Part VIII, Ext No. 99, Dated 13th July 2026, MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXX OF 2026.

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In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation in English of the Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Third Amendment) Act, 2026 (Mah. Act No. XXX of 2026), is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

SUPRIYA DHAWARE, Secretary (Legislation) to Government, Law and Judiciary Department.

MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXX OF 2026.

(First published, after having received the assent of the Governor in the

"Maharashtra Government Gazette", on the 13th July 2026.)

An Act further to amend the Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2023.

Mah. VIII of 2024.

WHEREAS, it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2023, for the purposes hereinafter appearing; it is, hereby, enacted in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :—

Short title.

1. This Act may be called the Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Third Amendment) Act, 2026.

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भाग आठ-९९–१२ महाराष्ट्रट शासन राजपत्र असाधाराण भाग आठ, जुलै १३, २०२६/ आर्षाढ २२, शाके १९४८ 2. In section 2 of the Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act"),—

Mah. VIII of 2024.

Amendment of section 2 of Mah. VIII of 2024.

(i) in clause (b), after the word "academic", the words ",Health Science" shall be inserted;

(ii) after clause (n), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :—

"(n-a) "Health Science Courses" means courses related to medical, dental, ayurveda, homoeopathy, unani, siddha, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing, rehabilitation, paramedical courses and allied health sciences;";

(iii) in clause (u), after the words "Council of Scientific and Indian Research", the words ",National Dental Commission, Indian Nursing Council, National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Profession, National Commission for System of Indian Medicine, Rehabilitation Council of India, National Commission for Homoeopathy and any other competent regulatory body for health science courses," shall be inserted;

(iv) in clause (zb), for the words "a degree, diploma", the words "a certificate, diploma, degree, postgraduate degree, fellowship, doctorate, post doctorate" shall be substituted;

3. In section 3 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), after clause (xxii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :—

Amendment of section 3 of Mah. VIII of 2024.

Mah. X of 1999.

"(xxii-a) no objection certificate from the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences as per sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Act, 1998, in respect of Health Science courses :

Provided that if no objection certificate is not received by the applicant sponsoring body from the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences within sixty days from the date of application, it shall be presumed that the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences has no objection and in such cases the acknowledgment of the request shall be submitted.".

4. After section 4 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely :—

Insertion of new section 4A in Mah. VIII of 2024.

Eligibility for establishment of University for health science courses.

"4A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, only the sponsoring body who has a recognized medical college having not less than twenty years' experience in the field of health science education with National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Accreditation Grade 'A' and above (Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) 3.01 and above) with Post Graduate Courses in at least fifty per cent. of it's disciplines and operational for at least ten years shall be eligible for making application for establishment of University conducting Health Science Courses under this Act.".

Amendment of section 7 of Mah. VIII of 2024.

"Provided that, for Universities conducting Health Science Courses, there shall be separate secretary level committee consisting of secretaries of the Higher and Technical Education Department, Medical Education Department, Finance Department and Planning Department.".

7. In section 9 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),—

Amendment of section 9 of Mah. VIII of 2024.

(i) in clause (a), after the words "Information and Communication Technology", the words and letter ",Health Sciences i.e. Medical, Dental, Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani, Siddha, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Rehabilitation, Paramedical Courses and Allied Health Sciences" shall be inserted;

25 of 1961.

30 of 2019.

14 of 2020.

48 of 1947.

21 of 2023.

34 of 1992.

14 of 2021.

(ii) in clause (p), after the words and figures "Advocates Act, 1961", the words and figures "or the National Medical Commission constituted under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 or the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine constituted under the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 or the Council constituted under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 or the National Dental Commission constituted under the National Dental Commission Act, 2023 or the Rehabilitation Council of India constituted under the Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 or the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Profession constituted under the National Commission for Allied and Health Care Professions Act, 2021 or the National Commission for Homoeopathy constituted under the National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020" shall be inserted.

15 of 2020.

8. In section 10 of the principal Act,—

Amendment of section 10 of Mah. VIII of 2024.

(i) in clause (ii), for the words "confer degrees, diplomas, certificates, awards, grades, credits and academic distinctions", the words "confer certificates, diplomas, degrees, postgraduate degrees, fellowships, doctorates, post doctorates, awards, grades, credits and academic distinctions" shall be substituted;

(ii) in clause (xvi), for the words "or certificates", the words ",certificates, diplomas, degrees, postgraduate degrees, fellowships, doctorates or post doctorates" shall be substituted.

Amendment of section 13 of Mah. VIII of 2024.

9. In section 13 of the principal Act, in sub-section (5), after the words "joint holder", the words "and in case of Universities conducting Health Science Courses the Director of Medical Education and Research as joint holder" shall be inserted.

10. In section 27 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), after clause (c), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely :—

"Provided that, in case of the Universities conducting Health Science Courses, out of five persons there shall be two health science experts nominated by sponsoring body.".

Amendment of section 38 of Mah. VIII of 2024.

(i) in clause (c), for the words "the degrees, diplomas, certificates", the words "certificates, diplomas, degrees, postgraduate degrees, fellowships, doctorates, post doctorates" shall be substituted;

(ii) in clause (f), for the words "degrees and diplomas", the words "certificates, diplomas, degrees, postgraduate degrees, fellowships, doctorates and post doctorates" shall be substituted.

12. In section 41 of the principal Act,—

(i) in sub-section (2), after the first proviso the following proviso shall Amendment of section 41 of Mah. VIII of 2024.

be inserted, namely :—

"Provided further that, admissions in Universities for Health Science Courses shall be made on the basis of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) or any other entrance test as declared by the Central or State Government from time to time.";

(ii) in sub-section (3), after the words, brackets and letters "Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)", the words, brackets and letters ",Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC)" shall be inserted;

(iii) after sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely :—

"(5) For the Health Science Courses, the admissions shall be made through a common counselling process as decided by the concerned regulatory body." .

13. In section 51 of the principal Act, after sub-section (6), the following sub-section shall be added, namely :—

Amendment of section 51 of Mah. VIII of 2024.

"(7) The State Government may,—

(a) seek compliance reports from the University;

(b) review continuation status based on the concerned regulatory body permissions;

(c) restrict admissions in case of withdrawal or suspension of permission by the concerned regulatory body.".

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR SMT. MANISHA KUMBHAR, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, SMT. MANISHA KUMBHAR.