Admission to the Politechnics is done as per rules of the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education (WBSCTE). The WBSCTE Conducts a common Joint Entrance Examination (JEXPO) every year for the Madhyamic / Secondary / Equivalent passed or appearing for final examination students and through Poly - 40 they make a merit list amongst the candidates securing more than 50 % marks in qualifying examination viz. Madhyamic / Secondary . 50 % of the total intake gets admitted from counselling of this empanelled merit list of JEXPO (60 % of half the intake ) & Poly- 40 (40 % of the half intake) and the rests 50 % of the total intake are selected from outside candidates directly by the institutions in accordance to their merit.