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Maharashtra cabinet clears two new private health universities
The Story in Brief
The Maharashtra cabinet has approved setting up two private health science universities: Lata Mangeshkar University in Nagpur and Dr Balasaheb Vikhe Patil University in Ahilyanagar. Admissions will go through the state's CET cell, but fee structure details are still awaited. The universities will not receive government funds and their students cannot claim scholarships.
The Nagpur campus will offer courses from undergraduate to super-specialty in medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy and nursing, with access to a 1,138-bed hospital. The Ahilyanagar university will offer similar medical courses backed by an 830-bed hospital. A committee vetted the proposals based on NMC guidelines before cabinet approval.
An official said private university status is effective only after the act's schedule is amended. The same official stressed that fees must be clearly displayed to students and parents ahead of CET admission deadlines for this year.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Private health science universities are rare in Maharashtra. Most medical colleges are affiliated with public universities that cap fees and seats. By granting private university status, the state allows the two trusts to set their own fee structures, admission policies and course offerings within NMC norms. The share of private medical education in the state has grown in recent years, and several trusts have lobbied for the 2023 amendment that made these approvals possible. The key thing now is whether the fee disclosures will be transparent enough for students and parents to make informed choices before the CET admission deadlines later this year.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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