All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has released its approval access handbook for 2021-22, in which it has stated that mathematics & physics will not be compulsory subjects for students aspiring to pursue engineering. Will be implemented from AY 2021-22

This opens up BE, BTech degree courses for students from medicine, commerce and vocational backgrounds as well
In an important update, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has released its approval access handbook for the academic year 2021-22, in which it has stated that mathematics and physics will not be compulsory subjects for students aspiring to pursue engineering. This rule will be implemented from the academic year 2021-22.

According to the handbook, students who are seeking admissions into undergraduate engineering courses need not have mathematics and physics as their core subjects in class 12. This opens up BE, BTech degree courses for students from medicine, commerce and vocational backgrounds as well.

Now, students who are seeking admission to engineering colleges will be able to choose any three subjects from the following-

Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Biology
Computer science
Electronics and IT
Information practices
Technical vocational subject
Biotechnology
Agriculture
Business studies
Engineering