Overview

• The Calcutta High Court on June 17 issued an interim stay on executive orders expanding OBC-A and OBC-B reservations for 140 subcategories until July 31, 2025.
• The injunction prevents the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board from finalizing category-wise rank lists that underpin the counselling process.
• Over 1 lakh aspirants who sat for the WBJEE on April 27 are waiting for rank cards before they can register on the state’s online admission portal.
• WBJEEB Chairperson Sonali Chakraborty had signaled possible delays on May 15 but the board has not announced a revised result date since the court order.
• Students and parents have flooded social media with frustration, warning that the postponement is jeopardizing other college admission deadlines.