WBJEE Joint Entrance for Lateral Entry (JELET) 2024 – Apply now for Admission to 2nd year (3rd semester) of 4-year B.E., B.Tech., B.Pharm Courses
WBJEE JELET 2024 – West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) will conduct OMR based Common Entrance Test (JELET-2024) for admission into 2nd year (3rd semester) of 4-year Undergraduate Courses in Engineering/ Technology and Pharmacy of different Universities, Government Colleges as well as Self Financing Engineering & Technological Institutes in the State of West Bengal for the academic session 2024-25.
WBJEE JELET 2024 Application Form has been released from February 8, 2024. Check here for application form details. The exam will be held on June 29, 2024.
WBJEE JELET 2024 Highlights
WBJEE or West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination, is a state-level college entrance exam in West Bengal state. Before we get into the details of the WBJEE notification, let’s take a quick overview of the WBJEE 2024 exam.
Particulars | Details |
Name Of The Exam | West Bengal Joint Entrance for Lateral Entry (JELET) 2024 |
Conducting Authority | West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) |
Purpose of Exam | For admission to Lateral Entry In Bachelor’s Degree Courses in Engineering, Technology, Pharmacy Courses Offered by the Participating Institutes |
Level of Exam | State Level |
Application Mode | Online |
Exam Mode | Pen and Paper Based |
Papers | Paper-I for Diploma in Engineering/Technology OR B.Sc. candidates. Paper-II for Diploma in Pharmacy candidates. |
Duration Of The Exam | 2 hours for each paper |
Official Website |
WBJEE JELET 2024 Important Dates
Important dates related to WBJEE JELET 2024 are given below.
- Online application with payment of fees: 08.02.2024 to 11.03.2024
- Online correction and downloading revised confirmation page: 13.03.2024 to 15.03.2024
- Publication of Downloadable Admit Card: 21.06.2024 to 29.06.2024
- Date of Examination: 29.06.2024 (Saturday)
- Publication of Results: To be notified later
WBJEE JELET 2024 Eligibility Criteria
All candidates who wish to appear in the exam have to meet the below-mentioned eligibility criteria
Citizenship:
- Applicants must be a citizen of India.
Age Restriction:
- There is no upper age limit for Diploma holders in Engineering/ Technology/ Pharmacy.
- For B. Sc. Candidates, the upper age limit is 27 (twenty-seven) years as on 31.12.2024.
- For Diploma holders in marine Engineering, the upper age limit is 25 (twenty-five) years as on 31.12.2024.
Education Details
- (A) Diploma holders seeking admission into Engineering & Technology Degree Courses:
- The candidate must pass Diploma in ANY branch from an institute approved by AICTE for admission in ANY branch of Engineering & Technology.
- The candidate must secure at least 45% (40% for SC/ ST/ OBC-A/ OBC-B/ PwD) marks or equivalent CGPA in diploma examinations.
- But for admission in Jadavpur University, the candidate must secure at least 60% (45% for SC/ ST/ OBC-A/ OBC-B/ PwD) marks or equivalent CGPA in diploma examination.
- All relevant norms of D. G. Shipping will be applicable for admission into Degree Course in Marine Engineering.
- (A) Diploma holders seeking admission into Engineering & Technology Degree Courses:
- (B) B.Sc. candidates seeking admission into Engineering & Technology Degree Course:
- The candidate must pass B. Sc. Degree from any University recognized by UGC with at least 45% (40% for SC/ ST/ OBC-A/ OBC-B/ PwD) marks.
- Also, the candidate must have passed 12th standard school examination with Mathematics as a subject.
- The candidate, if admitted, will have to clear the subjects of Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Graphics / Engineering Drawing of the 1st year Degree Course in Engineering/Technology along with their second-year subjects.
- B.Sc. candidates will be considered for admission only if vacancies remain even after filling the seats with available Diploma holder candidates.
- B. Sc. Candidates are not eligible for admission into a Degree Course in Pharmacy.
- B. Sc. Candidates are not eligible for admission in Jadavpur University through lateral entry.
- (C) Both B. Sc. Candidates and Diploma holders in Engineering & Technology will also be eligible for admission to the 1st year Engineering Degree Courses, subject to vacancies in the 1st year classes in case the vacancies as lateral entry at second year are exhausted. However, the admission shall be based strictly on the eligibility criteria as mentioned above.
