The Tuition Fee Waiver (TFW) Scheme Scheme by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board for WBJEEM is implemented by the Govt. of West Bengal for meritorious and economically backward students domiciled in West Bengal for admission in to universities / university departments, government colleges and self financing universities/ colleges offering engineering/ technology /pharmacy/ architecture courses.

Selection of candidates for the TFW scheme is decided on the basis of merit and preference of eligible students in WBJEEM.

The student must be domiciled in West Bengal and the domicile certificate needs to be uploaded during online application.

Total annual Family Income of the student from all sources must be less than Rs. 2.50 lakhs and the income certificate as detailed below has to be uploaded during online application.

The waiver is limited to the Tuition Fee only. All other fees need to be paid by the beneficiary.

Availability of seats under TFW Scheme
For Universities/University Departments, seats available for admission under TFW scheme is as per the decision of the concerned University Authority.

For govt. and self financed Engg/Tech/Pharma colleges, maximum 5% of sanctioned intake per course is available on supernumerary basis (over and above the sanctioned seats) for admission under TFW scheme.

Income Certificate
One needs to submit the ‘Income Certificate’.

Get 2 copies certificate filled in properly and duly authenticated/signed by a competent authority.

Upload a scanned copy during online application and retain the original for verification during counselling.

The duplicate copy is to be kept with the issuing authority for future reference/ verification.