Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Maharashtra Approves 5,012 Assistant Professor Posts With CCTV Interviews
Maharashtra is hiring 5,012 assistant professors for aided colleges.
The government wants the hiring process to be open and fair.
Colleges must record every part of each interview on CCTV.
These recordings must be kept private for at least one year.
They must be kept longer if there is a complaint, investigation or court case.
Colleges must accept applications both online and offline.
Candidates must be shortlisted using University Grants Commission rules and reservation policies.
The final list of people chosen must be posted on the college website.
The Maharashtra government approved recruitment for 5,012 assistant professor positions in non-government aided senior colleges.
Colleges must record the entire interview process through CCTV and preserve recordings confidentially for at least one year.
Recruitment advertisements require university approval and must specify qualifications and applicable social and horizontal reservations.
Shortlisting must follow University Grants Commission criteria, with shortlisting standards and candidate lists published online.
Universities must verify the process before approving final selections, which colleges must then publish on their websites.
- Who
- The Maharashtra government, universities, colleges and assistant professor applicants are involved.
- What
- The government approved recruitment for 5,012 assistant professors and introduced rules requiring transparent, documented selection procedures.
- When
- The CCTV recording must be preserved for at least one year from the interview date; the guidelines also refer to government resolutions issued on May 10, 2019, and January 1, 2024.
- Where
- The rules apply to non-government aided senior colleges affiliated with public universities in Maharashtra.
- Why
- The measures are intended to promote transparency, merit, compliance with recruitment rules and accountability for irregularities.
- Approved positions
- 5,012 assistant professor posts
- Covered institutions
- Non-government aided senior colleges affiliated with public universities
- Interview requirement
- The complete interview process must be recorded through CCTV
- Recording retention
- At least one year from the interview date, or longer if a related complaint, inquiry, court proceeding or statutory proceeding remains pending
- Applications
- Both online and offline applications must be accepted
- Shortlisting
- Shortlisting must use Table 3B of Appendix-II of the University Grants Commission notification dated July 18, 2018
- Final selection list
- The approved list of selected candidates must be published on the college website
