WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025: Age Limit, Reservation

Kriti Jain
Kriti Jain

Updated on - Sep 30, 2024

WBJEE eligibility criteria 2025 requires candidates to have passed Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects to apply for WBJEE 2025. They must have at least 60% minimum marks (45% for reserved category) in the mentioned subjects, 60% marks in Mathematics, and a pass mark of 30% in English.

Moreover, candidates applying for the WBJEE 2025 must be at least 17 years of age. WBJEE 2025 eligibility criteria are available on the official website at wbjeeb.nic.in. Candidates are advised to check their eligibility before applying for the exam.

The WBJEE is a common entrance test administered for admission to undergraduate courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture of different Universities, Government Colleges as well as Self Financing Engineering & Technological Institutes in the State of West Bengal. Candidates seeking to appear for the upcoming exam can check the eligibility criteria on this page.

WBJEE General Eligibility Criteria 2025

The following are some important points under the WBJEE eligibility criteria that candidates must keep in mind before filling out the WBJEE application form:

  • All Candidates who will apply for the exam must be a citizens of India.
  • The candidates must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination before 2025 or are appearing in the 12th examination in 2025.
  • Candidates must be at least 17 years old as of 31/12/2025. A candidate should have been born on or before 31.12.2008. There is no upper age limit for appearing in the examination.
  • However, for admission to Marine Engineering courses, the upper age limit is 25 Years as of 31/12/2025.

WBJEE 2025 Domicile Eligibility Criteria

WBJEE Residential/ Domicile requirement is an eligibility criterion for admission to different degree level Engineering/Technology, Pharmacy & Architecture courses in West Bengal. It is important for all WBJEE exam aspirants to make sure that they met the general WBJEE 2025 eligibility criteria given below:

WBJEE 2025 Eligibility Criteria- Type of Institue
Type of Institute Category of Seat Domicile Requirement
Government Engineering &Technology Colleges General & Reservation Yes
Government Pharmacy Colleges General & Reservation Yes
Colleges offering Engineering/ Technology/ Pharmacy /Architecture Only reserved category Yes
  • Should have been a permanent resident of West Bengal for ten consecutive years.
  • Candidates will also be considered eligible if their parents are permanent residents of the state with a permanent residential address.

WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 for Engineering and Technology Courses

  • Candidates must have passed Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination in General Stream in the regular class mode of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or equivalent examination from a recognized Council/ Board as eligibility.
  • Compulsory Subjects: Candidates should have Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects to apply for WBJEE 2025.
  • Minimum Marks: Minimum of 60% marks in above subjects (45% for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates), having 60% marks in Mathematics (45% for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates), as well as pass in English with a minimum of 30% (for all categories of candidates) is considered to be eligible.
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 for Engineering and Technology Courses
Particulars Details
Age Limit 17 years of age
Education 10+2 or equivalent with 60% for General
10+2 or equivalent with 45% for SC / ST / PWD
Compulsory Subjects Mathematics and Physics with 60% in 12th(with Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / Computer Science as compulsory subjects)
Mathematics and Physics with 45% in 12th(with Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / Computer Science as compulsory subjects)
English with 30% for All Categories

WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Calcutta University

  • Candidates must have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or equalent examination form recognized Council/Board in regular class mode.
  • Compulsory Subjects: Individual passing marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects for students to be eligible.
  • Minimum Marks: Minimum of 60% marks in the above subjects taken together (55% for SC/ST/ PWD/OBC-A/OBC-B candidates) and passing marks in English with a minimum of 30% marks (for all categories of candidates).
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 for Calcutta University
Particulars Details
Age Limit 18 years of age
Education 10+2 or equivalent with 60% for General
10+2 or equivalent with 55% for SC/ ST/ PWD
Compulsory Subjects Mathematics and Physics with 33% in 12th for General (with Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Computer Science as compulsory subjects)
Mathematics and Physics with 33% in 12th for SC/ST/PWD (with Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Computer Science as compulsory subjects)
English with 45% for All Categories

WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Jute & Fibre Technology, Calcutta University

  • Candidates must have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or equivalent from a recognized Council/ Board in the regular class mode to meet WBJEE eligibility criteria.
  • Compulsory Subjects: Individual passing marks in Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology as compulsory subjects to be eligible.
  • Minimum Marks: Minimum of 45% marks in the above subjects taken together (40% for SC/ST/PWD/OBC-A/OBC-B candidates). And passing marks in English with a minimum of 30% marks (for all categories of candidates) in the said qualifying examination would be considered eligible.
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 for Jute & Fibre Technology, Calcutta University
Particulars Details
Age Limit 18 years of age
Education 10+2 or equivalent with 45% for General
10+2 or equivalent with 40% SC/ ST/ PWD
Compulsory Subjects English with 30% for All Categories

WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Marine Engineering

As per WBJEE eligibility norms and standards of the Director-General of Shipping, Government of India, candidates must pass Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or equivalent examination from a recognized Council/Board.

