WBJEE JELET 2021: Application form, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus, Cutoff, Result

JELET 2021 - West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) is the conducting body of Joint Entrance Examination for Lateral Entry (JELET) exam. JELET is conducted for admission to 2nd year (3rd semester) of 4-year bachelor degree courses in Engineering & Technology and Pharmacy (except Architecture) courses in participating institutes, government colleges as well as self financing engineering and technological institutes in the state of West Bengal.  in the state. The JELET 2021 application form will be released tentatively in March. Only eligible candidates have to fill the application form and submit it on or before the last date. 

The JELET 2021 result will be published by the authorities in the online mode. After that, the exam authorities will begin the centralized online counselling for JELET 2021 in online mode only. Candidates have to register online, fill choices and upload required documents within the specified date. Admission this year will be on the basis of marks secured by the candidates in the JELET 2021 entrance exam.  

JELET B.E Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of JELET 2021 for Engineering & Technology lists the conditions that the candidate has to meet in order to be considered for admission. As per the prescribed eligibility criteria, both diploma holders and graduates can apply for admission into 2nd year of Bachelor Degree courses in Engineering and Technology. However, diploma holders will be given preference during admission. Check below for full details.

JELET Eligibility Criteria 2021 - Engineering & Technology

Eligibility Criteria to Apply

Nationality – The candidate needs to be an Indian national

Age limit - 

• Diploma Holders in Engineering and Technology – No upper age limit has been set.
• Diploma Holders in Marine Engineering – The candidate mustn’t be more than 25 years of age as on December 31, 2021
• B.Sc Candidates – The upper age limit is set at 27 years as on December 31, 2021.

Eligibility Criteria for Admission

Special Criteria for Jadavpur University 

• B.Sc degree holders won’t be considered for admission at the institute
• The candidate needs to have passed the 10+2 (qualifying) exam in the Science stream with a minimum of 60% ( SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, and PwD candidates need only 45%) aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics in regular mode. Additionally, the candidate also must have passed English with at least 30% marks in the qualifying exam.

JELET B.Pharma Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of JELET 2021 for Pharmacy mentioned below have to be fulfilled by all candidates to be considered for admission. 

Eligibility Criteria 

• Nationality – Admissions open to Indian nationals only.
• Age limit - There is no upper age limit.

Eligibility Criteria for Admission

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card

The JELET application form 2021 will be released online mode on the official website. Before filling the form, the candidate has go through the eligibility criteria carefully for appearing in the exam and also the admission process. 

Considering application forms can be filled in online mode, the candidate has to go through steps like registration, filling of the JELET 2021 application form, uploading of documents, etc. Check below to understand the application process.

Steps to fill the Online JELET Application Form 2021

• Registration – The candidate needs a valid email id and a mobile number, and enter details like name, the name of parents, date of birth, etc. to get registered.
• Filling of application form – Upon registration, next information pertaining to personal, academic, and communication details have to be furnished. 
• Uploading of documents –  In this step, the photograph and signature have to be uploaded in the prescribed format, as shown in the table below.

• Payment of application fee – In the next step, the application fee of Rs. 500 (not including Bank charges) has to be paid via online mode.
• Printing of Confirmation Page – Finally they have to take a printout of the confirmation page to complete the application process.

Application Fees

Candidates who plan to appear in the entrance exam should get themselves acquainted with the exam pattern of JELET 2021. This is because the structure of the exam can vary depending on the qualifying exam the candidate has passed. 

For example, diploma holders in engineering and technology aren’t required to attempt questions from the Mathematics sections, which is meant for B.Sc degree holders. The question type however is common for all candidates. JELET exam 2021 has however been cancelled due to covid pandemic.

Exam pattern of JELET 2021

• Mode and duration: The exam will be OMR (offline) based and of 2 hours duration
• Number of paper: There will be one paper 
• Type of question asked: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) questions will be asked. Each question will have four answer options, but only one of these will be correct.
• Marking Scheme: Each question carries 1 mark, while for incorrect attempt -1/4 (25% negative) marks will be deducted.
• Total marks for the paper will be 100.
• Language: Question paper will be set in English language only.

The paper will contain separate sections demarcated by the qualifying exam passed by the candidate as shown in the table below:

The admit card of JELET 2021 will be released by the authorities in online mode only. The admit card has to be downloaded by logging in using one’s log-in credentials. The candidate will have to ensure they do not lose or damage the admit card, as duplicate copies cannot be generated. 

The admit card will be issued to all candidates who fill the application form and are considered eligible. Verification of information furnished by the candidate at the time of filling the application form will only be done during the counselling process.

An important document that is required for the entrance exam is the admit card and it will contain important details like name and roll number of the candidate, date and time of the exam, and also exam centre details. 

How to download JELET Admit Card

• Visit the official website
• Click on the admit card download link (it will be updated)
• Log-in to the portal using registration number and password
• The admit card will be displayed on the screen
• Download and take a printout

JELET 2021 result will be announced through the official website. The result is made available in the form of rank cards that will contain details like marks obtained by the candidate in the entrance exam. In case of candidates who are eligible for counselling, the rank card will also contain the rank obtained by the candidate in the entrance exam. However, no rank will be allotted to rest of the candidates.

How to check result of JELET 2021

• Open the official web portal
• Go to the result portal (link will be updated here)
• Log-in using registration number and password
• The rank card will be displayed on the screen in downloadable PDF format

NOTE: Candidates need to note that duplicate rank cards will not be generated once the counselling and admission process is over. So, they need to preserve the rank cards in case it is required for any future purpose. 

Publication of Merit Lists

Five separate merit lists of JELET 2021 will be published which will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained by candidates in the entrance exam. The merit lists will be available in the form of downloadable Rank Cards. 

Types of merit lists:

• Merit rank for Diploma holders in Engineering & Technology except Printing Technology and Agricultural Engineering.
• Merit rank for Diploma holders in Printing Technology.
• Merit rank for Diploma holders in Agricultural Engineering.
• Merit rank for Diploma holders in Pharmacy.
• Merit rank for B.Sc candidates

These merit lists will be known as General Merit Rank (GMR), with the rankings being done in the descending order of marks obtained in the exam. In such a case, where there is a tie between scores, the tie-breaking procedure will be adopted. Please note that the procedure will be different for different qualifying exams.

Mode of Counselling: Offline

The centralized counselling of JELET 2021 will be conducted in online mode and is open to only those candidates who have been allotted ranks. The authorities will commence the JELET counselling process which includes online registration, document upload and choice filling.

As part of the counselling process, exam authorities will verify the credential of candidates at the counselling centre on the scheduled date, which will be prepared based on the candidate’s rank. Allotment of seats will be done category-wise based on the merit rank of the candidate.