This rule will be applicable once the Act comes into force. An ordinance for the same is ready and it will be tabled in the next Assembly session, said state’s Higher and Technical Education Minister Rajesh Tope. He also said the government has decided that the state will participate in nationwide Common Entrance Test (CET) for engineering exams from 2014-15 and not from 2013-14 academic session."
As of now, courses in animal husbandry, agriculture, medicine and those related to social welfare/justice will come under this Act. Officials of joint director level will be authorised to initiate action against such institutions if reports or complaints are received. The appellate authority in these cases will be secretaries of the departments concerned.
While certificate courses of nine months duration or more will not be included in this Act, any course of 12 months or more will have to follow these guidelines. "As per the prevailing laws, including the Maharashtra State Universities Act, no concrete steps can be taken to curb the mushrooming of such courses and institutions, so we felt the need for this Act," said Tope.
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