Overview

• Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar announced that future admissions at BARTI, SARTHI, MahaJyoti and ART will depend strictly on merit and target courses with clear employment prospects.
• A Chief Secretary–led committee has submitted a report recommending a standardized governance framework for student intake, scholarship distribution and admission processes.
• Officials highlighted that only 1% of nearly 300,000 scholarship beneficiaries pursued PhD programs, costing the state Rs 280 crore at an average of Rs 30 lakh per student.
• The government plans to finalize policy decisions based on the committee’s recommendations to enhance transparency, accountability and job outcomes.
• Separately, MIDC has allocated 4,000 square meters of land in Beed for a new CIIIT and Tata Technologies has pledged Rs 191 crore, including Rs 33 crore from the Beed district administration.