The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEE) is set to release the results for this year’s entrance exam on August 7, after experiencing a delay of more than a month. The path for the announcement of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEE) results was cleared following the Supreme Court’s order on July 28, which stayed the Calcutta High Court’s previous ruling that had halted the implementation of a revised list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) issued by the state government, as stated by a senior official from the higher education department on Wednesday.
“Starting today (July 31), candidates are required to upload their caste category certificate details in the designated section of the WBJEE portal until August 2. The board will process the data and include updates for each candidate prior to the results being announced,” she mentioned.
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“We are confident that the process of uploading details will be completed within the specified timeframe, and the results will be released on August 7,” stated the WBJEE chairperson. “We in the higher education department had already foreseen this situation and are fully equipped to take necessary actions promptly,” remarked state Education Minister Bratya Basu shortly after the apex court’s ruling.
Prior to the Supreme Court’s directive, Banerjee had indicated, “We were prepared to announce the results by July 5. However, subsequent legal developments arose, and the matter became subjudice. We were awaiting the government’s directive.” The WBJEE examinations took place on April 27.
On July 28, a bench consisting of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria, while reviewing the state government’s appeal, lifted the stay imposed by the High Court on the state’s OBC policy, stating that “prima facie, the high court order appears to be erroneous.”
On June 17, the Calcutta High Court had issued an interim stay on notifications released by the state government concerning reservations for 140 subsections under the OBC-A and OBC-B categories.
The bench of the Supreme Court acknowledged the arguments presented by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the state government, and remarked, “This is unexpected. How is it possible for the high court to issue such an order? Reservation falls under the purview of executive functions.” Following the high court’s decision in May 2024 to annul the inclusion of 77 communities in the OBC list, the state had compiled a new list.
