WBJEE DCAP 2026 Round 1 Allocation List Released; Check Fee, Reporting Dates

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) has released the Phase 1 Round 1 Merit and Allocation List under the Common Online Decentralised Counselling (DCAP) 2026 process for undergraduate Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Pharmacy admissions. According to the revised extended schedule, the Round 1 Merit and Allocation List is published at 10:30 AM on September 11, 2026. Candidates included in an Allocation/Selection List can select and lock one available College/Institute-Stream/Discipline combination and pay the prescribed Seat Acceptance Fee to create the allotment. WBJEEB has clarified that appearing only in the Merit List does not itself mean that a seat has been allotted. The allotment is created after the candidate selects/locks one available option and successfully pays the Seat Acceptance Fee.

WBJEE DCAP 2026 Phase 1 Round 1 Key Dates

The above dates are from WBJEEB's revised extended Phase 1 schedule issued on September 8, 2026.

What Is the WBJEE DCAP Round 1 Allocation List?

WBJEEB's Decentralised Counselling process is designed to fill residual and subsequently arising vacant seats after the centralised WBJEE counselling process. The process covers undergraduate Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Pharmacy programmes at participating institutions, subject to the applicable seat matrix and eligibility rules. Participating institutions include government colleges, government-aided institutions, state-aided universities and approved private/self-financing institutions. The board separately publishes a Merit List and an Allocation/Selection List. The Merit List shows a candidate's relative merit position for a selected College/Institute-Stream/Discipline combination, while the Allocation/Selection List provides the candidate with an actual selection opportunity.

What Is the WBJEE DCAP Seat Acceptance Fee?

The Seat Acceptance Fee is ₹2,000. The fee becomes payable after a candidate selects and locks one available College/Institute-Stream/Discipline combination from the Allocation/Selection List. After successful payment, the system generates a Provisional Admission Receipt, which the candidate must use for reporting and institutional verification. Candidates should note that the ₹5,000 fee mentioned in some earlier information is not the fee specified in the revised WBJEEB notification.

Who Is Eligible for WBJEE DCAP 2026?

WBJEEB's revised notification provides for multiple candidate categories. Eligible candidates may have:

• A valid WBJEE 2026 rank
• A valid JEE Main 2026 rank
• A qualifying 10+2/Higher Secondary Merit Rank (HMR) where permitted

The applicable eligibility depends on the institution, programme, seat source and other admission rules. Candidates who participated in WBJEE 2026 centralised counselling, including Pharmacy counselling, can also participate subject to the applicable rules. Candidates already admitted through centralised counselling do not have to surrender their existing admission merely to participate in DCAP. Their existing admission remains protected until a new admission obtained through DCAP is successfully verified and confirmed.

How to Check the WBJEE DCAP Round 1 Allocation?

Candidates should use the official decentralised counselling portal linked through the WBJEEB website.

1. Visit the official WBJEEB website.
2. Open the Decentralised Counselling 2026 section.
3. Access the candidate portal.
4. Log in using the credentials generated during registration.
5. Check the Merit List and Allocation/Selection List status.
6. If an allocation opportunity is available, select and lock one College/Institute-Stream/Discipline combination.
7. Pay the ₹2,000 Seat Acceptance Fee.
8. Download the system-generated Provisional Admission Receipt.
9. WBJEEB currently provides a Live Decentralised Counselling Portal through its official WBJEE page.

How to Confirm the Allocated Seat?

Candidates who select an available allocation opportunity must complete the payment and verification process within the notified deadlines.

The process is:

• Select and lock one available combination.
• Pay the ₹2,000 Seat Acceptance Fee by September 12, 2026, at 11:59 PM.
• Download the Provisional Admission Receipt.
• Report physically to the selected institute.
• Carry the required original documents and one self-attested copy.
• Complete institutional verification by September 13, 2026, at 6:30 PM.

WBJEEB states that final admission is confirmed only after successful physical/institutional verification and confirmation by the concerned institution.

Documents Required for Verification

Candidates should carry the portal-generated Provisional Admission Receipt, payment receipt and applicable original documents along with one self-attested copy.

The revised notification specifically lists documents including:

1. Class 10 admit card or birth certificate for date-of-birth verification
2. Class 10 marksheet
3. Class 12 marksheet
4. West Bengal domicile proof, where applicable
5. SC/ST/OBC/EWS certificate, where applicable
6. PwD certificate, where applicable
7. OCI certificate, where applicable
8. The exact documents required depend on the candidate's eligibility and category.

WBJEE DCAP Round 2 Schedule

The Phase 1 Round 2 New Allocation List will be published on September 14 at 5 PM. Candidates who receive an allocation can pay the Seat Acceptance Fee between September 14 at 5 PM and September 15 at 11:59 PM. Physical document verification and admission/withdrawal confirmation will be conducted from September 15 at 10 AM to September 16 at 4 PM. No fresh choices can be added, deleted or modified for Round 2 of the same Phase. Round 2 operates on the choices already frozen during the Phase.

What Should Candidates Do Now?

1. Check their Allocation/Selection List status.
2. Select and lock one available option.
3. Pay the ₹2,000 Seat Acceptance Fee before the deadline.
4. Download the Provisional Admission Receipt.
5. Arrange all original documents.
6. Report to the selected institute for physical verification.
7. Complete the admission process within the notified deadline.

Candidates should regularly check the official WBJEEB website and decentralised counselling portal for updates because the board states that publication on the official portal constitutes official notice.