Maharashtra Approves Recruitment of 5,012 Assistant Professors; CCTV Recording Mandatory for Interviews

The Maharashtra government has approved the recruitment of 5,012 assistant professors in non-government aided senior colleges across the state, marking a significant move to fill vacant teaching positions and strengthen higher education institutions.

According to a Government Resolution (GR) issued by the state’s Higher and Technical Education Department, the recruitment will be carried out against posts identified on the basis of student strength and workload requirements across public universities in Maharashtra as of October 2025.

The decision is expected to provide a major boost to faculty recruitment in aided colleges, where vacancies have affected teaching capacity and academic workloads. The approved positions will be filled according to institutional requirements and applicable government regulations.

CCTV Recording Mandatory for Interviews

A major feature of the new recruitment framework is the introduction of stricter transparency measures. The Maharashtra government has made CCTV recording mandatory for the entire interview process for assistant professor recruitment.

Colleges conducting interviews will be required to securely preserve the recordings and treat them as confidential documents for at least one year from the date of the interview.

The footage will also have to be retained beyond one year if a complaint, objection, inquiry, court case or any statutory proceeding related to the recruitment process remains pending. In such cases, the recordings cannot be destroyed until the matter has been finally resolved.

The move is aimed at making faculty selection more transparent and ensuring that authorities can review the recruitment process if concerns are raised by candidates or other stakeholders.

University Approval and Newspaper Advertisements

Under the Government Resolution, colleges seeking to fill approved assistant professor posts must first obtain permission from the concerned university before issuing recruitment advertisements.

The vacancies must be advertised in both a national newspaper and a state-level newspaper to ensure wider access to information about available teaching positions.

The government has also allowed institutions to accept applications through both online and offline modes in accordance with the prescribed recruitment guidelines.

UGC Eligibility and Reservation Rules

Candidates will be shortlisted according to the eligibility and selection criteria prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Colleges will also be required to follow applicable social and parallel reservation policies during the recruitment process.

To improve transparency at the shortlisting stage, institutions must publish the criteria used for selecting candidates and upload the list of shortlisted applicants on their official websites. The same information will also have to be submitted to the concerned university.

The Maharashtra government's decision combines university oversight, mandatory advertising, UGC eligibility norms, reservation policies and CCTV monitoring to create a more accountable recruitment process.

With the approval of 5,012 assistant professor posts, the move is expected to strengthen faculty availability in non-government aided senior colleges while addressing long-standing concerns over transparency in higher education recruitment across Maharashtra.