- (D) Diploma holders in Pharmacy seeking admission into Degree Course in Pharmacy
- The candidate must pass Diploma in Pharmacy from an institution approved by the Pharmacy Council of India under section 12 of the Pharmacy Act.
- The candidate must secure at least 45% (40% for SC/ ST/ OBC-A/ OBC-B/ PwD) marks or equivalent CGPA.
- Such candidates will also be eligible for admission to the 1st year Degree Course subject to vacancies in the 1st year classes in case the vacancies as lateral entry at second year are exhausted. However, the admission shall be based strictly on the eligibility criteria as mentioned above.
WBJEE JELET 2024 Application Process
To appear for the exam, candidates must first register on the official WBJEE JELET 2024 website.
- Eligible candidates can apply online through official website
- Application for the examination must be done online only. No printed application is available. Ensure filling genuine application from available online at website
Procedure for submission of application form, payment of examination fees
Registration
- The candidate will enter personal details such as, name, father’s name, mother’s name, date of birth, gender, identification type and number, present and permanent address, mobile number, email ID etc.
- Candidates must be careful while entering their name, father’s name, mother’s name, date of birth, gender and domicile. This information cannot be changed/edited/modified under any circumstances.
- Then the candidate has to create a password, review and submit the registration.
- An application number will be generated and will appear on the screen. Also, SMS/email will be sent to the registered Mobile No./ Mail-id of the candidate(s).
- Candidate must remember his/her application number, password, and security question/answer. If the candidate forgets the password, they have to recover it through “Forgot Password” option. There is no other way to recover the password.
- No person/agency can change/edit/input any information without knowing the password. Hence candidates must not share their password with anybody. The Board will not be responsible for any change resulting from sharing/ divulging of the password.
Application
- At this stage, the candidate needs to fill up various other information such as, domicile, category, PWD status, family income status, religion, nationality, academic details etc.
- Thereafter the candidate needs to choose zones of examinations in order of his/her choice and submit the application.
Upload required documents
- The candidate is required to upload JPG/JPEG images of his/her recent color photograph (10 to 200 KB) and signature (4 to 30 KB).
- If any document e.g., certificate/marksheet etc. is to be uploaded, it must be in PDF format (50 to 300 KB)
- Photo and Signature of candidate are to be uploaded in one go.
Payment
- The Examination Fees can be paid by Net Banking/ Debit Card/ Credit Card/ UPI/QR Code only.
Category | Application Fee (in Rs.) Male | Application Fee (in Rs.) Female |
General Category | 500 | 400 |
SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/ PwD/ TFW | 400 | 300 |
Third Gender | 300 |
- The fee once paid is not refundable under any circumstances.
Confirmation Page
- On successful completion of all the above steps, candidates shall be directed to download the ‘Confirmation Page’ which means that the application is complete. APPLICATION IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL THE CONFIRMATION PAGE IS GENERATED.
Correction of Application Form
- It is not possible to correct any primary registration data i.e., Name, Father’s Name, Mother’s name, gender, domicile, and Date of birth.
- If any candidate intends to correct any other information in his/her application, he/she can do so after logging in during the given correction period. The Board will not entertain any request for any correction under any circumstances beyond the correction period. Also, the Board will not make any correction on behalf of any candidate.
WBJEE JELET 2024 Exam Pattern
- At the time of online application, candidates will select his/her qualifying examination among:
- Diploma in Engineering/Technology
- Diploma in Pharmacy
- B.Sc.
- There will be two separate papers namely,
- Paper-I for Diploma in Engineering/Technology OR B.Sc. candidates.
- Paper-II for Diploma in Pharmacy candidates.
- Paper-I for Diploma in Engineering/Technology OR B.Sc. candidates will have the following structure.
Diploma in Engineering/ Technology OR B.Sc. | Category-1 Each Q carries 1 mark (-ve marks = -1/4) | Category-2 Each Q carries 2 marks (No -ve marks) | Total No. of Questions | Total Marks |
Topics | No. of Questions | No. of Questions | ||
Mathematics | 30 | 10 | 40 | 50 |
Physics | 25 | 5 | 30 | 35 |
Chemistry | 15 | 5 | 20 | 25 |
Fundamentals of Electrical & Electronics Engineering | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Total | 80 | 20 | 100 | 120 |
- Paper-II for Diploma in Pharmacy candidates will have 100 questions of Category-1.
