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Maharashtra Self-Financed Universities Must Set Up Marathi Departments, Directs Minister Chandrakant Patil
24htopnews | August 26, 2026 11:07 AM CST

Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil directed all self-financed universities to establish dedicated Marathi language departments. The order was issued during a review meeting on NEP 2020 implementation and academic standards in Mumbai.

Mumbai: All self-financed universities in Maharashtra will have to establish dedicated Marathi language departments, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil directed on Tuesday, while reviewing the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and academic standards across such institutions.

Focus on quality education

Patil chaired a review meeting with the chairpersons of sponsoring bodies and vice-chancellors of self-financed universities at Dr Homi Bhabha State University in Mumbai. The meeting focused on the implementation of NEP 2020, academic quality, administrative functioning and various student-centric initiatives.

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