The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination 2026, better known as WBJEE 2026, will be conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) on 24 May 2026. The exam consists of two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2, and both papers will be conducted on the same day. Paper 1 covers Mathematics and starts from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Paper 2 covers Physics and Chemistry and starts from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. WBJEE 2026 is a state-level entrance exam. It decides admissions to engineering and pharmacy programmes across government and private colleges in West Bengal.
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In this article, we will provide the difficulty level, student reactions, and topic-wise breakdown, answer key right after the exam. Stay tuned for the latest updates
It is important to have knowledge about the syllabus and the exam pattern before we start preparing for an exam. The WBJEE Exam 2026 will be conducted in offline mode. Let’s take a quick look at the basic exam pattern before we get into the analysis:
Detail | Information |
Exam Name | WBJEE 2026 |
Conducting Body | The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board |
Exam Level | state-level entrance exam |
Exam Date | 24 May 2026 |
Mode of Exam | Offline (OMR-based) |
Shifts | 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM,2:00 PM to 4:00 PM |
Paper 1 | |
Paper 2 | Physics & Chemistry |
Category 1 (1 mark, 1/4negative), Category 2 (2 marks, -1/2 negative), Category 3 ( 2 marks, partial marking, no negative) | |
Language | English, Bengali |
Official Website | wbjeeb. nic. in |
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After the completion of the exam, the first thing that the students want to know as soon as they step out of the exam hall is whether the exam was easy, difficult, or somewhere in the middle. We will provide an answer to that question. The WBJEE difficulty level will be updated in the table below as soon as the exam ends. The important topics that came up in the exam, and what students had to say about the paper.
Shift | Difficulty Level |
24 May Shift 1 | Available Soon |
24 May Shift 2 | Available Soon |
WBJEE 2026 Exam Analysis
The WBJEE 2026 Exam analysis will be updated on this page after the conclusion of the exam. We will collect memory-based questions directly from students who appeared for the exam, review them, and prepare the analysis based on those inputs. Our experts will go through the question paper and provide a detailed WBJEE 2026 paper analysis. The analysis will cover the overall difficulty level of the exam, which topics were asked, how the paper was structured, and question distribution across subjects.
Exam | Analysis |
Paper 1 | Available Soon |
Paper 2 | Available Soon |
The WBJEE Paper Analysis 2026 helps students to analyse their performance. The WBJEE 2026 analysis will be prepared and uploaded by Careers360 experts soon after the completion of the exam.
Toughest WBJEE 2026 Paper
It is not possible to predict the toughest Paper of the examination because the exam has not been conducted yet. We will keep updating the article as the exams are conducted. The WBJEE 2026 result will be announced on the official website wbjeeb.nic.in, a few days after the exam.
The WBJEE 2026 answer key will be released a few weeks after the exam is over. Our experts at Careers360 will provide the answer key for the WBJEE Exam, so that students can estimate their scores before the official announcement of the answer key.
After calculating their expected WBJEE 2026 score or rank, aspirants often want to know which colleges and branches they may get admission into. The WBJEE 2026 College Predictor helps students estimate their admission chances based on their expected rank, category, and preferred course.
Here are a few points students must keep in mind:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
WBJEE 2026 is on 24 May 2026, in two shifts.
Mathematics is generally rated by students as the toughest paper. Within subjects on Paper 2, physical chemistry and questions from electrostatics in Physics are the hardest.
Coaching generally releases unofficial keys a few hours post-exam. WBJEEB's provisional official key is expected to be released in a week.
Check this page. Full analysis will be updated here on 24 May 2026, after both sessions conclude.
The official website of WBJEE is wbjeeb.nic.in
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