Overview

• Since June 17, a Calcutta High Court stay on expanded OBC-A/B reservations has blocked category-wise WBJEE rankings and will last until July 31
• Board chairperson Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee says the board was ready to declare results on June 5 but must comply with government directives under the 2014 gazette notification
• Over 500 aspirants from the WBJEE Students’ Forum delivered a letter on July 25 highlighting extreme stress and uncertainty without any tentative release date
• Education Minister Bratya Basu has urged caution until the Supreme Court settles the reservation dispute, leaving the results timetable unresolved
• The Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association warns that prolonged delays risk a brain drain as top candidates seek engineering seats outside West Bengal, disadvantaging lower-income students