Joint Entrance Test for Nursing, Paramedical and Allied Sciences - UG
Joint Entrance Test for Nursing, Paramedical and Allied Sciences (Under Graduate Courses) [JENPAS(UG)] 2025
JENPAS(UG)-2025
[Joint Entrance Test for Nursing, Paramedical and Allied Sciences (Under Graduate Courses)]
conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB)
Admissions to Under Graduate (UG) Courses in Nursing, Parmedicine and Allied Sciences in West Bengal 2025-26
WBJEEB will conduct OMR based Common Entrance Examination JENPAS(UG)-2025 and counselling for admission in various Colleges/ Institutes in the State of West Bengal into the following Undergraduate Courses for the academic session 2025-26.
- B.Sc. Nursing (Bachelor of Nursing)
- B.P.T. (Bachelor of Physiotherapy)
- B.M.L.T. (Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Technology)
- B.Sc. CCT (B.Sc. in Critical Care Technology)
- B.Sc. OTT (B.Sc. in Operation Theatre Technology)
- B.Sc. PT (B.Sc. in Perfusion Technology)
- B.Sc. PA (B.Sc. in Physician Assistant)
- B.Sc. MMB (B.Sc. in Medical Microbiology)
- B.V.S.O. (Bachelor of Vision Sciences and Optometry)
- B.H.A. (Bachelor in Hospital Administration)
- B.O.T. (Bachelor of Occupational Therapy)
- B.Sc. R.I.T. (Bachelor of Radiology and Imaging Technique)
- B.Sc. C.S.I.C. (Bachelor of Central Sterilization and Infection Control)
- B.Sc. R.T. (bachelor of Respiratory Therapy)
Tentative date of examination: 18/10/2025 (Saturday).
Tentative date to start online application: 08/09/2025 to
16/09/2025.
| Information Bulletin published |
28/08/2025 (Thursday) |
| Online application with payment of fees |
08/09/2025 (Monday)
to
16/09/2025 (Tuesday) |
| Online correction and downloading revised confirmation page |
18/09/2025 (Thursday)
to
19/09/2025 (Friday) |
| Publication of Downloadable Admit Card |
10/10/2025(Friday)
to
18/10/2025 (Saturday) |
Date of Examination:
Paper-I
Paper-II |
18/10/2025 (Saturday)
11:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
02:00 P.M. to 03:30 P.M. |
NB: The schedule may be changed/altered under any unavoidable circumstance.
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The following sub-sections describe the criteria as per latest communications received from the concerned Authorities (i.e., WBUHS and the Dept. of H&FW, Govt. of W.B.).
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Candidates must make themselves aware of the latest applicable rules of different Universities, Institutions, Government Departments, Regulatory Bodies at the time of admission. Board will not be responsible by any way, if any candidate fails to aware himself/herself regularly on any updated information.
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The Board would notify revisions, corrections, modifications, addendum, corrigendum if any received from concerned Authorities till the start of counselling.
Eligibility Criteria for Application:
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The applicant must be a citizen of India.
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The applicant must be domicile of West Bengal.
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The applicant must have passed already OR must be appearing in 2025 in class 12 in (10+2) system only.
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For B.Sc. Nursing, the applicant's age must be at least 17(seventeen) years as on 31/12/2025.
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Other than B.Sc. Nursing, the applicant's age must be at least 17 (seventeen) years as on 31/12/2025.
Eligibility Criteria for Admission:
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Gender:
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Only Female candidates are eligible for admission in B.Sc. Nursing course in Govt. colleges under JENPAS(UG)-2025.
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Female candidates are eligible for admission in B.Sc. Nursing course in Pvt. Colleges under JENPAS(UG)-2025. However, there are few Pvt. Colleges meant for Male candidates only.
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Both Male & Female candidates are eligible for admission in all other courses except B.Sc. Nursing in both Govt. and Pvt. Colleges under JENPAS(UG)-2025.
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Upper age Limit:
| Criteria |
Nursing |
B.V.S.O. |
BPT, BOT |
BMLT, CCT, OTT, PT, PA, MMB, BHA |
R.I.T, C.S.I.C, R.T. |
| Upper age limit |
No limit |
35 |
No limit |
40 |
40 |
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Academic Criteria:
| Minimum qualification |
The candidate must pass (10+2) examination from any recognized Board/Council |
| Criteria |
Nursing |
BPT, BMLT, CCT, OTT, PT, PA, MMB, R.I.T, C.S.I.C, R.T |
B.V.S.O. |
BHA |
B.O.T. |
| Candidate must pass the subjects with individual pass marks (in both theory and practical separately, wherever applicable) |
Physics
Chemistry
Biology |
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
English |
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Mathematics
English |
NA |
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
English |
Minimum aggregate considering above subjects taken together.
