WBJEE admissions rise 75.4% in 2026; WBCAP, WBDAP UG admissions up 49.9%

Admissions through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) counselling increased by 75.4% in 2026 compared with 2025, while undergraduate admissions through the West Bengal Centralised Admission Portal (WBCAP) and West Bengal Decentralised Admission Portal (WBDAP) rose by 49.9%, according to data shared by West Bengal Higher Education Minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay on X.

The data shows that WBJEE counselling recorded 27,599 admissions in 2026, compared with 15,729 in 2025. Meanwhile, admissions through WBCAP and WBDAP increased to 3,92,227 in 2026 from 2,61,692 in the previous year.

The figures cover admissions to undergraduate engineering and pharmacy courses through WBJEEB counselling and undergraduate degree courses through the state’s centralised and decentralised admission systems .

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WBJEE Counselling 2026: 27,599 seats filled

According to the data shared by Chattopadhyay, WBJEE admissions increased by 11,870 in 2026, representing a year-on-year rise of 75.4%.

Of the 27,599 admissions recorded in 2026, 16,409 were through centralised counselling and 11,190 through decentralised counselling.

The data also notes that 2,156 students who had already secured admission through centralised WBJEE counselling received upgraded seats during decentralised counselling. These students are included in the total of 11,190 decentralised admissions.

WBJEE is a state-level entrance examination conducted by WBJEEB for admission to undergraduate engineering and technology courses, including B.E. and B.Tech programmes, and undergraduate pharmacy courses, including B.Pharm.

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WBCAP, WBDAP admissions rise 49.9%

Undergraduate admissions through WBCAP and WBDAP counselling increased by 1,30,535 in 2026 compared with 2025, according to the data shared by the minister.

The combined admission figure rose from 2,61,692 in 2025 to 3,92,227 in 2026, marking an increase of 49.9%.

Of the total admissions recorded in 2026, 3,78,931 were through WBCAP’s centralised admission process, while 13,296 were through WBDAP’s decentralised counselling process.

WBCAP is the centralised online admission portal for undergraduate degree courses at government and government-aided colleges across West Bengal. WBDAP facilitates decentralised counselling for additional seats, where applicable, at participating government and government-aided colleges.