Overview
- WBJEEB published rank cards and the final answer key on August 22 at wbjeeb.nic.in and wbjeeb.in after weeks of delay tied to reservation litigation.
- The Calcutta High Court had ordered a fresh list with 7% reservation for 66 pre‑2010 OBC communities, which the Supreme Court temporarily stayed.
- A total of 1,01,643 candidates appeared and 1,00,502 qualified, according to figures shared via PTI reports.
- Aniruddha Chakrabarti topped the exam, followed by Samyajyoti Biswas in second and Dishaanth Basu in third, as per the published merit list.
- Counselling is slated to begin August 28 with the seat matrix expected August 27, following an Aug 18–21 window for SC/ST/OBC certificate uploads.