MAHARASHTRA Minister of Higher and Technical Education Chandrakant Patil has decided that from next year, colleges in State will get the student scholarship at the beginning of the academic year. The Maharashtra Government’s share in scholarship is 40%, while Centre bears the 60% amount. As per the earlier decision, scholarship amount was to be deposited directly in the bank accounts of the students. State Government has started depositing their share of scholarship amount to the colleges’ bank accounts but it gets delayed due to the flaws in the processing. Patil said, “Students submit their documents during admissions separately.

 

They first take admissions through State CET Cell and later on, apply for the scholarship. It delays the processing of scholarship amount.We have decided to change the system wherein students will submit their documents of admission and for scholarship at a time. This will reduce the time and colleges will get the scholarship amount in the beginning of the academic year.” This decision will come into effect in 2026. The colleges in Maharashtra face the issue of receipt of students scholarship from the Government. Every year, colleges have to run from pillar to post to get the scholarship amount. As per 2018 Government Resolution, the colleges should get the 90% amount in the beginning of the academic year, which was not the case. The Central Government doesn’t deposit its share of 60% scholarship amount in the bank accounts of the colleges. Now State Government is contemplating to pursue the matter with the Central ministry. Over 6,000 teachers to be recruited:Thepathforrecruitment of over 6,000 teachers in higher education in the State is clear, informed Chandrakantdada Patil.

 

These teacherswillberecruitedsoon. This includes 5,500 teacher posts in colleges and 700 in universities. Teacher recruitment in the State was pending for the past several years due tovarious reasons.Due to this, universities and colleges were deprivedofvariousratingsand educationqualitytoosuffered. Many eligible candidateswere appointed on a contractual basis as there were no regular posts. But now, that the path for recruitment has been cleared,educationallosseswill be avoided. Videoshootingofinterviews will be done: The recruitment process will start in the coming academic year.

 

In this regard, Patil said that, interviewsforrecruitmentofteachers in colleges as well as universities will be conducted in theconcerneduniversitiesand video shooting will be done to ensuretransparency.Patilsaid that, this care is being taken aftercomplaintsofscamswere received in connection with previous recruitments. Video shooting of interviews will be done: The recruitment process will start in the coming academic year. In this regard, Patil said that interviews for recruitment of teachers in colleges as well as universities will be conducted in theconcerneduniversitiesand video shooting will be done to ensure transparency. Patil said that, this care is being taken after complaints of scams were received in connection with previous recruitments. Education will be provided in the industry: To strengthen the industry-institute linkage, Government has taken a unique initiative,underwhich the students will study directly in the industries concerned. Speaking in detail, Chandrakant Patil said, “The industries get trained employees in the factory itself, the classes of the students will be conducted in the factory itself incollaborationwiththeindustry and technical education. The concerned student will work in the factory for three years and will also take skillbased training. They will also get a stipend. Thetechnicaleducationand experts of the concerned factory will prepare the curriculumtogetheraspertherequirementsanddemandofthatfactory.” Patil said that there is an attempttoprovidepermanent employment to the students throughthisinitiative.Theplan has not been finalised yet.