Students, colleges anxious over WBJEE result delay
Times of India | 5 July 2025
Kolkata: The delay in the declaration of WBJEE results, primarily attributed to the legal entanglements surrounding OBC reservations, has caused considerable anxiety among students as well as engineering colleges in Bengal.
"Colleges will start their classes late and consequently, everything else will get delayed. Earlier, a new session would begin in July, now it's Aug," Siliguri resident Emon Chakraborty, awaiting the WBJEE results. The Association of Professional Academic Institutions, West Bengal (APAI-WB), representing private engineering colleges, expressed concerns over the delay. APAI president Tarnjit Singh said, "We hope the legal complications will be resolved soon or students and institutes will suffer.
" Monoj Mukherjee of Brainwave University said such delays led to a drop in student turnout, with many seeking opportunities outside Bengal.
WBJEEB chairman Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee said the board intended to publish results on June 5 but delayed it due to the OBC legal issues. Manojit Sen, whose dream is it to study engineering at Jadavpur University, said, "My aim is to study at JU but this delay is scaring me. I have started to look elsewhere.
" Minister Sobhandeb Chattopdhayay, who inaugurated a pre-counselling and education fair by APAI-WB, pointed out those pursuing higher education could avail of student credit cards. Allaying students' fears, APAI-WB general secretary Satyam Roy Chowdhury said, "World-class education and global opportunities are available in Bengal.