Overview
- Maharashtra ministers told the state Assembly on Thursday that the government has pushed NEP 2020 elements across institutions and will require all affiliated colleges to adopt the policy from the upcoming academic year.
- The state has adopted a 60:40 multidisciplinary syllabus mix, made skill-based education compulsory at school and college levels, and set the final six months of undergraduate courses for mandatory internships with dedicated internship cells.
- Officials said nearly two crore students have been issued APAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) IDs and the Academic Bank of Credits has uploaded credits for about 39.67 lakh students to enable credit portability.
- The government reported NEP changes in 151 autonomous colleges and 1,200 postgraduate institutions, and said NAAC-accredited institutions in Maharashtra rose from about 1,100 to 2,200; these figures come from official statements and are not independently verified in the reports.
- School Education Minister Dada Bhuse announced a Bill to regulate private coaching will be introduced in the next Legislature session, and the state has already capped some private school fees and set minimum recognition enrolment at 30 students in urban areas and 20 in rural areas.