The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board conducts the WBJEE to allot seats to successful candidates in the affiliated colleges of WBJEE. The allotment of seats depends on various factors laid down by the board. Therefore, predicting the WBJEE colleges that a candidate might get an offer of admission from is possible. There are college predictor tools that facilitate such a prediction for the students. WBJEE college predictor tools match the expected score of the candidates with the previous years’ cut off trends of WBJEE colleges and produce the best results. However, most of such automated tools are paid. Read this article to know how candidates can predict the expected WBJEE colleges manually all by themselves.
Advantages of Predicting WBJEE College Manually
It is really advantageous for the candidates to manually predict the WBJEE colleges where they have strong chances to secure admission. Some of the pros of manual WBJEE college predictor are:
- No Need to Pay: Using a manual WBJEE college predictor is completely free whereas most of the WBJEE college predictor tools come with a price tag.
- WBJEE Score: You need your estimated WBJEE score to predict a college manually. Hence, it gives you a reason to access the answer key & response sheet and estimate your WBJEE score carefully.
- Helpful in Seat Locking: With the help of the WBJEE college predictor method, you can precisely lock the seats in your predicted colleges, prior to WBJEE counselling.
WBJEE College Predictor – Factors Determining Seat Allotment
There are the factors that determine the seat allotment by the board. The college prediction can also be done on the basis of these factors. Candidates can predict the colleges where they have the closest possibility of admission and the prerequisites for the same are:
- Previous year’s closing and opening ranks of WBJEE colleges
- Estimated WBJEE score with the help of answer key
Process to Use Manual WBJEE College Predictor
Candidates can use the steps mentioned below to predict the colleges where they might get admission –
- Step 1: First of all, the candidates need to gather the stats of previous years’ WBJEE cut off lists.
- Step 2: After analyzing the trends of at least the previous three years, they can easily create the expected cut off lists of WBJEE colleges with their opening and closing ranks.
- Step 3: After creating the expected cut off for the present year WBJEE exam, candidates should access the answer key and match their answers with the correct ones. It helps them estimate their WBJEE score even before the result announcement.
- Step 4: The last step is to match your estimated WBJEE score with the expected cut off of WBJEE participating colleges. Figure out your score lies in between the opening and closing rank of which colleges.
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WBJEE College Predictor – Opening and Closing Ranks
The board releases opening and closing ranks on the behalf of affiliated colleges of WBJEE. Let’s understand about the closing and opening ranks of WBJEE colleges with the help of the below explanation.
- Opening Rank: It is the rank at which a college starts giving admission to the candidates. Every candidate with this rank and above can participate in the counselling rounds.
- Closing Rank: The closing ranks depend on the availability of seats in various colleges of the board. This is the rank beyond which the admission is not permitted by the WBJEE colleges.
WBJEE Previous Year’s Ranks
Candidates can check the closing ranks of various engineering branches available at the participating colleges of WBJEE. The table given below covers the previous year’s (2020) data of WBJEE closing rank.
