THE STATE CABINET HAD GIVEN ITS CLEARANCE ON JANUARY 13 Maharashtra govt issues guidelines to set up self-financed private skill universities
The Maharashtra government, on Friday, issued guidelines for the establishment of SelfFinanced Private Skill Universities in the state. These universities will be established under Skilled Maharashtra, Employed Maharashtra on the lines of Skill India.
As reported by the Free Press Journal, the state cabinet had given its clearance on Januar y 13 based on the report by a committee comprising the former vice chancellors of universities and the principals of reputed colleges that had recommended the establishment of skill universities, both in the public and private sector.
The notification with regard to the guidelines was issued today by the Department of Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship Secretar y Anshu Sinha. The objective of Self-Financed Private Skill Universities will be to train and develop students with skill sets. They will be trained in various
sectors with job opportunities, including automobile, textile,
aviation, aerospace, media and entertainment, films, capital goods, telecom, design, technology, management and entrepreneurship, banking, hospitality, logistics, retail, artificial intelligence and bio technology. The curriculum will be related to industr y 4.0 that has job potential.
The universities will develop modern amenities and keep on making additions in the curriculum. It will also join hands with or for joint venture with domestic and foreign institutes and also with industr y and industr y associations.