WBJEE 2021 Exam Pattern:
WBJEE question paper will comprise of 155 questions from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics & Biology subjects in MCQ format.WBJEE exam pattern is set in a way which will evaluate the analytical ability and competency of the test takers. Candidates willing to take the joint entrance test must acquaint themselves with the exam pattern and also have a thorough understanding of WBJEE syllabus. WBJEE exam pattern will give candidates an overview of the WBJEE question paper pattern, marking scheme and other related details about the exam
Some Important Points to Remember:
- WBJEE exam pattern has been set by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board
- Questions in WBJEE are completely based on the syllabus mentioned for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
- Candidates aspiring for engineering courses through WBJEE will have to appear for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics papers
- Pharmacy aspirants will have to appear for Physics, Chemistry and Biology papers
- WBJEE 2020 paper will be held in English, Hindi and Bengali languages
- Aspirants interested in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture Courses need to appear in both Paper-I and Paper-II
- For admission to Pharmacy Course of the Jadavpur University, appearing in both Paper-I and Paper-II is compulsory
- For admission to any Pharmacy Course other than that of the Jadavpur University, appearing in mathematics is not compulsory. Score in ‘Physics + Chemistry’ (paper-II)only shall be considered
- Students appearing in both Paper-I and Paper-II are also eligible for admission to Pharmacy course
Highlights of Exam Pattern:
Particulars | Details |
---|---|
Mode of Examination | Offline |
Duration of Exam | 4 hours |
Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions |
Sections |
1- Mathematics – 75 Questions 2- Physics – 40 Questions 3- Chemistry – 40 Questions |
Total Number of Questions | 155 Questions |
Total Marks | 200 Marks |
Marking Scheme | 1 mark will be given for every correct answer in Category 1 and 2 marks will be allotted for each correct response in Category 2 and 3. |
Negative Marking | 1/4th mark will be deducted for each incorrect response in Category I and II. There is no negative marking for Category 3. |
Subject-wise WBJEE Exam Pattern:
Subjects | Category 1 Question | Category 2 Question | Category 3 Question | Total Question | Total marks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physics |
30 |
5 |
5 |
40 |
50 |
Chemistry |
30 |
5 |
5 |
40 |
50 |
Mathematics |
50 |
15 |
10 |
75 |
100 |
Total |
110 |
25 |
20 |
155 |
200 |
WBJEE Question Paper Pattern
Questions on the basis of WBJEE exam syllabus is divided as mentioned below:
Category | No. of Question | Total Marks |
---|---|---|
Category-I | 30 | Full Marks-1 |
Category-II | 5 | Full Marks-2 |
Category-III | 5 | Full Marks-2 |
Total | 40 | 50 |
Chemistry:
Category | No. of Question | Total Marks |
---|---|---|
Category-I | 30 | Full Marks-1 |
Category-II | 5 | Full Marks-2 |
Category-III | 5 | Full Marks-2 |
Total | 40 | 50 |
Mathematics:
Category | No. of Question | Total Marks |
---|---|---|
Category-I | 50 | Full Marks-1 |
Category-II | 15 | Full Marks-2 |
Category-III | 10 | Full Marks-2 |
Total | 75 | 100 |
WBJEE Marking scheme
WBJEE Marking scheme specifies the distribution of marks over the total number of questions in the WBJEE question paper. There are three categories of questions in WBJEE exam for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, marking scheme for which has been described below:
Category I
- Only one option is correct, correct response yield one mark.
- An incorrect response will yield -1/4 (25% negative) marks
- For any combination of response with more than one option, the said answer will be treated as incorrect and will yield -1/4 (25% negative) marks.
Category II
- Only one option is correct
- 2 marks will be awarded for each correct answer
- 0.5 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer
- Marking more than one answer option in the OMR sheet will be treated as incorrect answer, which means 0.5 marks will be deducted
- Leaving a question unanswered will fetch the 0 (zero) mark.
- One or more options may be correct. Only correct responses will yield 2(two) marks
- Any combination of correct and incorrect response will be treated as incorrect and will yield 0 (zero) mark.
- For partially correct responses, marks awarded will be = 2 x (no. of correct options marked ? total no. of correct options)
How to answer in WBJEE:
- Questions are to be answered on a specially designed Optical Machine Readable response (OMR) sheet.
- The sheet will be evaluated by the method of Optical Mark Recognition.
- As there will be 4 options for each question asked, the candidate has to indicate the response by darkening the appropriate circle completely with blue/black ballpoint pen.
- Any other kind of marking e.g. filling the bubble incompletely, filling with pencil, cross mark, tick mark, dot mark, circular mark, overwriting, scratching, erasing, white ink, marking outside the bubble etc. may lead to wrong/partial/ambiguous reading of the response.
- The marked responses cannot be edited/changed/erased/modified. Hence, it is advised that the candidate should be sure about the answer before marking and should not put any stray mark on which he/she does not want to attempt to memorising the formulas and equations from NCERT books, a candidate should be well equipped with other best books for WBJEE.
NCERT Physics for class X & XII
- The concept of Physics by H.C. Verma
- Understanding Physics series by D.C. Pandey
- Concepts of Competition Physics for CBSE PMT by Agarwals
Best Chemistry books for WBJEE
Chemistry for WBJEE requires a candidate to thorough quite a lot of reaction mechanisms and equations. This is possible only when your concepts are clear. Apart from NCET Chemistry books, below is the list of other reference books to crack WBJEE 2019 exam.
- NCERT Chemistry for class X & XII
- Physical Chemistry by O.P Tandon
- Inorganic Chemistry by O.P Tandon
- Concepts of Organic Chemistry by O.P Tandon
- Organic Chemistry by Arihant
- Organic Chemistry by Morrison & Boyd
Best Mathematics books for WBJEE
Students generally have a misconception that in order to ace in Mathematics for WBJEE, it is sufficient to memorise the formulas. However, getting your facts clear and having the understanding of theoretical concepts hold equal weightage. In addition to these, practising derivations and quality numerical also help in nailing a good WBJEE score in Mathematics.
- NCERT Maths for class X & XII
- Mathematics by R.S. Aggarwal
- Objective Mathematics by R.D. Sharma
- Best Biology books for WBJEE
Other than concepts, formulas and mathematical calculations, there exists a section in WBJEE Question paper which is based of natural facts and the study of life. The best way to nail a good score in Biology for WBJEE is to thorough the diagrams. Diagrams in Biology are equal to formulas in Physics, Chemistry and Maths. A candidate can obtain 50% of the marks allotted to the questions just by giving the exact diagram which depicts the answer with clarity.
NCERT Biology for Class X & XII
- Truman’s Biology for Class 11th and 12th by Trueman Publishers
- Pradeep’s Objective Biology by Pradeep Publications