PCM will continue to remain important for admission to engineering, AICTE clarifies Pixabay Following mixed reactions from students, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has clarified that Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) subjects in Class 12 will continue to remain important for admission to engineering Undergraduate (UG) programmes. Some students state it will create more opportunities for those who drop PCM in Class 12 while, others said they will find it difficult to cope with engineering programme without a background in Mathematics. In its new approval handbook for 2021-22, AICTE stated Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics will continue to be important subjects in engineering courses. But, students will have to pass in three subjects out of 14 subjects namely Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Information Technology (IT), Biology, Informatics Practices, Biotechnology, Technical Vocational subject, Engineering Graphics, Business Studies and Entrepreneurship