Updated By Soham Mitra on 16 Sep, 2025 12:15
To be eligible for the WB JELET 2025 exam candidates should have a relevant diploma in an engineering discipline from a recognized institute with at least 45% and 40% for reserved categories. Only Indian Citizens can apply for the WB JELET 2025 exam and there is no upper age limit for engineering, diploma holder, & pharmacy students.
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WB JELET 2025 eligibility criteria is prescribed by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) at their official website wbjeeb.nic.in/jelet along with the official notification. Candidates willing to take admission in the second year of technology, engineering, and pharmacy courses must check the WB JELET eligibility criteria 2025 before filling out the WB JELET application form 2025. The WB JELET eligibility criteria 2025 on this page contain details such as citizenship, eligibility, minimum & maximum age limit, minimum qualifying exam marks criteria, etc which the aspiring candidates have to fulfill to successfully apply for the WB JELET 2025 exam.
According to the WB JELET 2025 eligibility criteria, only Indian citizens can apply for the WB JELET 2025 exam. The upper age limit for the B.Sc aspirants is 27 years as of 31 December of the examination year and for the Marine Engineering diploma, the upper age limit is 25 years of 31st December of the examination year. Aspirants looking for admissions to engineering discipline should have at least 45% and 40% for reserved categories in their exam or a CGPA equal to it. Read the detailed WB JELET eligibility criteria for all the disciplines on this page.
The candidates are requested to take a close look at the detailed eligibility criteria of WB JELET 2025 from the table provided below -
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The diploma holders aspiring for 2nd-year admission into the Engineering & Technology programmes have to fulfil the following eligibility rules -
Diploma holders from any AICTE recognized institute (Engineering & Technology) can apply
The applicants must have secured at least 45% (40% for reserved category) or equivalent CGPA in their respective diploma exams
Marine Engineering aspirants have to comply with the D.G Shipping eligibility conditions
Aspirants with a B.Sc degree from any reputed university must fulfil the following eligibility conditions -
The applicants must have a B.Sc degree from any UGC recognized University
The applicants must have secured at least 45% (40% for reserved category) or equivalent CGPA in their respective qualifying degree exams
Applicants must have studied Mathematics as a compulsory subject at the 10+2 level
After admission, the candidates have to obtain a passing aggregate in all the second year B.Tech subjects along with the 1st year B.Tech subjects like Engineering Drawing/Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Graphics
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B.Sc candidates will be allocated seats only after all the Diploma holders have been allocated seats in their desired colleges
B.Sc candidates cannot apply for 2nd-year Pharmacy admission through WB JELET
B.Sc candidates cannot apply for admission at Jadavpur University
NOTE - Engineering & Technology B.Sc/Diploma holders are also eligible for 1st-year B.Tech/B.E admission through WB JELET provided the 2nd-year lateral entry seats in the institutions are exhausted and there are vacancies in 1st-year
The Pharmacy Diploma holders who wish to apply for 2nd-year B.Pharmacy admission through WB JELET have to fulfil the following eligibility criteria -
The applicants must have a Pharmacy Diploma from any Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) approved institute
The applicants must have secured at least 45% (40% for reserved category) or equivalent CGPA in their respective qualifying degree exams
In a situation where all the 2nd-year B.Pharmacy seats are exhausted, such candidates are also eligible for 1st-year B.Pharmacy admission provided there are vacancies
The application fee for the WBJEE JELET exam is ₹500 for the General Male candidates, ₹400 for the Female General candidates and the SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/PwD Male candidates, and ₹300 for other categories including the Female SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/PwD and the Third Gender candidates, plus applicable bank charges.
WBJEE is for the students who qualified class 12. You get into the first year of B.Tech or B.Pharm. WB JELET on the other hand is a lateral entry route. You directly enter into your second year but only if you are a diploma holder or BSE graduate.
For lateral entry in Engineering and Technology admission at Jadavpur University through WB JELET, the applicants must fulfil the following eligibility criteria -
The applicants must have a Diploma from any AICTE recognized institute
The applicants must have secured at least 60% (45% for reserved category) or equivalent CGPA in their respective qualifying degree exams
Want to know more about WB JELET
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Lateral Engineering Test (WB JELET) is conducted annually by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) to provide eligible candidates admission into the second year (third semester) of Bachelor's Degree courses across the Engineering/Technology/Pharmacy except for Architecture in the government and private colleges of West Bengal.
Yes, Jadavpur University offers admission to various courses through the JELET exam. Candidates must meet the JELET cutoff for Jadavpur University for admission to the institute.
A diploma in any discipline of Engineering & Technology qualifies a candidate for admission to any branch of B.Tech Engineering & Technology.
Candidates with a B.Sc. degree are not eligible for admission to the B.Pharm. programme. They are only eligible for admission to Engineering/ Technology programmes. However, B.Sc. candidates are only assigned seats if there are vacant seats after the allocation to Diploma candidates.
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