Eye on employability, Maha won't give nod to conventional colleges

The Maharashtra government has said it will not give permission to start new colleges wanting to offer traditional “run-of-the-mill” programmes like arts, science and commerce (BA, BSc and BCom). The decision was taken on the recommendations of former Pune University vice chancellor Narendra Jadhav who stated that there was an “over-saturation” of conventional colleges in the state and “severe” student vacancies in many institutes, including those offering law, BEd or BPEd (bachelor of physical education).

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Moreover, the government said, existing courses need to be recalibrated such that 70% is theory and 30% is skill-based. Such courses will be promoted and permitted that offer employability, are new-age, and are needed by industry and society.