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.

The JEPBN 2025 syllabus is based on the GNM curriculum and has two parts. The topics of each part are as follows:

Part A:

• Anatomy

• Physiology

• Sociology

• Psychology

• Pharmacology

• Microbiology

• Nutrition

• Pathology

Part B:

• Foundation of Nursing

• Medical-Surgical Nursing

• Pediatric Nursing

• Psychiatric Nursing

• Obstetrical Nursing

• Community Health Nursing

The JEPBN 2025 result will be announced tentatively in August 2025. The JEPBN 2025 result will be declared in the form of a scorecard. The JEPBN 2025 result carries information such as candidates’ section-wise and overall scores and ranks. Based on the scores, the participating institutes will shortlist candidates for the counselling and admission rounds. WBJEEB will release the JEPBN 2025 merit list based on the General Merit Rank. A JEPBN merit list for reserved category candidates was also released.

Find out the JEPBN 2025 counselling process for seeking admission to Post Basic BSc nursing programme: 

Candidates who will appear in the State Common Entrance Examination, or JEPBN 2025, and will obtain a valid rank in the entrance exam for BSc nursing entrance exam can apply for the counselling process. WBJEEB will commence the process of centralized online counselling/e-counselling after declaring the JEPBN 2025 result. There will officially be THREE rounds of counselling. Find out the rules of JEPBN 2025 counselling here: 

• JEPBN 2025 registration will be allowed once at the beginning of the 1st round - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
• The JEPBN 2025 registration fee for counselling will be INR 500.
• No new details will be provided at the time of counselling. During registration, candidates’ information will be fetched from the information provided by the candidates during their application for the examination.
• Candidates will have to provide Bank account details (for in case of any refund), address, etc.
• After selecting institutes/courses, the candidate will have to arrange his/her choices in order of his/her priority. If a candidate does not give any choice, obviously he/she will not be given any allotment.
• Candidate must lock his/her choices within the pre-announced date. 
• If a candidate fails/forgets to lock his/her choices within the pre-announced deadline, his/her last saved choices will be considered final and will be locked automatically after the scheduled date and time. 
• If a candidate fails/forgets to ‘save’ his/her choices within the pre-announced deadline, his/her unsaved choices will disappear.
• Allotment of 1st round will be declared on a pre-scheduled date.
• The allotment status will show the institute and course in which he/she has been allotted a seat.
• The candidate must pay a seat acceptance fee of INR 1000/- to download the seat allotment letter. If the candidate fails to pay the seat acceptance fee, the current allotment will be cancelled. The candidate will not be considered for seat allotment in any future round.

After downloading the seat allotment letter, the candidate must report to the allotted institute with the allotment letter and all other documents for verification.

WBJEEB will release the JEPBN cutoff ranks and scores at the time of the result. Based on the JEPBN cutoff, candidates’ qualification status will be determined. The cutoff for JEPBN will depend on factors such as the number of test-takers, number of seats, and difficulty level of the exam, to name a few.

JEPBN 2025 Answer Keys

JEPBN answer keys will be released by the exam conducting body 2-3 days after the exam concluded. Candidates will be able to check and calculate their estimated scores. In case they find any discrepancy, they will be allowed to submit the objections by paying a nominal fee per question as decided by the board. The Board will review and publish the final and frozen answer keys. The last date to submit the objections will be notified on the official website. The final answer key will be released along with the result on the official website. 

Read on to find out the commonly asked FAQs related to the JEPBN 2025 exam: