PCM not mandatory for admission to UG courses in architecture: AICTE

March 29: Studying Physics, Chemistry and Maths (PCM) in Class 12 will no longer be mandatory for admission to undergraduate courses in architecture, as per All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Fashion technology and packaging technology are two other courses that won’t require these subjects.

For the three selected courses, in place of the PCM requirement, the council has given a list of school subjects. Students who have passed their Class 12 exams in any three of these subjects will be eligible for admission to the programmes. 

In addition to physics, chemistry, and mathematics, the remaining subjects include: computer science, electronics, information technology, biology, informatics practices, biotechnology, technical vocational subject, engineering graphics, business studies, and entrepreneurship.