Overview
- The Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Department issued a Government Resolution approving 5,012 assistant professor posts for non‑government aided senior colleges, with the GR published on Monday.
- Colleges must get university approval before advertising vacancies, publish approved adverts in a national and a state newspaper, accept online and offline applications, and post shortlisting criteria and lists on their websites.
- Shortlisting and selection must follow UGC rules and applicable social and horizontal reservation laws, and selection committees must be constituted under earlier UGC and state resolutions.
- The GR makes CCTV recording of the entire interview mandatory, requires secure retention of footage as confidential for at least one year, and bans destruction of recordings while any complaint or legal action is pending.
- Universities will verify interview marking sheets and the conduct of interviews before approving final lists, a step meant to hold colleges and committee members accountable and to create clear evidence for contesting irregularities.