West Bengal Public Service Commission Junior Engineer

West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) is responsible for the recruitment of Group A, Group B, and Groups posts in various state departments.Recently, WBPSC released a notification regarding the recruitment of Junior Engineers in various state departments. The numbers of vacancies are not yet disclosed by the West Bengal PSC although the names of various departments which will be recruiting via this exam are revealed.

In this article, we will discuss in detail the vacancy and how to prepare in the best possible way to get selected for this recruitment.

 

WBPSC JE Recruitment 2022: Overview

 

WBPSC JE Recruitment 2022: Important Dates

The commencement of the online application started on 16 November 2022. The closing date for form filling is 8 December 2022 although, for any correction, an edit window is available from 14 December 2022 to 20 December 2022.

 

WBPSC JE Recruitment 2022: Eligibility Criteria

For Junior Engineers, candidates should have a Diploma in the respective Engineering branch from the State Council for Engineering and Technical Education, West Bengal, or its equivalent.

Candidates with equivalent qualifications are required to produce/submit a certificate of equivalence on or before the date of interview from the respective issuing authorities if they are selected for an interview although Equivalence of diploma and/or degree in different disciplines may be decided by the Commission.

 

WBPSC JE Recruitment 2022: Age Limit

The age limit for the WBPSC JE vacancy is 36 Years as on 1 January 2022. The students from the reserved category can have age relaxation as per government norms.

 

WBPSC JE Recruitment 2022: Education Qualification

A diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Civil is an essential qualification.

 

WBPSC JE Recruitment 2022: Application Fee

The application Fee for the post of Junior Engineer in WBPSC is Rs. 160 only. SC/ST candidates of West Bengal and Persons with disabilities (PWD) having physical disability of 40% and above are not required to pay any fee.

BC candidates of West Bengal are, however, required to pay the usual fee as aforesaid.
No exemption of fee is available to SC/ST/BC candidates of other states.

 

WBPSC JE Recruitment 2022: Exam Pattern

The Exam pattern will be 200 marks containing 100 questions of 2 marks each with a negative marking of 0.66 marks for every wrong answer. After clearing the written exam, candidates will be called for a Personal Interview of 100 marks.

 

WBPSC JE Recruitment 2022: Selection Process

Candidates applying for WBPSC JE have to appear for Written Objective Examination. Students clearing the first stage of the written exam have to appear for a Personal Interview.

The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of the total marks obtained in the Written Examination and the Interview took together.

 

WBPSC JE Recruitment 2022: Salary Structure

The pay scale for the post of WBPSC Je will be of Pay Band-4 i.e. Rs.9000-40,500/- + Grade Pay of Rs.4400/- besides D.A., M.A. & H.R.A., etc. admissible as per rules.

 

WBPSC JE Recruitment 2022: Syllabus

The indicative syllabus is mentioned on the official website of WBPSC website but candidates are advised to be prepared to answer any question from Essential Qualification/Degree mentioned in the advertisement for the relevant post.

 

• Cut-off marks as fixed in Written Test to qualify for Personality test 2017

Branch – Civil

 

Category	Cut off marks ( out of 200)
UR	80.67
BC-A	61.33
BC-B	80.67
SC	58.00
ST	0.00
PH-HI	0.00
PH-VI	0.00
PH-OH	40.67

 

 Branch –Mechanical

 

Category	Cut off marks ( out of 200)
UR	152.67
BC-A	122.67
BC-B	152.67
SC	152.00
ST	87.33
PH-HI	2% less in cut off marks as compared to non-PH candidates of any particular category
PH-VI
PH-OH

 

• Category wise qualifying marks of Personality Test is as follow

Category	Cut off marks ( out of 200)
UR	40
BC-A	38
BC-B	38
SC	35
ST	30
UR PWD	38
BC-A PWD	36
BC-B  PWD	36
SC PWD	33
ST PWD	28