WBJEEB revises WBJEE decentralised counselling 2026 brochure, announces dates for vacant BTech seats
Vaishnavi Shukla | September 4, 2026 | 02:16 PM IST | 2 mins read
WBJEEB has revised the WBJEE decentralised counselling 2026 admission eligibility criteria, allowing candidates who have already secured seats but are seeking admission in a different stream and college
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Try NowThe West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) has issued the revised brochure and announced new dates for WBJEE decentralised counselling 2026 for phase 1 and 2 engineering and pharmacy admissions.
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WBJEEB revised the admission eligibility criteria in the brochure, allowing candidates who have been allotted a seat in WBJEE counselling 2026 to participate in decentralised online admission rounds after facing backlash from teachers and students.
However, as per the revised WBJEE decentralised counselling 2026 guidelines, those who are already admitted to a particular college/institute or stream/discipline combination (For Example: ‘X’ college ‘Y’ stream) are not eligible to seek the same combination again through decentralised counselling.
Candidates will have to pay a one-time registration fee for WBJEE decentralised counselling 2026 of Rs 250. Candidates can apply for WBJEE decentralised counselling 2026 phase 1 round 1 admission on wbjeeb.nic.in, from September 7 onwards.
WBJEE 2026 Decentralised Counselling Dates
The WBJEE decentralised counselling dates 2026 for both phase 1 and 2 admissions are shown in the table below.
|
Events |
Dates |
| Phase 1 Round 1 |
|
|
Vacant seat matrix |
September 6 |
|
WBJEE 2026 decentralised counselling registration starts |
September 7 to 8 |
|
Publication of Merit and Allocation List |
September 10 |
|
Provisional admission against allocated seat by payment of fee and obtaining admission receipt |
September 10 to 11 |
|
Physical DV and admission confirmation |
September 10 to 12 |
|
Round 2 |
|
|
Post round 1 publication of allocation list |
September 13 |
|
Provisional admission against allocated seat by payment of fee and obtaining admission receipt |
September 13 to 14 |
|
Physical DV and admission confirmation |
September 14 to 15 |
|
If any candidate withdraws any seat of a college/institute has to confirm his/her admission cancellation in the portal by this time and vacant seat will be returned to the seat matrix. |
September 15 |
|
Publication of vacant seat information across college/institute – stream/discipline |
September 16 |
|
Active Window for candidates’ Registration including payment of registration fee and complete ‘Profile Creation’ and ‘Choice Selection’ |
September 16 to 18 |
|
Phase 2 Round 1 |
|
|
Publication of merit and allocation |
September 20 |
|
Provisional admission against allocated seat by payment of fee and obtaining admission receipt |
September 20 to 21 |
|
Physical DV & admission, withdrawal confirmation by the candidate |
September 20 to 22 |
|
Round 2 |
|
|
Post round 1 publication of allocation list |
September 23 |
|
Provisional admission against allocated seat by payment of fee and obtaining admission receipt |
September 23 to 24 |
|
Physical DV and admission confirmation |
September 24 to 25 |
Candidates must note that if they have selected or locked an allotted seat, and pay the seat acceptance fee, and then fail to report to the selected Institution for physical/institutional verification within the notified period, their candidature will be treated as non-reporting and they will be immediately debarred from the entire remaining decentralised counselling process.
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