- All questions will be of Multiple- Choice Question (MCQ) type, with four answer options.
- Time for the paper is 2 hours.
- The questions will be in English language only.
- WBJEE JELET 2024 Exam syllabus available on website
Scoring Methodology
Category 1
- Only one option is correct.
- Correct response will yield 1 (one) mark for each question.
- Incorrect response will yield -1/4 (25% negative) marks for each question.
- For any combination of more than one option, even if it contains the correct option, the said answer will be treated as incorrect and will yield -¼ (negative ¼) marks.
- Not attempting the question will fetch zero mark.
Category 2
- One or more options is/are correct.
- Marking all correct options only will yield 2 (two) marks.
- For any combination of answers containing one or more incorrect options, the said answer will be treated as incorrect, and it will yield zero (0) mark even if one or more of the chosen options is/are correct.
- For partially correct answers, i.e., when all correct options are not marked and also no incorrect options are marked, marks awarded = 2 × (no of correct options marked) / (total no of actually correct options).
- Not attempting the question will fetch 0 marks
JELET 2024 SYLLABUS
Candidates appearing for the exam must be aware of the WBJEE JELET 2024 syllabus. This will help candidates to create a well-structured and effective study plan
Mathematics (JELET)
- Matrices up to order 3:Definition of Matrix and its order. Different types of Matrices. (Rectangular, square, row, column, upper triangular, lower triangular, diagonal, scalar, identity, null). Equality of two matrices. Addition, subtraction, multiplication of a matrix by a scalar and multiplication of two matrices. Transpose of a matrix, symmetric and skew symmetric matrices, simple problems. Singular and non-singular matrices, adjoint and inverse of a matrix of order 3. EigenValues of matrix up to order 3. Statement of Cauchy Hamilton Theorem and application for determining inverse of matrix. Diagonalization of matrices.
- Determinant up to order 3:Definition and expansion of determinants of order 2 and 3. Minor and cofactors. Elementary properties of Determinants (statements only) and simple problems. Solutions of linear simultaneous equations (up to 3 unknowns) by Cramer’s Rule. Rank of a matrix up to order 3. Linear homogeneous and non-homogeneous system of equations – statements of the relevant results and its applications.
- Complex Number:Definition of complex numbers, Cartesian and polar. Exponential form of complex numbers. Modulus, amplitude and conjugate of a complex number. Algebra of complex numbers (Equality, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication). Cube roots of unity and its properties. De Moivre’s theorem (statements only) and simple problems.
- Co-ordinate Geometry(2D):Concept of polar co-ordinates and its relation to Cartesian co-ordinates. Conic section in 2D – Definition, simple properties, Tangents and Normal.
- Vector Algebra:Definition of a vector quantity. Concept of Position vector and Ratio formula. Rectangular resolution of a vector. Algebra of vectors – equality, addition, subtraction, and scalar multiplication. Scalar (Dot) product of two vectors of with properties. Vector (cross) product of two vectors with properties. Applications: Application of dot product in work done by a force and projection of one vector upon another, application of cross product in finding vector area and moment of a force. Scalar and vector triple product and their geometrical interpretations. Linear combination of 3 vectors. Linear dependence and independence of vectors.
- Differential Calculus:Concept of function of one variable – Domain and range. Type of different functions including periodic functions. Limit and continuity. Standard limits. Types of discontinuity. Derivative of a functions (1st order and 2nd order). Statements and Applications of Roll’s Theorem, Mean Value Theorem. Indeterminant Form. L’Hospital’s rule.
- Application of Derivative: Geometric meaning of derivative. Rate measurement. Maxima and Minima (one variable)
- Partial Differentiation: Definition and meaning of partial derivative. Evaluation of partial derivatives. Definition and examples of homogeneous functions. Euler’s theorem (1st order) on homogeneous functions for 2 variables (without proof). Problems.
- Integral Calculus:Definition of Integration as inverse process of differentiation. Rules for integration (sum, difference, scalar multiple). Integration of standard functions. Integration by substitution. Integration by parts. Integration by partial fraction. Definition of definite integral and simple problems. Properties of definite integral with simple problems. Application of definite integral – area of bounded region.
