Chemistry will be optional now for Engineering Courses

Chemistry will not be required to take admission in BTech and BE courses in the country from the next academic session. According to the report published in the national newspapers, AICTE has ruled that chemistry is not compulsory for the admission of undergraduate courses.

Indian and NRI Candidates who have done their class 12 with Physics and Mathematics along with other optional subjects like Biology and Biotechnology can also appear for the national and the state level engineering entrance exams like JEE Main, BITSAT, KEAM, KCET, etc.

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All India's Technical Education Council (AICTE), the statutory body and the National Technical Education Council under the Department of Higher Education, is considering the decision to remove chemistry as a mandatory subject for admission to undergraduate engineering entrance exams in India.

At present, only those Indian & NRI candidates who have completed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics can take admission to the Engineering streams after the respective Engineering Exams.

Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, Computer Science, Information Technology, Informatics Practice, Agriculture, Engineering Graphic and Business Studies are the optional subjects through which students can get admission in Engineering colleges of India. The letter has been sent to all the recognized engineering colleges regarding the same by AICTE.

Although most engineering colleges are admitted on the basis of JEE (Main) conducted by the National Testing Agency, some states have their own admissions to engineering colleges. 

If the decision is made to consider Chemistry as an optional subject for BTech and BE courses, then it will help thousands of additional students to appear in engineering exams for admission to various engineering courses offered in AICTE approved colleges

Almost 3,000 educational institutions in India offer 13.2 lakh degrees in engineering and technology.  NRI/PIO/OCI students can check here the Admission Process in Indian Engineering Colleges

B.Tech / B.E Eligibility Criteria 2021-22:

The B.Tech / B.E eligibility criteria are the same across the country, and the basic qualification of Indian & NRI students are required to join B.Tech course in India is as follows –

• In order to pursue the B.Tech course, one must pass Class 12 in the Science stream. Indian & NRI Students must be introduced to Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics in Class 12. Students who have learned only such subjects in Class 12 are eligible for B.Tech admission.

• In addition, Indian & NRI students must achieve at least 50 percent of grade 12 marks in order to apply for B.Tech admission to engineering colleges throughout the country.

• In some of the engineering lines, such as Biomedical Engineering, students had to study Biology as one of the subjects in Class 12.

B.Tech / B.E Entrance Exams for B.Tech / B.E Admissions 2021

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A list of common engineering entrance exams along with important dates should help Indian & NRI students keep track of the dates of the different entrance exams.

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