The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEE) admit card will tentatively be available from July 12, reports hindustantimes.com. The candidates, who have applied for WBJEE 2021, will be able to download their admit card from the official website - https://wbjeeb.nic.in/

The examination will be held on July 17 and will be conducted in two shifts i.e. paper-1 (Mathematics) from 11 am to 1 pm and paper-2 physics and chemistry from 2 pm to 4 pm.

Earlier the examination was scheduled to be held on July 11. However, the examination was rescheduled due to the Covid 19 situation in the country and keeping in mind the health and academic interest of the candidates.

The date of the publication of the result will be notified later.

WBJEE 2021 will be one of the first major exams being conducted in the state in offline mode amidst the pandemic.

Officials have mandated that everyone appearing for the exam in the state have to follow the Covid-19 protocols. Candidates are also expected to follow all Covid -19 related guidelines to ensure the safety of all. There will a minimum of 4 to 5 feet of distance maintained between the seats of two candidates. The seating arrangement will be such that two candidates will be seated on a bigger desk while one candidate will be made to sit on a smaller desk, officials said.

It is mandatory for all registered students to download the admit card and take a print of it, before going for the exams, as candidates will not be allowed to enter the centre with the hall ticket. Apart from the admit card, candidates will also need to carry a passport size photograph, and Aadhar card, as per the official notice by WBJEE.

The pattern of the exam will be in multiple-choice format and will be consist of 75 questions from the mathematics section and 40 questions each from the physics and chemistry sections. The papers carry a total of 200 marks and one-fourth of the marks will be deducted from each question if the answer is wrong.

According to officials, about 92,000 students are appearing for WBJEE 2021. These students will be made to appear for the exam in 274 exam centres in the state.

WBJEE 2021 is being held for candidates who want to secure admissions to undergraduate courses. These undergraduate courses are in engineering, technology, pharmacy and architecture.