The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) will be conducted on 17th July, the WBJEE Board on Wednesday announced. The Board also said that there would be no change in the time-table of the examination.

The results will be declared before August 14th, the Board said, adding that the counselling process will be done in three phases and will be completed before September 15.

The examination was postponed considering the Covid situation, said Malayendu Saha. In this regard, the board said, the transport system is expected to improve by mid-July. So it was decided to take the test at that time. The test will be taken on Saturday as there will be transportation problem on Sunday.

The board said the test would be taken in compliance with the restrictions of the Covid situation. Social distancing will be adhered to. 20 candidates will be placed in each room. In that case, the number of students will be further reduced. A bench will have one or at most two.

92,695 students will be taking the exam this year.