JEPBN 2025: Dates, Registration, Exam Date, Pattern, Syllabus, Result, Counselling

JEPBN or the West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam for Post Basic Nursing is the entrance exam for the Post Basic Nursing course conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam Board (WBJEEB). The scores of JEPBN are accepted by the Nursing colleges offering the Post Basic Nursing course in West Bengal. The JEPBN 2025 exam will be conducted in offline mode for 90 minutes.

The following table brings the details regarding the JEPBN 2025 exam.

The JENPB 2025 eligibility criteria are given below:

• Candidates must have passed the Class 12 exam from a recognised Board and GNM course and obtained the registration / RNRM certificate from any State Nursing Council of any state of India.

• The upper age limit for those employed by the West Bengal State Govt. is 53 years (as of the last date of application). There is no upper age limit for candidates who are ESI/Central Government employees.

• Candidates who are presently employed by the West Bengal State Govt. should have at least 3 years qualifying uninterrupted/regularized experience in Govt. service by the last date of application.

• Candidates must be a citizen of India

The exam conducting body West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) will release the application form JEPBN in April 2025. The last date for JEPBN 2025 registration will be announced in the event calendar on the official website. The JEPBN 2025 application process will be conducted completely online. After the JEPBN application process concludes, authorities will release the window to modify the JEPBN 2025 application form. The JEPBN 2025 application correction window will open soon afterwards. 

The first step in filling out the application form is to fill in the personal details and contact details. Post this step, a code will be generated which will help in creating further login credentials. Candidates need to create their user ID and password using these details. It is important to fill out the complete application form by entering details such as academic details and qualifications, contact details, and present employment details. Then upload the passport-size photograph and scanned copy of the signature. At last, pay of the JEPBN application fee.

The JEPBN 2025 application fee will be announced in the notification for the current academic year. However, the application fee for the previous year was INR 3,000 which was to be paid online through credit/debit card, and net banking.

The JEPBN exam will be conducted in one city, Kolkata, in the Salt Lake and New Town zones. The JEPBN exam centre will be notified to candidates on their admit card. After the admit card gets issued, no request for change in the test centre will be entertained. Candidates will have to reach the stipulated test centre for JEPBN 2025 exam at least an hour before the scheduled exam time. Exit from the examination hall will only be allowed once the exam duration is over.

The JEPBN 2025 admit card will be released tentatively in June 2025 in online mode. Only registered candidates will be eligible to download the JEPBN 2025 admit card by logging in through their registered credentials. The JEPBN admit card is a mandatory document that must be carried to the examination centre. The JEPBN 2025 admit card/hall ticket carries information regarding candidates’ personal details, exam date and time, exam centre address, and exam day guidelines.

How to Download JEPBN Admit Card 2025

Students can check the below-mentioned steps to download the hall ticket of JEPBN 2025:

Step 1: Go to the official website of JEPBN or directly click on JEPBN Admit Card Link 

Step 2: First choose the desired exam for which the admit card needs to be downloaded

Step 3: Enter the login credentials i.e. application number, password, and security pin

Step 4: The JEPBN 2025 hall ticket will appear on the screen

Applicants are advised to take a print of the admit card and save it for future reference 

The JEPBN 2025 exam pattern states that it is an offline test of 90 minutes duration. It will be conducted in the morning session from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. The total number of questions will be 100. The questions were in MCQ format wherein each question carried four answer options. Candidates had to select the correct option by shading the circle next to the correct answer with an HB pencil. The section-wise break up of questions is given in the table below:

JEPBN Exam Marking Scheme

• Each correct answer will fetch one mark

• Each incorrect answer will lead to a deduction of 0.25 marks (¼ marks)

• Marking more than one answer option, even if one of them is correct, will be considered as a wrong answer and would lead to a negative marking.

• No answer will be deducted for non-attempt of questions.