The WBJEE 2026 (West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination) official notification and exact exam date have not yet out by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) as of January 2026. Though the exam date is out by December 2025 but it is not out we are expecting it to be out by January 2026
The official website is wbjeeb.nic.in (or wbjeeb.in for some sections), and it currently focuses on WBJEE 2025 counselling/results and other exams like JELET/JECA (with tentative dates in October 2025), but no specific 2026 details are out.
Looking at the past trends (WBJEE is typically held on the last or fourth Sunday/ last week of April):
- The exam is expected in the fourth week of April 2026, often on a Sunday.
- Commonly cited tentative dates from sources include April 26, 2026 or April 27, 2026.
Other expected timeline (tentative, based on previous years):
- Notification release: Soon (possibly delayed from December 2025, expected in January 2026 or shortly).
- Online registration: Likely starts late December 2025 or January 2026.
- Admit card: Around mid-April 2026.
- Results: Usually in early June.
Registration ran from December 2024 to January 22 or February 23, 2025 (sources vary slightly), with corrections until late February. Admit cards were available from mid-April, and results came out in June 2025
WBJEE 2026 follows the standard exam pattern used in recent years, with two offline papers testing Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
Exam Structure
The exam totals 4 hours: Paper 1 (Mathematics, 2 hours, 75 questions, 100 marks) and Paper 2 (Physics & Chemistry combined, 2 hours, 80 questions, 100 marks). All questions are multiple-choice, conducted in English or Bengali via OMR sheets.
Question Categories
- Category 1: 1 mark each, single correct answer, -0.25 for wrong answers (most questions).
- Category 2: 2 marks each, single correct, -0.5 for wrong.
- Category 3: 2 marks each, multiple correct answers, no negative marking.
Marking Scheme
Total 155 questions for 200 marks, emphasizing conceptual understanding and problem-solving from Class 11-12 syllabus. Negative marking applies only to Categories 1 and 2 to discourage guessing
FAQs
Though no official confirmation came from the authority, it will be taking place in April 2026
Offline pen-and-paper (OMR), 4 hours total—2 hours for Paper 1 (Mathematics, 75 questions, 100 marks) and 2 hours for Paper 2 (Physics 40 + Chemistry 40 questions, 100 marks).
155 MCQs in three categories: Category 1 (1 mark, -0.25 wrong), Category 2 (2 marks, -0.5 wrong), Category 3 (2 marks, no negative)
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics from Class 11-12 (NCERT/WBCHSE/CBSE equivalent); focus on conceptual topics
