In a major move aimed at enhancing the quality of higher and technical education in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has approved the recruitment of vacant teaching and non-teaching posts across non-agricultural public universities and unaided colleges. The initiative aligns with the goals of the New Education Policy and is expected to significantly improve educational standards across the state.

Speaking at a review meeting held at Vidhan Bhavan, the Chief Minister emphasised the need to accelerate the recruitment process and finalise cadre structures for teaching and non-teaching staff in universities. He also announced approval for 100 per cent recruitment in government-aided engineering institutions. The meeting was attended by Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil, Additional Chief Secretaries Venugopal Reddy, O. P. Gupta, Saurabh, and Rajgopal Deora, along with other senior officials and university heads.

The Chief Minister noted that the number of technology universities in Maharashtra is relatively low and stressed the importance of running existing institutions at full capacity. He approved recruitment for 105 teaching posts and one teacher-equivalent post at Lakshminarayan Innovative Technological University, along with a grant of ₹8 crore for its administrative and daily operations. He also approved the recruitment of 788 teaching and 2,242 non-teaching posts in public institutions, and 5,012 assistant professor posts in unaided colleges under the Directorate of Higher Education. A revised cadre of 603 posts for Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University was sanctioned, and 100 per cent recruitment was cleared for institutions such as VJTI and Shri Guru Gobind Singh Engineering College, Nanded.