WBJEE 2020 Counselling – Date, Registration, Opening and Closing Rank

WBJEE 2020 Counselling – West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) conducts counselling for WBJEE 2020 entrance exam. The counselling process is conducted by online mode at wbjeeb.nic.in. Those who qualify WBJEE with General merit rank (GMR) and JEE Main 2020 with All India Rank (AIR) are eligible to participate in WBJEE counselling. There shall be 03 rounds of counselling process. The steps involved for WBJEE counselling 2020 includes registration & deposition of fee, choice filling, seat allotment, physical reporting at RCs for payment of admission fee and document verification. Check complete details on WBJEE 2020 counselling like schedule, counselling process, opening and clsoing rank, documents required for verification, etc.

WBJEE 2020 Counselling

WBJEE 2020 online counselling is conducted for admission in UG courses in Undergraduate Courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture in Universities, Govt. Colleges and Self-Financed Institutes in the colleges in the state of West Bengal. For admission in engineering courses, the Board reserved 10% seats for JEE Main 2020 qualified candidates. Check the important dates for WBJEE counselling 2020 from thet table below.

Counselling: Candidates can register for WBJEE 2020 counselling online at wbjeeb.nic.in

WBJEE 2020 Opening and Closing Rank

The Board releases WBJEE opening and closing rank once after the seat allotment result is declared. It can be checked online at wbjeeb.nic.in. The opening and closing ranks for WBJEE 2020 for various programmes offered by the participating colleges on the basis of availability of seats. Candidates can check the previous year opening and closing rank from below.

Cutoffs for admission through WBJEE 

Cutoffs for admission through JEE Main

Who Can Participate for WBJEE 2020 Counselling?

The Board notified that the candidates who fulfill the following eligibility criteria as mentioned below can participate in WBJEE 2020 counselling.

WBJEE Counselling eligibility criteria for 4-year degree course in engineering and technology: 

• You must have a General Merit Rank (GMR) in WBJEE 2020
• Candidates with JEE Main 2020 AIR are also eligible and they are given admission against 10% quota seats in the self-financing colleges of the state based on their ranks.

WBJEE Counselling eligibility criteria for 4-year degree course in Pharmacy:

• You must have a Pharmacy Merit Rank (PMR) in WBJEE 2020
• Candidates with JEE Main 2020 AIR are also eligible and they are given admission against 10% quota seats in the self-financing colleges of the state based on their ranks.

WBJEE Counselling eligibility criteria for 5-year degree level architecture course:

• You must have a General Merit Rank (GMR) in WBJEE 2020
• Candidates with JEE Main 2020 AIR are also eligible and they are given admission against 10% quota seats in the self-financing colleges of the state based on their ranks.

WBJEE 2020 Counselling Process

The process of the WBJEE 2020 counselling involves the following:

• Registration and payment of counselling fee
• Choice filling and locking
• Reelase of seat allotment result
• Making admission fee payment and document verification
• Reporting at the reporting center (RC)
• Upgradation options practiced at the RC
• Reporting at the allotted institute in person

WBJEE Counselling 2020 Registration and Choice Filling

The counselling of WBJEE is an online process and the candidates have to complete the same at wbjee.nic.in. Only once the candidates suc cessfully register for the counselling, they can proceed to complete the choice filling process. Since WBJEE counselling is condcuted online, the registeration form is also to be filled and submitted by online mode only. In the choice filling process, candidates can add many choices as they wish to. However, it is to be noted that after locking the chocies, candidates will not be allowed to edit it.

Counselling fee: Candidates shall have to pay the followign amount of the counselling fee at the time of registration:

• Rs. 500 for all category candidates

Mode of payment: The counselling fee amount shall be payable by online mode using credit/ debit card/ net banking.

How to register and do choice filling for WBJEE 2020 counselling?

To register online for WBJEE counselling, follow the instructions as provided below.

Step 1: Click on the direct link which will be given on this page for WBJEE counselling registration.

Step 2: Next, the candidates have to select if they wish to apply for counselling through WBJEE or JEE Main or both.

Step 3: Next, you have to enter details like your state of domicile, category, roll number of JEE Main / WBJEE, etc.

Step 4: After entering these information, click on the “Submit” button and then tick on the declaration form.

Step 5: Next, the candidates have to add or delete the choice(s) of college and branch. A candidate can fill as many chocies as he/ she wishes to.

Step 6: Click on the “Save & Continue” button and lock your chocies.

Step 7: Now, pay the required amount of the application fee and on completion of these steps take a print out of the locked choices.

