Archive · 30 Aug 2026
WBJEEB Lifts Counselling Restrictions After Student, Teacher Protests
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board changed its rules for engineering college admissions.
Earlier, students who already received a seat through central counselling could not join another counselling process.
Students and teachers protested because they felt this could stop students from improving their seats.
The board has now removed that restriction.
Students already admitted through central counselling may also join decentralised counselling.
The board had wanted to prevent students from holding several seats or moving between seats unnecessarily.
A new detailed notice and schedule will be posted on the board’s website.
This means more students will have a chance to take part in the next counselling process.
WBJEEB lifted restrictions on participation in B.Tech decentralised counselling.
Previously admitted candidates had been barred from the decentralised process.
Students and teachers criticized the rules and questioned their merit basis.
The revised notification allows centrally admitted candidates to participate in decentralised counselling.
A revised counselling notification and schedule will be published separately.
- Who
- The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board, students, and teachers.
- What
- The board lifted restrictions on participation in B.Tech decentralised counselling.
- When
- The change was announced on Sunday.
- Where
- West Bengal, with the announcement reported from Kolkata.
- Why
- Students and teachers opposed the restrictions, while the board had cited concerns about multiple seat claims, seat blocking, and seat migration.
Students and Teachers
Board and Higher Education Official
Merit and Upgradation
Students and Teachers
The restrictions were criticized as lacking a fair merit basis and as potentially denying already-admitted students opportunities for upgradation.
Board and Higher Education Official
The board removed the restrictions after the opposition, while an official said the original rule was intended to manage seat allocation.
Seat Management
Students and Teachers
Students and teachers opposed preventing admitted candidates from participating in decentralised counselling.
Board and Higher Education Official
The earlier restriction was intended to prevent multiple claims to seats, unnecessary seat blocking, and seat migration.
- Authority
- West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB)
- Affected admissions
- B.Tech courses
- Previous restriction
- Students admitted through centralised counselling could not join decentralised counselling.
- New rule
- Candidates already admitted through this year’s Centralised Online Counselling may participate in Common Online Decentralised Counselling.
- Public response
- Students and teachers strongly objected to the earlier restrictions.
- Upcoming information
- The revised counselling notification and schedule will be published on the board’s official website.