Overview
- At a Nov. 17 workshop and review, Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told vice chancellors to raise national and global standings through consistent execution rather than new plans.
- Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil directed universities to set up task forces that file fortnightly progress reports and to complete an integrated digital monitoring dashboard within about 15 days.
- Each university will receive a dedicated verification team of at least two members to validate data and guide compliance, with statewide progress reviews scheduled every quarter.
- Additional Chief Secretary V. Venugopal Reddy instructed universities to update online information and clear pending issues by November 30, calling for an error-free dashboard as the transparency hub.
- The initiative prioritises industry-linked curricula, internships, apprenticeships, technology schools and high‑TRL research, while teacher recruitment rules were discussed after an 18‑month stall, according to education department sources.