WBJEE Result 2023 Declared: Success rate improves, Kolkata boys secure top 2 ranks

State Education Bratya Basu announced that the success rate this year is 99.4 per cent, which is an increase from last year’s 98.5 per cent.

#WBJEE_2023_Results pic.twitter.com/t6j1YBqjIe

— Bratya Basu (@basu_bratya) May 23, 2023

This time, a total of 97,524 candidates appeared for the entrance exam. The results have now been declared and the result link has been activated at 4 pm. The Board recently released the answer key and students were given time to challenge the answer key till May 20. Nearly 98,000 students appeared for the exam.

পশ্চিমবঙ্গ জয়েন্ট এন্ট্রান্স পরীক্ষা ২০২৩-এর ফল প্রকাশিত হলো আজ। ৯৭ হাজার ৫২৪ জন পরীক্ষার্থীর মধ্যে সাফল্যের হার ৯৯.৪%। সফল ছাত্রছাত্রীদের আমি আন্তরিক অভিনন্দন এবং শুভেচ্ছা জানাই। তোমাদের সোনালী ভবিষ্যৎ হোক, স্বপ্নকে ছুঁয়ে আসুক তোমাদের জীবন, মানুষের মতো মানুষ হও।

— Bratya Basu (@basu_bratya) May 26, 2023

The state Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, also took to Twitter to congratulate students, and also revealed that this time 27.5 per cent of the successful candidates are women. “I am extremely happy that 53 per cent of total successful candidates are from West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education,” she added.

Congratulations to the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination 2023 toppers and successful candidates from West Bengal and all over the country.
I am extremely happy that 53% of total successful candidates are from West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.
This year…

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) May 26, 2023

WBJEE is an entrance exam for admission to undergraduate courses in Engineering and Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture of various universities, colleges in the state. The exam was conducted on April 30 this time.