphological variations and structural organization, Physiology and Biochemistry, Animals: Human, Plants, Taxonomy, Systematics and Biodiversity, Ecology and Environment, Biodiversity and Conservation, Environmental issues, Microbes and human welfare, Health and diseases, Biotechnology and its applications. |
Thoroughly understanding and going through the WBJEE 2018 syllabus will go a long way in helping you crack the exam.
That’s all for today; we hope the above information was useful to you. Take a look at the step-by-step guide to complete the WBJEE 2018 Application Form.
You can also browse through some expert tips and tricks to crack WBJEE 2018.
All the best for your preparations 🙂
