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.

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 :—

1. This Act may be called the Maharashtra Private Universities

(Establishment and Regulation) (Third Amendment) Act, 2026.

Mah.

VIII of

2024.

Short title.

RNI No. MAHENG /2009/35528

महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र

असाधाारण भााग आठ

वर्षष १२, अंंक ३९ (३)]

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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.

भाग आठ-९९–१

(१)

महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा

असाधारण भाग आठ, जुलै १३, २०२६/ आषषाढ २२, शके १९४८

2. In section 2 of the Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment

and Regulation) Act, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Act”),—

(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 :—

“(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 :—

“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.”.

5. In section 6 of the principal Act, in sub-section (5), for the words

“conferment of degree, diploma or certificate”, the words “conferment of

certificate, diploma, degree, postgraduate degree, fellowship, doctorate, post

doctorate,” shall be substituted.

Amendment

of section 2 of

Mah. VIII of

2024.

Mah.

VIII of

2024.

Amendment

of section 3 of

Mah. VIII of

2024.

Mah. X

of 1999.

Insertion of

new section

4A in Mah.

VIII of 2024.

Eligibility for

establishment

of University

for health

science

courses.

Amendment

of section 6 of

Mah. VIII of

2024.

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असाधारण भाग आठ, जुलै १३, २०२६/ आषषाढ २२, शके १९४८

6. In section 7 of the principal Act, after sub-section (1), the following

proviso shall be inserted, namely :—

“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),—

(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;

(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.

8. In section 10 of the principal Act,—

(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.

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 7 of

Mah. VIII of

2024.

Amendment

of section 9 of

Mah. VIII of

2024.

25 of

1961.

30 of

2019.

14 of

2020.

48 of

1947.

21 of

2023.

34 of

1992.

14 of

2021.

15 of

2020.

Amendment

of section 10

of Mah. VIII

of 2024.

Amendment

of section 13

of Mah. VIII

of 2024.

Amendment

of section 27

of Mah. VIII

of 2024.

महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा

असाधारण भाग आठ, जुलै १३, २०२६/ आषषाढ २२, शके १९४८

11. In section 38 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),—

(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

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 :—

“(7) The State Government may,—

(a) seek compliance reports from the University;

(b) review continuation status based on the concerned regulatory

body permissions;

permission by the concerned regulatory body.”.

Amendment

of section 38

of Mah. VIII

of 2024.

Amendment

of section 41

of Mah. VIII

of 2024.

Amendment

of section 51

of Mah. VIII

of 2024.

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SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, SMT. MANISHA KUMBHAR.