- Ordinary Differential Equation:Definition of ordinary differential equation, order and degree. Solution of differential equation of first order and first degree. Separation of variables. Homogeneous type. Exact type. Linear type. Solution of differential equation of first order but not of the first degree. Solution of linear second order differential equation with constant coefficients. Complementary Functions (C.F). Particular integral for polynomial function eax, sinax and cosax, [F(-a2) ≠0] eaxV where V is a function. Simple problem.
- Probability: Definition of random experiment, sample space, event, occurrence of events and types of events (e.g., Impossible, mutually exclusive, Exhaustive, Equally likely). Classical definition of probability, simple problems. Statements of total probability, compound probability and Base’s Theorem and simple problems.
Physics (JELET)
- Units, dimension, and measurement: CGS, MKS, SI units. Dimensions of common physical quantities, dimensional analysis. Common errors in measurement. Error, accuracy, precision, resolution, significant figure.
- Kinematics: Speed, velocity, acceleration, uniform/non-uniform, rectilinear/ circular motion. Position/ velocity-time graph. Resolution and composition of vectors, scalar multiplication of vectors.
- Laws of motion: Newton’s laws of motion. Force, momentum, inertia, moment of inertia, impulse, couples, moment. Conditions of equilibrium. Conservation of momentum. Centripetal and centrifugal forces. Angular displacement/ velocity/ acceleration/ momentum, torque. Static and dynamic friction, angle of repose, banking of roads.
- Work, power, energy: Definition, measures, and units. Law of conservation of energy. Kinetic and potential energy.
- Gravitation: The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its variation on/ above/ below Earth’s surface. Gravitational potential energy. Vertical linear/ vertical circular/ projectile motion.
- Elasticity: Deforming force and restoring force, elastic, and plastic body. Stress-strain relationship, Hook’s law, Young’s modulus, Bulk modulus, Rigidity modulus, Poisson’s ratio and relation between them. Elastic energy.
- Surface tension: Cohesive and adhesive forces. Definition, dimension and SI unit of surface tension. Surface energy. Angle of contact. Formation of droplets, bubble; their adhesion. Capillarity, shape of liquid meniscus in a capillary tube, rise of liquid in a capillary tube. Effect of impurity and temperature on surface tension.
- Fluid mechanics/ Hydrostatics: Pascal’s law. Hydraulic lift. Buoyancy. Conditions of equilibrium of floating body. Archimedes’ principle. Streamline flow and turbulent flow of a fluid, critical velocity. Equation of continuity and Bernoulli’s theorem. Viscosity, Newton’s formula for viscous force, co-efficient of viscosity. Stokes law and terminal velocity. Effect of temperature on viscosity.
- Thermal expansion of solid: Linear, areal and volume expansion. Coefficients of expansions and their relation. Change of density with temperature.
- Transmission of heat: Conduction, convection, radiation. Thermal conductivity (formula, definition, dimensions, and SI unit).
- Thermodynamics: Thermal equilibrium, calorimetry. Zeroth law of thermodynamics. Heat, work, temperature and internal energy. First law of thermodynamics. Specific heats of gas, their relation and their ratio. Isothermal, isobaric, isochoric and adiabatic process.
- Reflection of Light: Reflection of light in a plane mirror. Formation of image.
- Refraction of light: Refraction of light through plane surface. Laws of refraction. Refractive index, its relationship with the velocity of light in different media. Total internal reflection and critical angle. Principle of optical fibre.
- Lens: Convex and concave lenses. Formation of image. Relation between u, v, f. Power of a lens (in different mediums). Equivalent focal length & power of two thin lenses in contact.
- Photoelectricity: Photoemission, Work function. Photoelectric current, its variation with intensity and frequency of incident radiation. Stopping potential, Threshold frequency. Concept of photon. Einstein’s photoelectric equation. Principle of solar photo-voltaic cell and its uses.
Chemistry (JELET)
- Atomic Structure: Bohr model of atom, de Broglie wave equation, Quantum numbers, Orbits and Orbitals, Aufbau principal, Pauli’s Exclusion principle, Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity, electronic configuration of elements. Definition of Atomic number, Mass number, isotopes, isotones and isobars. Concept of hybridization sp3, sp2, sp and shape of molecules.
- Chemical Bonding: Electrovalent, Covalent, and coordinate bonds, H-bond in HF, water, and ice. Classification of solids – crystalline and amorphous. Relationship between structure and properties of crystalline solids namely ionic solid, covalent solid and molecular solids. Covalent bonds in Carbon, Silicon and Germanium.
