Mumbai University has denied affiliation to 30 Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) colleges for the 2026–27 academic year after they failed to meet mandatory faculty and infrastructure requirements, preventing them from participating in this year’s admission process.
The decision means these institutions will not be included in the Maharashtra CET Cell’s B.Ed admission rounds, leading to a reduction in the number of seats available for aspiring teachers.
University officials said the action follows repeated non-compliance despite the colleges being granted an extension last year to address the deficiencies. Earlier, the university had proposed withdrawing their affiliation over the absence of approved full-time principals, inadequate teaching staff and insufficient infrastructure. However, after intervention by the state government, the colleges were given six months to rectify the shortcomings and were allowed to continue after paying a penalty of Rs 1 lakh each.
Despite the additional time, nearly 30 colleges failed to fulfil the required conditions, prompting the university to withhold their affiliation.
The move comes ahead of the July 10 deadline for colleges to submit valid affiliation certificates to the CET Cell for participation in the first round of admissions. Institutions without university approval will not be permitted to admit first-year B.Ed students this academic year.
According to university officials, many of the affected colleges continue to operate without approved full-time principals or permanent faculty, relying instead on contractual and temporary staff who, in several cases, do not meet the prescribed eligibility criteria.
“The colleges have continued to collect substantial fees from students without ensuring the minimum standards expected of a teacher education institution,” a university official said, adding that the action was intended to safeguard the quality of the B Ed programme.
The university has also instructed colleges to submit documentary evidence of students completing their mandatory teaching internships after inspections reportedly found cases where students remained enrolled but were not attending classes regularly. Since internships are a compulsory component of the B.Ed curriculum, institutions must now provide records confirming that the required practical training has been completed.
Source: The Times of India
