Question: As per the new approval process handbook of All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for academic year 2021-22 which of the subjects are not mandatory for taking admission in some engineering degree courses like Textile Engineering, Agriculture or Biotechnology?
a) Physics
b) Maths
c) Chemistry
d) all of the above
Ans: d
Context
- All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has released the approval process handbook for academic year 2021-22.
Facts
- All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has said that Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) are no longer compulsory for students aspiring to pursue an engineering degree in certain courses.
- Students may no longer have to study these subjects compulsorily in class 12th for seeking admission at the undergraduate level for streams such as Textile Engineering, Agriculture or Biotechnology.
- Those who does not opt for these subjects will have to make up through bridge courses in college.
- The rule is all set to be implemented from the academic year 2021-22.
- As per the rule, the students who are seeking admission to certain engineering courses like Textile engineering etc will have to pass 10+2 by taking any of the three subjects out of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Electronics & IT, Computer science, Technical Vocational Subject, Information practices, Biotechnology, Agriculture, Engineering and Business studies.
- The new rule also mandates that, the unreserved category students will have to score 45% marks and the reserved category should score 40% marks in order to pass the class 12th level.
By kameshwar shukla