• General and EWS
• SC/ST/OBC-A (More Backward)/OBC-B (Backward)/PwD
|
• 45%
• 40% |
• 45%
• 40% |
Minimum aggregate in PCBM
• 50%
• 45% |
• NA
• NA |
• NA
• NA |
| Candidate must pass in English in (10+2) system |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Minimum aggregate in class 12
• General and EWS
• SC / ST / OBC-A (More Backward) / OBC-B (Backward) / PwD |
• NA
• NA |
• NA
• NA |
• NA
• NA |
• 50%
• 45% |
• NA
• NA |
Subjects: P – Physics, C – Chemistry, B – Biology, M - Mathematics, NA – Not Applicable.
Medical Fitness Certificate: All candidates must be medically fit for the course and produce a Medical Fitness Certificate in the format given in APPENDIX-3 at the time of admission.
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The test will consist of two papers namely, Paper-I and Paper-II.
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Paper-II is for admission in BHA course only and Paper-I is for other courses.
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During application, a candidate can apply for only Paper-I or only Paper-II or for both.
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Paper-I will have the following structure.
| Subject |
Category-1
Each Q carries 1 mark (-ve marks = -1/4) |
Category-2
Each Q carries 2 marks (No -ve marks) |
Total Number of Questions |
Total Marks |
| |
No. of Questions |
No. of Questions |
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| Physics |
15 |
5 |
20 |
25 |
| Chemistry |
15 |
5 |
20 |
25 |
| Biology |
15 |
5 |
20 |
25 |
| Basic English |
20 |
-- |
20 |
20 |
| Logical Reasoning |
20 |
-- |
20 |
20 |
| Total |
85 |
15 |
100 |
115 |
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Paper-II will have the following structure.
| Subject |
Category-1
Each Q carries 1 mark (-ve marks = -1/4) |
Category-2
Each Q carries 2 marks (No -ve marks) |
Total Number of Questions |
Total Marks |
| |
No. of Questions |
No. of Questions |
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| Physical Science |
25 |
5 |
30 |
35 |
| Mathematics |
10 |
5 |
15 |
20 |
| General Knowledge |
10 |
5 |
15 |
20 |
| Basic English |
20 |
-- |
20 |
20 |
| Logical Reasoning |
20 |
-- |
20 |
20 |
| Total |
85 |
15 |
100 |
115 |
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All questions will be of Multiple- Choice Question (MCQ) type, with four answer options. Time for each paper is 1½ hours. The questions will be in both English and Bengali language (except Basic English, Logical Reasoning and General Knowledge).
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Paper-I (for all courses other than BHA) will be based on 11th and 12th standard syllabi and curriculum of the recognized Board/Councils in India (see list at web site).
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Paper-II (for BHA) The content of Physical Science and Mathematics will be based on 10th standard syllabi of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and other equivalent and recognized Boards/Councils in India and the content of General Knowledge, Basic English and Logical reasoning will be equivalent to 12th standard curriculum.
Registration:
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The candidate will enter personal details such as, name, father's name, mother's name, date of birth, gender, identification type and number, present and permanent address, mobile number, email ID etc.
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Candidates must be careful while entering name, father's name, mother's name, date of birth, and domicile. This information cannot be changed/edited/modified under any circumstances.
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Then the candidate has to create password, choose security question/answer, review and submit the registration.
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An application number will be generated and will appear on the screen. Also, SMS/email will be sent to the candidate.
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Candidate must remember his/her application number, password, and security question/answer. If the candidate forgets the password, he/she has to recover it through "Forgot Password" option. There is no other way to recover the password.
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It is not possible for any person/agency to change/edit/input any information without knowing the password. Hence candidates must not share their password with anybody. The Board will not be responsible for any change resulting from sharing/divulging of the password.
Application:
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At this stage, the candidate needs to fill up various other information such as, domicile, category, PWD status, family income status, religion, nationality, academic details etc
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Candidates need to select his/her option for
i) Paper-I only or
ii) Paper-II only or
iii) both Paper-I and Paper-II.
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Thereafter the candidate needs to choose zones of examinations in order of his/her choice and submit the application.
Uploading of images:
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The candidate is required to upload JPG/JPEG images of his/her recent color photograph (10 to 200kB) and signature (4 to 30 kB).
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All documents are to be uploaded in one go.
Payment of Examination Fees:
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The Examination Fees can be paid by Net Banking/Debit Card/Credit Card/QR Code only.
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For only Paper-I or only Paper-II, the application fee for the examination is Rs. 500/- (Rs. 400/- for SC/ST/OBC-A (More Backward)/OBC-B (Backward)/EWS candidates), plus the Bank's service charges as applicable.
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For both Paper-I and Paper-II, the application fee for the examination is Rs. 800/- (Rs. 650/- for SC/ST/OBC-A (More Backward)/OBC-B (Backward)/EWS candidates), plus the Bank's service charges as applicable.
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The fee once paid is not refundable under any circumstances.
CONTACT
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board
RUPANNA
DB-118, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700064.
Examination Helpdesk: 1800-123-4782 (Ext. No.-2)
Email: info@wbjeeb.in
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Published By: Sahadeb
Published On:
05 Sep 2025
