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JELET 2026 Exam Pattern

West Bengal Joint Entrance for Lateral Entry

Lateral entry to engineering programmes in West BengalConducting Authority: West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board

JELET Exam Pattern

JELET 2026: Exam Pattern. Historical-cycle information; retain the stated verification limits.

JELET 2026 exam pattern

Engineering Paper I is a two-hour English OMR test with 100 MCQs worth 120 marks: Mathematics 40 questions/50 marks, Physics 30/35, Chemistry 20/25 and Electrical/Electronics fundamentals 10/10. Category 1 has 80 one-mark questions with −0.25 for a wrong answer. Category 2 has 20 two-mark questions with no negative marks; any wrong option gives zero, while an incomplete set containing only correct options receives proportional credit. Pharmacy Paper II has a separate 100-question Category 1 structure.

Use the pattern for the specific programme and year when practising. A subject list does not establish marks, penalties or a time limit unless those are separately stated.

Exam at a Glance

  • Admission LevelLateral entry to engineering programmes in West Bengal
  • Conducting AuthorityWest Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board
  • Exam CategoryUndergraduate Engineering

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