West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board, AQ-13/1, Sector-V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700 091, has invited applications from Indian Citizens for admission to Under Graduate courses in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Medical/Dental and Pharmacy in Universities/ Colleges in West Bengal for the academic session 2012-2013. Medical/Dental admissions will be included provided no restriction is imposed by appropriate authorities.
Selection to the Programmes will be on the basis of a Joint Entrance Examination, to be conducted by the Board.Applicant must be a citizen of India and must have passed the H.S (10+2) or its equivalent examination
(a) For B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch: General candidates must have secured at least 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics taken together (40% for SC/ST candidates) and at least 30% marks in English (for all categories)
(b) For Pharmacy: General candidates must have secured at least 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/Biology taken together (40% for SC/ST candidates) and at least 30% marks in English (for all categories).
(c) For Marine Engineering: At least 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics taken together and 50% marks in English either in 10th standard or in 10+2 standard.
(d) For MBBS and BDS: General candidates must have secured at least 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together (40% for SC/ST candidates) and 30% marks in English (for all categories)
(a) For B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch: General candidates must have secured at least 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics taken together (40% for SC/ST candidates) and at least 30% marks in English (for all categories)
(b) For Pharmacy: General candidates must have secured at least 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/Biology taken together (40% for SC/ST candidates) and at least 30% marks in English (for all categories).
(c) For Marine Engineering: At least 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics taken together and 50% marks in English either in 10th standard or in 10+2 standard.
(d) For MBBS and BDS: General candidates must have secured at least 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together (40% for SC/ST candidates) and 30% marks in English (for all categories)
In addition to above, candidates must secure at least pass marks in the subjects individually including vernacular (or any other fifth subject) as mentioned below.
BE/B.Tech/B.Arch: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English and Vernacular or any other 5th subject.
MBBS/BDS: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English and Vernacular or any other 5th subject.
Pharmacy: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology, English, and Vernacular or any other 5th subject.
For MBBS and BDS courses, in addition to aforesaid eligibility criteria, the General candidates must secure at least 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biological Sciences taken together (40% for SC/ST) in the Joint Entrance Examination, West Bengal.
Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in 2012 will be allowed to sit for JEM-2012 provisionally and their admission, if merit listed, will be subjected to satisfying the minimum requirements of eligibility as specified above.
Age: Candidates must be 17 years of age or above, as on 31.12.2012. There is no upper age limit except for the Marine Engineering course for which the upper age limit is 25 years as on 31.07.2012.
Residential Requirements: Candidates desirous of seeking admission to Government Engineering/Technology Colleges, Govt. Medical and Dental Colleges as well as to Private Medical and Dental Colleges, must have been residing in the State of West Bengal continuously at least for last 10 years as on 31.12.2011 or their parents must be permanent resident of West Bengal having their permanent home address in the State of West Bengal.
Reservation: Reservation for SC/ST/PC candidates will be as per State Govt. Rules.
Schedule of Examination: The Joint Entrance Examination, 2012 (JEM-2012) will be held on 15.04.2012 (Sunday) at Centres located in West Bengal and Tripura. There will be three papers on the day, the schedule of which will be as follows. Mathematics (100 marks): 9.30 a.m to 11.30 a.m; Physics (50 marks) & Chemistry (50 marks): 12.30 p.m to 2.30 p.m and Biological Sciences (100 marks): 3.30 p.m to 5.30 p.m.
Applicants will have to appear for the Papers applicable to them as per the courses applied for.
Those seeking admission to Engineering & Technology/B.Arch/Dairy Technology/Agricultural Engineering/Pharmacy, have to appear for Mathematics and Physics & Chemistry papers of JEM.
Those seeking admission to Medical/Dental/Pharmacy have to appear for Biological Sciences and Physics & Chemistry papers.
Those seeking admission to Engineering & Technology/B.Arch/Dairy Technology/Agricultural Engineering/Pharmacy/ Medical/Dental, have to write then examination in Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry and Biological Sciences.
Application Form: Application form to be used for applying for JEM 2012 will depend on the courses to which admission is being sought by the applicant.
Those seeking admission to Engineering & Technology/B.Arch/Dairy Technology/Agricultural Engineering/Pharmacy courses have to apply in Form ‘E’.
Those seeking admission to Medical/Dental/Pharmacy have to apply in Form ‘M’.
Those seeking admission to Engineering & Technology/B. Arch./Dairy Technology / Agricultural Engineering /Pharmacy / Medical/Dental, have to apply in Form ‘C’.
Those seeking admission to Engineering & Technology/B. Arch./Dairy Technology / Agricultural Engineering /Pharmacy / Medical/Dental, have to apply in Form ‘C’.
The Application Kit which includes the prescribed printed Application Form along with Information Brochure and a printed window envelope, will be available from different Branches of United Bank of India, as specified, from 28.12.2011 to 18.01.2012, on payment of Rs.500/- (for E / M type Form) and Rs.600/- (for C type Form) in cash. The Branches of United Bank of India, where the form will be available on all working days between banking hours on payment of requisite fee, are as follows.
Old Court House St., College St, Sealdah, Hatibagan, Jadavpur, Behala, Mayukh Bhawan – Salt Lake, BESU Shibpur, Asansol, Durgapur City Centre, Burdwan (B.C.Rd.), Katwa (Station Rd.),Serampore, Chinsurah, Arambag, Kalyani, Krishnagar, Barasat, Barrackpore, Bongaon, Basirhat, Sonarpur, Basanti,Diamond Harbour, Canning, Kolaghat, Haldia, Kharagpur, Medinipur, Jhargram, Tamluk, Suri, Bolpur, Bankura,Bishnupur, Purulia, Jhalda, Berhampur, Raghunathgunj, Raiganj, Balurghat, Malda, Siliguri, Alipurduar, Darjeeling (25,H.D. Lama Rd.), Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, Agartala (Tripura).
The Application Kit may also be obtained by Post from the Board’s Office by sending a request for the same with an additional fee of Rs.200/-. The total amount which includes Cost of application form plus Rs.200/-, has to be paid by Demand Draft drawn in favour of ‘West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board’, payable at Howrah/Kolkata, to reach there latest by 6.01.2012.
The Application Kit may also be obtained from the Board’s Office only, from 19.01.2012 to 21.01.2012, on payment of actual cost of the form plus late fee of Rs. 300/-. In such cases, the whole amount is to be paid through a Bank Draft to be drawn in favour of ‘West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board’, payable at Kolkata/Howrah.
Last Date: The duly filled in Application Form must be sent in the printed window envelope received by the candidate within the Application Kit by Speed Post only, so as to reach the office of the Board by 24.01.2012.Submission of Application Form by hand or courier service will not be accepted.
Detailed information will be available in the Information Brochure which will be sold along with Application Form and will also be available atwww.wbjeeb.in
