Overview
- Admissions open May 20 for first-year diplomas after Class 10 in engineering, technology and architecture across Maharashtra.
- Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil directed the Directorate of Technical Education to run a planned, time-bound process, with schedules on dte.maharashtra.gov.in.
- MSBTE's new K Scheme follows NEP 2020 with six semesters and 120 credits, with teaching and exams available in English or Marathi.
- The syllabus adds industry topics such as AI, machine learning, IoT, robotics, drone tech, Python, cloud, data analytics, EVs, 5G and UI/UX to build ready-to-use skills.
- Hands-on training rises to 12 weeks with micro projects each term and a final capstone, credits sit in the Academic Bank of Credits, new labs and centers expand practice space, and officials report admissions up to 95% with some campus offers reaching Rs 1 lakh a month.