- Acids, Bases & Salts: Avogadro number, Mole concept, weight and volume relations. Acids, Bases and Salts (Arrhenius and Lewis concept). Acidity, basicity, neutralization reaction, hydrolysis of Salts. Equivalent Weight of acids, bases, & salts; strength of solution- normality, molarity, molality, formality and percentage strength, standard solution- primary and secondary standards, concept of pH, and pH scale. Indicators and choice of indicator, principles of acidimetry and alkalimetry. Buffer solution. Solubility product principle. Common ion effect with relation to group analysis.
- Oxidation, Reduction, Electrochemistry: Oxidation and Reduction by electronic concept, balancing chemical equations by ion-electron method, Redox Titration, Electrolysis, Arrhenius theory, Faraday’s Laws, electrolysis of CuSO4 solution using Ptelectrode and Cu-electrode. Application of electrolysis such as Electroplating, Electrorefining and Electrotyping, Electrochemical Cells, Primary Cell- Dry Cell, Secondary CellLead storage cell, Electrochemical series.
- Chemical Equilibrium: Reversible and irreversible reactions, exothermic and endothermic reactions, chemical equilibrium, Le Chatelier’s principle. Industrial preparation of Ammonia by Haber’s Process, Nitric acid by Ostwald’s process and Sulphuric acid by Contact Process. Catalyst and catalysis.
- Metallurgy: Minerals, Ores, Gangue, Flux, Slag, General method of extraction of metals with reference to Iron, copper and Aluminium. Definition of Alloy, purposes of making Alloy, Composition and uses of alloys such as brass, bronze, German silver, duralumin, nichrome, bell metal, gun metal, Monel metal, alnico, Dutch metal, babbitt metal, stainless steel. Amalgams, properties and uses of cast iron, wrought iron, steel and sponge iron. Uses of different alloy steels.
- Water: Soft and Hard water, action of soap on water, types of Hardness, causes of hardness, units of hardness, disadvantages of using hard water, estimation of total hardness by EDTA method, removal of hardness by Permutit process, Ion-exchange process, phosphate conditioning and Calgon treatment.
- Organic Chemistry: Organic compounds, Classification, Homologous series, Functional groups, Isomerism, Nomenclature. Properties and preparation of Methane, Ethylene and Acetylene, Methylated spirit, Rectified spirit, Power alcohol, Proof spirit. Uses of Benzene, Naphthalene and phenol.
Fundamentals of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (JELET)
- Electrical components, measuring instruments: Electrical components, measuring instruments: Resistors, capacitors, inductors. Principle of operation of PMMC & MI type Instrument. Principles of Voltage and Current measurement. Wheatstone bridge.
- Transformers: Basic principle and construction. BH characteristics. Transformation ratio. Equivalent circuit, losses, regulation, efficiency. Auto transformer.
- Electrical machines: Types of motors and their applications. Generation of rotating magnetic fields. Basic construction and working of DC motor, single phase induction motor. Torque-Speed characteristics. Speed control.
- DC sources and circuits: Voltage and current sources, their transformation, Thevenin’s, Norton’s theorems. Kirchhoff current and voltage laws. Superposition, equivalence. Determination of branch current/ voltage in passive circuits. Time domain characteristics of reactive components.
- AC sources and circuits: Amplitude, frequency, time-period, phase, peak/average/ RMS values. Exponential, complex and phasor form of representation of sinusoidal voltage and current. Impedance, power factor, active/reactive power. Voltage and current relationship in star-delta connections. Behaviour of simple RLC circuits with AC excitation.
- Basic semiconductor devices: Energy level diagrams of insulator, conductor & semiconductor. Intrinsic & extrinsic, P-type, N-type semiconductors. P-N junction diode. PNP and NPN transistors, MOSFET, CMOS.
- Analog Circuits: OPAMP, virtual ground, inverting and non-inverting amplifiers, adder, subtractor, integrator, differentiator. H. Digital Electronics: Boolean Algebra, basic gates (AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, Ex-OR, ExNOR) – truth tables, symbols, and combination of gates.
Pharmacy (JELET)
- Diploma Level syllabus in Pharmacy as prescribed by the Pharmacy Council of India.
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