Patent agents do not need to apply for science and engineering.

What you want to ask is, if the application conditions are not science and engineering, can patent agents apply? The condition for patent agents to apply for the exam is not that science and engineering cannot apply for the exam.

Patent agent qualification examination registration requirements must be science and engineering graduates, other subjects are not allowed to take the patent agent examination.

A patent agent is a person who applies for a patent and handles other patent affairs on behalf of others and obtains certain qualifications. A patent agent shall meet certain conditions and be issued a patent agent certificate upon examination and approval by the China Patent Office.