The states entrance exam to engineering and medical institutions, the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) will no longer determine entry to Bengal Engineering and Science University once it gains Institute of National Importance (INI). Students would henceforth be enrolled in this institute through an all India level examination.

The entrance to Besu may either be through All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) or through a separate all India entrance examination. A 50 per cent reservation would however be offered to students of the state. So long WBJEE was the sole gateway to Besu as it did not enrol students through AIEEE quota. With Besu leaving the JEE fold, it would be left with only two universities ~ Jadavpur University and West Bengal University of Technology.

Although the details of the entrance examination are yet to be drawn, the higher education minister, Prof. Sudarshan Roy Choudhury said that while opting for Besu students of the state will get a better chance in comparison to their counterparts in other states. There would be domicile option for applicants and half the number of seats would be offered to state students, said Prof Roy Choudhury, minister of higher education. He however failed to elaborate on whether there would be an increase in the intake of students.

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