Mumbai University gets NIEPA review of NEP, faculty hiring halted by court

The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) will review Mumbai University's implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) over the past three years. The team will visit autonomous and affiliated colleges to examine practical adoption of multidisciplinary learning, credit systems and curriculum changes.

In a separate setback, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court has restrained Mumbai University from preparing any selection list from ongoing faculty interviews. A division bench of Justices Nitin B Suryawanshi and Abasaheb D Shinde, in an August 4 order, permitted interviews to continue but barred the preparation of select lists until further orders. The interviews follow advertisements from April 2025 and a March 2026 corrigendum. The court has issued notice returnable on August 18.

The order puts crucial appointment stages on hold while the court considers the matter. Mumbai University currently has 152 vacant teaching posts.