Minimum Marks 

  • In regular class mode, 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, together with individual passing marks in the said subjects, is essential to be eligible for WBJEE 2025 exam.
  • The minimum eligibility is 50% marks in English as a subject in either class ‘10’ or in ‘10+2’ stand.
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Marine Engineering
Particulars Details
Age Limit 21 years of age
Education 10+2 or equivalent with 40% for General
10+2 or equivalent with 33% SC/ ST/ PWD
Compulsory Subjects Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics with 60% in 12th
Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics with 33% in 12th
English with 50% for All Categories

WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Architecture

  • Individual passing marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects are required for a candidate to be eligible.
  • Minimum eligibility is 60% marks in the above subjects taken together (45% for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates), having 60% marks in Mathematics (45% for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates) as well as passing marks in English with a minimum of 30% marks (for all categories of candidates).
  • Candidate must qualify either in the NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) conducted by the Council of Architecture, New Delhi, or in Paper 2 of JEE Mains conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education.
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Architecture
Particulars Details
Age Limit 17 years of age
Education 10+2 or equivalent with 60% for General
10+2 or equivalent with 30% for SC/ ST/ PWD
Compulsory Subjects Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics with 60% in 12th for General
Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics with 30% in12th for SC/ST/PWD
English with 45% for All Categories
Qualify NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) or Paper 2 of JEE Mains

As per the norms and eligibility standards of the Council of Architecture (COA)

  • No candidate with less than 50% marks in aggregate shall be eligible for the architecture course unless they have passed an examination at the end of the new (10+2) scheme of Senior School Certificate Examination or equivalent with Mathematics as a subject of examination at the 10+2 level.
  • The candidate must also qualify in the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) or Paper 2 of JEE Mains conducted by the NTA, a standard eligibility criterion.
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Council of Architecture
Particulars Details
Age Limit 17 years of age
Education 10+2 or equivalent with 33%
Compulsory Director-GeneralSubjects Mathematics in 12th
Qualify NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) Paper 2 of JEE Mains

WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Pharmacy Course

  • Candidates must pass Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination in General Stream in the regular class mode of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or equivalent examination from a recognized Council/ Board with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects to be eligible.
  • Minimum WBJEE 2025 eligibility is of 60% marks in the above subjects taken together (45% for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates), having 60% marks in Mathematics (45% for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates), as well as pass in English with a minimum of 30% (for all categories of candidates) in the qualifying examination to satisfy the eligibility criteria.
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Pharmacy
Particulars Details
Age Limit 17 years of age
Education 10+2 or equivalent with 40% for General
10+2 or equivalent with 25% SC/ ST/ PWD
Compulsory Subjects Mathematics and Physics with 40% in 12th for General( with Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Computer Science as compulsory subjects)
Mathematics and Physics with 30% in 12th for SC/ST/PWD( with Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Computer Science as compulsory subjects)
English with 40% for All Categories

WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Other Institutes

  • Candidates should have passed the Higher Secondary examination state board or any qualifying examination recognized by the government of India with physics, chemistry, and biology as their compulsory subjects to meet the eligibility criteria. 
  • A minimum of 45% marks in the above subjects taken together (40% for SC/ST/ PWD/OBC candidates), as well as pass in English with a minimum of 30% marks (for all categories of candidates) in the qualifying examination is necessary as per WBJEE qualification eligibility criteria.
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Other Institutes
Particulars Details
Age Limit 17 years of age
Education 10+2 or equivalent with 30% for General
10+2 or equivalent with 33% SC/ ST/ PWD
Compulsory Subjects Chemistry, Biology, and Physics in 12th for All Categories
English with 40% for All Categories

WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Other Educational Institutes for Engineering and Technological Courses

  • Candidates must have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or equivalent examination from a recognized Council/ Board in the regular class mode to be eligible.
  • Compulsory subjects: Individual passing marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
  • Minimum marks: The minimum eligibility is 45% marks in the above subjects taken together (40% for SC/ST/ PWD/OBC-A/OBC-B candidates), as well as passing marks in English with a minimum of 30% marks (for all categories of candidates) in the qualifying examination.
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 for Engineering & Technological courses at other participating universities
Particulars Details
Age Limit 17 years of age
Compulsory Subjects English with 30% for All Categories
Education 10+2 or equivalent with 30% for General
10+2 or equivalent with 35% SC/ ST/ PWD

WBJEE 2025 Application Form

Once the candidates have met the eligibility criteria for WBJEE 2025 exams, they can proceed to fill in their application form. WBJEEB will release the WBJEE 2025 Application on its official website. The registration for this examination can be done only online. Candidates must upload all documents as per the instructions and completely fill up the WBJEE 2025 form with valid and correct details.

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