WBJBEE Cutoff 2020 (All-India): Jadavpur University
| Program | Open | |
| Opening Rank (OR) | Closing Rank (CR) | |
| B.Pharm/Pharmaceutical Technology | 471 | 564 |
| Chemical Engineering | 206 | 283 |
| Civil Engineering | 77 | 298 |
| Computer Science & Engineering/ Computer Science & Technology | 2 | 5 |
| Construction Engineering | 350 | 412 |
| Electrical Engineering | 50 | 94 |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering/Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering | 36 | 51 |
| Food Technology And Bio-Chemical Engineering | 417 | 423 |
| Information Technology | 17 | 65 |
| Instrumentation Engineering/Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering | 100 | 140 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 107 | 169 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 300 | 325 |
| Power Engineering/Power Plant Engineering | 318 | 368 |
| Printing Engineering/Printing Technology | 369 | 405 |
| Production Engineering | 327 | 335 |
WBJEE Cutoff 2020 (All-India): Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata
| Program | Open | |
| OR | CR | |
| Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning) | 520 | 1706 |
| Computer Science & Engineering (Internet Of Things And Cyber Security Including Block Chain Technology) | 630 | 2310 |
| Computer Science & Engineering/ Computer Science & Technology | 210 | 1418 |
| Electrical & Electronics Engineering | 977 | 4012 |
| Electrical Engineering | 623 | 4325 |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering/Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering | 889 | 3621 |
| Information Technology | 557 | 2053 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 678 | 4505 |
WBJEE Cutoff 2020 (All India): Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
| Program | Open | |
| OR | CR | |
| Computer Science & Engineering/ Computer Science & Technology | 381 | 1186 |
| Information Technology | 1208 | 2420 |
WBJEE Cutoff 2020 (HS): Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata
| Program | TF OR | TF CR |
| Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning) (TFW) | 2848 | 3290 |
| Computer Science & Engineering (Internet Of Things And Cyber Security Including BlockChain Technology) (TFW) | 2542 | 3686 |
| Computer Science & Engineering/Computer Science & Technology (TFW) | 696 | 1668 |
| Electrical & Electronics Engineering (TFW) | 4989 | 4989 |
| Electrical Engineering (TFW) | 3004 | 5125 |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering/Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (TFW) | 2195 | 4310 |
| Information Technology (TFW) | 2295 | 2740 |
| Mechanical Engineering (TFW) | 5046 | 5907 |
WBJEE Cutoff 2020 (All India): University of Kalyani, Kalyani
| Program | Open | |
| OR | CR | |
| Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering/ Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering | 602 | 2703 |
| Information Technology | 761 | 1749 |
WBJEE Cutoff 2020 (All India): Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia
| Program | Open | |
| OR | CR | |
| Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering/ Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering | 12607 | 22515 |
| Biotechnology | 7943 | 27153 |
| Chemical Engineering | 4163 | 20626 |
| Civil Engineering | 4136 | 26912 |
| Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning) | 4334 | 7685 |
| Computer Science & Engineering (Cyber Security) | 731 | 8125 |
| Computer Science & Engineering (Data Science) | 2488 | 8751 |
| Computer Science & Engineering/ Computer Science & Technology | 615 | 6245 |
| Electrical Engineering | 5587 | 16791 |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering/Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering | 5949 | 11919 |
| Food Technology | 9574 | 31068 |
| Information Technology | 3437 | 8897 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1554 | 23834 |
WBJEE Cutoff 2020 (AI): Narula Institute of Technology, Agarpara
| Program | Open | |
| OR | CR | |
| Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering/ Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering | 8383 | 53029 |
| Civil Engineering | 13739 | 47286 |
| Computer Science & Engineering/ Computer Science & Technology | 3268 | 19529 |
| Electrical Engineering | 18270 | 53322 |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering/Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering | 8405 | 37863 |
| Information Technology | 4723 | 28709 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 24271 | 60640 |
WBJEE Cutoff 2020 (AI): Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata
| Program | Open | |
| OR | CR | |
| Biotechnology | 3845 | 13093 |
| Chemical Engineering | 3813 | 10741 |
| Civil Engineering | 3504 | 12410 |
| Computer Science & Business System | 2909 | 3980 |
| Computer Science & Engineering/ Computer Science & Technology | 149 | 2532 |
| Electrical Engineering | 1761 | 5630 |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering/Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering | 2190 | 4867 |
| Information Technology | 1865 | 3227 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3598 | 9103 |
WBJEE College Predictor – FAQs
Q. Are the free WBJEE college predictor tools accurate?
No. Rather you should apply a manual WBJEE college prediction process to figure out the colleges where you stand admission possibilities.
Q. Can the JEE Main 2021 candidates be allotted seats in the state colleges of West Bengal?
Yes, nearly 10% of the seats in the state colleges of West Bengal are reserved for JEE Main aspirants.
Q. Do I need to pay a fee to access WBJEE college predictor tool?
Most of the WBJEE college predictor tools are either paid or not so accurate. Hence, it is recommended for the candidates to use the manual WBJEE college prediction method.
Q. How can I know my WBJEE score to predict the colleges?
Before the result declaration, the board uploads the answer key of WBJEE on the official website, which you can access to estimate your WBJEE score. After calculating your score, you can match it with the opening and closing ranks of WBJEE participating institutions to predict the colleges where you have the possibility to get admission.
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