Few things related to choice filling, which the candidates must know are as below:
1. Filling the choices and locking them: Before locking the choices, the candidates may change it as many times as they wish. However, once the deadline to submit the choices is over, the candidates cannot change them. And if the candidates cannot lock the choices before the deadline, their choices are automatically locked thereafter.
2. How many times can you fill the choices? The facility to submit the choices for the institute and the courses are only provided in the first round of WBJEE 2020 counselling.
3. How are the options to select choices made available? The online portal displays the choices as per the eligibility of the candidates. Eligibility here means, if they are eligible for PMR or GMR or Both.

WBJEE 2020 Counselling Rounds

The Board shall conduct atleast three (03) rounds in the WBJEE counselling 2020. After all the rounds of cousnelling is over, the Board shall conduct a mop-round to fill the vacant seats after all rounds of counselling is over. Here is what happens in each of these rounds:

Round 1 – The candidates registered are allotted seats based on their GMR/PMR and the choices filled. The candidates who are not allotted seats in the round 1 have to wait for the allotment of seat in the round 2.

The candidates who are allotted the seats have to report at the RC for document verification and other formalities. If they are not opting for updgradation, they have to report at the allotted institute for admission. If they opt for upgradataion they are shifted in round 2 allotments.

Round 2 – In this round, the following types of candidates are included:

• Who did not get a seat in the 1st round. OR
• The allotment of whom was cancelled at the RC. OR
• Those who opted for up-gradation.

These candidates have to follow the same process as that is followed in round 1.

Note: Candidates who did not report at RC for round 1 or who withdraw the earlier allotment are not eligible. Candidates who were declared ineligible after verification are also not allowed in the round 2.

Round 3 – In round three, those candidates are allowed to participate who:

• Have registered but not participate in earlier round. OR
• Who went for up gradation. OR
• Whose seat was earlier cancelled at the RC.

These candidates have to follow the same process as that is followed in round 1 and 2.

WBJEE 2020 Seat Allotment

On the basis of the preference submitted, their merit in the entrance exam and availability of seats, the candidates are allotted a seat. WBJEE seat allotment result 2020 is released online at WBJEE counselling website. The seat allotment result can be checked by logging in using their roll number and password. It is to be noted that the Board do not send any allotment result to the candidates who are by post or by email.

What after WBJEE Seat Allotment Result is released?

After the seat allotment result is declared for each of the WBJEE counselling round(s), candidates have an option to either accept or upgrade the seat. If a candidate accepts the allotted seatm, they then need to report at the reporting centre (RC) for document verification and seat allotment letter. However, those who are not satisfied with the allotted seat can choose upgradation of seats and wait for further rounds of seat allotment.

WBJEE 2020 Reporting Centres (RCs)

After the allotments, the candidates have to report at any of the Reporting Centre. Reporting at the center is to be done by all the candidates who accepts the alloteed a seat in any round of WBJEE 2020 counselling. At the reporting centre, candidates have to get their documents verified and pay the seat acceptance fee. The seat acceptance fee is as below and can be paid via Debit/Credit card. After the fee payment is done at the RC, a Provisional Admission Letter is allocated to the candidates. It contains seat allotment details, fee details, and willingness for upgradation details.

Important points to not about reporting in the WBJEE 2020 Counselling centers.

• Failing to report at an RC, leads to cancellation of the provisional allotment.
• The fee submitted at the RC is adjusted against the reporting in the further rounds of counselling.
• Even those candidates need to report at the institute, who have opted for upgradation.
• If a valid seat becomes available, the candidate is upgraded and the older allotment is released.

Documents Required for WBJEE 2020 Counselling

The candidates have to carry the following documents in original and a set of a photocopy at the RCs:

• JEE Main/WBJEE 2020 Rank Card
• JEE Main/WBJEE Admit Card 2020
• Application Confirmation Page
• Class 10 and 12 Marks Sheet
• Domicile Certificate
• Category Certificate, if required
• Counselling Fee Payment Receipt
• Domicile Certificate, if required
• PwD Certificate, if valid
• Caste Certificate
• Demand Draft for Admission Fee (Last year the amount was Rs. 6000)
• 4 Passport Size Photographs

WBJEE Counselling 2020 Participating Institutes

This year WBJEE Counselling participating institutes 112. And qualified candidates can check the following list of colleges accepts WBJEE score for admission in various UG courses is given below:

• Click here to check the complete detailed list of Participating Institutes.

About WBJEE 2020

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) is a state level entrance exam conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board. It is conducted to shortlist candidates for admission in Undergraduate Courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture in Universities, Govt. Colleges and Self-Financed Institutes in the State. It is conducted in offline mode and score for JEE Main is also considered for admission. Only the merit of candidates in the entrance exam is considered for shortlisting for admission.

About WBJEEB

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) was established in the year 1962 by the Government of West Bengal. The Board is responsible for conducting Common Entrance Examinations for admission in undergraduate, postgraduate professional and vocational courses in medical, engineering and technological courses in the colleges in the state of West Bengal.

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