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WBJEE Result Delay Triggers Street Protests as BJP Sets Deadline for Action

A High Court order requiring a revised merit list with a 7% quota for specified OBC classes has left the release date uncertain.

Overview

  • The Calcutta High Court directed the board to prepare a fresh merit list within 15 days, applying a 7% reservation for 66 OBC groups recognized before 2010.
  • Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari warned of statewide demonstrations from next week if results and admissions do not move forward by the end of this week.
  • ABVP activists rallied outside Bikash Bhawan over the delay, with police stopping their march and detaining several protesters.
  • SFI members also demonstrated near the Education Department headquarters over the pending results and medical counselling pause, and several were detained.
  • The exam was held in April and the continuing hold on results is disrupting undergraduate admissions, with opposition leaders warning of students seeking seats outside the state.