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WBJEE eligibility criteria 2025 requires candidates to have passed the 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 the reserved category) in the mentioned subjects, 60% marks in Mathematics, and a pass mark of 30% in English.
The WBJEE 2025 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 willing to apply for the exam must go through the eligibility guidelines set by the authorities.
Even before filling out the WBJEE application form 2025, candidates go through eligibility requirements. 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 apply for the exam must be citizens of India.
- The candidates must have passed 10+2 or an 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
The 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 meet the general WBJEE 2025 eligibility criteria given below:
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Type of Institute |
Category of Seat |
Domicile Requirement |
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Government Engineering &Technology Colleges |
General & Reservation |
Yes |
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Government Pharmacy Colleges |
General & Reservation |
Yes |
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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.
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Institute-wise WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025
WBJEE participating colleges 2025 also set their own eligibility requirements. Here are the detailed WBJEE eligibility criteria for various institutions:
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Calcutta University
The WBJEE eligibility criteria for Calcutta University 2025 is as follows:
- Candidates must have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or an equivalent examination from a 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).
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Particulars |
Details |
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Age Limit |
18 years of age |
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Education |
10+2 or equivalent with 60% for General |
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10+2 or equivalent with 55% for SC/ ST/ PWD |
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Compulsory Subjects |
Mathematics and Physics with 33% in 12th for General (with Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Computer Science as compulsory subjects) |
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Mathematics and Physics with 33% in 12th for SC/ST/PWD (with Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Computer Science as compulsory subjects) |
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English with 45% for All Categories |
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Jute & Fibre Technology, Calcutta University
The following are the eligibility requirements for Jute & Fibre Technology, Calcutta University, under WBJEE 2025:
- Candidates must have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination of the 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 are 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.
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Particulars |
Details |
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Age Limit |
18 years of age |
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Education |
10+2 or equivalent with 45% for General |
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10+2 or equivalent with 40% SC/ ST/ PWD |
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Compulsory Subjects |
English with 30% for All Categories |
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Other Institutes
The following is eligibility for the rest of the participating WBJEE 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.
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Particulars |
Details |
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Age Limit |
17 years of age |
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Education |
10+2 or equivalent with 30% for General |
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10+2 or equivalent with 33% SC/ ST/ PWD |
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Compulsory Subjects |
Chemistry, Biology, and Physics in 12th for All Categories |
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English with 40% for All Categories |
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 for Engineering and Technology Courses
The WBJEE eligibility criteria 2025 vary across courses. Candidates can check the detailed course-wise WBJEE eligibility requirements here:
- Candidates must have passed the 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.
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Particulars |
Details |
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Age Limit |
17 years of age |
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Education |
10+2 or equivalent with 60% for General |
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10+2 or equivalent with 45% for SC / ST / PWD |
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Compulsory Subjects |
Mathematics and Physics with 60% in 12th(with Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / Computer Science as compulsory subjects) |
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Mathematics and Physics with 45% in 12th(with Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / Computer Science as compulsory subjects) |
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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 the Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or an 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 the WBJEE 2025 exam.
- The minimum eligibility is 50% marks in English as a subject in either class '10' or in '10+2' stand.
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Particulars |
Details |
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Age Limit |
21 years of age |
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Education |
10+2 or equivalent with 40% for General |
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10+2 or equivalent with 33% SC/ ST/ PWD |
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Compulsory Subjects |
Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics with 60% in 12th |
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Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics with 33% in 12th |
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| 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).
- The 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.
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Particulars |
Details |
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Age Limit |
17 years of age |
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Education |
10+2 or equivalent with 60% for General |
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10+2 or equivalent with 30% for SC/ ST/ PWD |
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Compulsory Subjects |
Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics with 60% in 12th for General |
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Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics with 30% in12th for SC/ST/PWD |
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English with 45% for All Categories |
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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.
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Particulars |
Details |
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Age Limit |
17 years of age |
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Education |
10+2 or equivalent with 33% |
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Compulsory Director-GeneralSubjects |
Mathematics in 12th |
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Qualify NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) Paper 2 of JEE Mains |
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 Pharmacy Course
Candidates willing to pursue the pharmacy course from West Bengal can check the WBJEE eligibility for pharmacy here:
- Candidates must pass the 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.
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Particulars |
Details |
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Age Limit |
17 years of age |
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Education |
10+2 or equivalent with 40% for General |
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10+2 or equivalent with 25% SC/ ST/ PWD |
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Compulsory Subjects |
Mathematics and Physics with 40% in 12th for General( with Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Computer Science as compulsory subjects) |
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Mathematics and Physics with 30% in 12th for SC/ST/PWD( with Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Computer Science as compulsory subjects) |
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English with 40% for All Categories |
WBJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Other Educational Institutes for Engineering and Technological Courses
The eligibility for admission to another institute for engineering courses is as follows:
- Candidates must have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or an 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 are 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.
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Particulars |
Details |
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Age Limit |
17 years of age |
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Compulsory Subjects |
English with 30% for All Categories |
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Education |
10+2 or equivalent with 30% for General |
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10+2 or equivalent with 35% SC/ ST/ PWD |
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