The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) will close the WBJEE 2025 response sheet grievance portal tonight, May 25, 2025. Candidates can raise objections against recorded responses by logging into wbjeeb.nic.in and paying ?500 per challenged response. The results, based on the final answer key, may face delays due to an ongoing OBC category survey. The exam was held on April 27 for admissions to engineering, architecture, pharmacy, and technology courses in West Bengal.
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