WBJEE counselling 2023 expected to begin in five days: Official

NEW DELHI: West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) chairman Malayendu Saha said that preparations are underway for the WBJEE counselling process for the successful candidates of this year. Candidates who qualified the West Bengal JEE exam will be able to register for the WBJEE counselling on the official website, wbjeeb.nic.in.

WBJEE 2023 is held for BTech admission of students to engineering colleges in the state. Malayendu Saha said of the 1,01,000 students who took the exams, around 97,000 students got rankings. The board allotted a designated time interval between ‘choice filling’ and ‘choice locking’ allows students to review a mock allotment of their seat, he said.

"Once we receive the seat matrix from the Director of Technical Education of the Higher Education department, counselling can start within five days, as the Joint Entrance Board has completed its procedures. This year's counselling will have three rounds with new features," he told reporters.

Students can modify their choices in the first round if they are dissatisfied with their allocated subject, Saha said at a programme of the Association of Professional Academic Institutions.

Candidates will have to keep their Class 10, Class 12 mark sheets handy. They will also be required to domicile certificate if applicable, caste certificate and PwD certificate.

As per the counselling process, the sequencing of allotment will be based on the WBJEE category-wise ranks.

(With inputs from PTI)