Higher Education broadly comprises education at the University level  which include the degree courses, the post-graduate courses and research work for Doctorate, Post-Doctorate Degree.  Instructional courses of the graduate and the Post-graduate level in different discipline.

Higher Education are provided for  any affiliated colleges (Non-Government and Government) and the departments of Post-graduate studies in the Universities.  The nine     Non-Agricultural Universities are established by Law in the State,   Prior to 1974, Each University was established by a separate enactment.  However, with a view to bring out uniformity in the previleges conferred upon the Universities and with a view to defining the duties and functions of Universities uniform University Act were enacted for the nine Non-Agricultural Universities in 1994.  The Universities were delegated certain well defined functions by the Act and the structure of those Universities was also uniformally  laid down within the frame work of the Universities Act-1994.  Universities have to frame statutes for their efficient functioning, administratively as well as academically.  The primary functions of the Universities are to run courses for instructions at various level of higher education.  To implement them effectively, to bring about improvement in them with a view to attaining excellence in academic standard etc.  each University functions within the area of its jurisdiction laid down in the Act.  As per policy numerated in the statement of educational reconstruction of the state,  it shall be the duty of Universities to provide adequate and equal opportunities of Higher Education learning and research for the benefit of students of all levels of society.  The new University has been established at Amravati for the four districts of Amravati region viz. Akola, Amravati, Buldhana and Yeotmal with effect from 1.5.1983 ô Yeshwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open Universityö has been started at Nasik from the Year 1989-90 to provide through instructions teaching and training and other educational opportunities,  access to larger and larger segments of the population & in particular to the disadvantaged groups such as those living in remote and rural areas including working people,  housewives and other adults who wish to upgrade or acquire knowledge through in various fields.

As per the demand from the people  of Northern  Maharashtra   Districts,  separate Non-Agricultural University has been established at Jalgaon from the year 1990-91 for Dhule and Jalgaon Districts.  For development of Marathwada Division a New University viz. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University has been established at Nanded from the year 1994-95.

Promotion of Research and Production Literature useful for research and studies is achieving, increasing importance today and Universities have therefore,  to pay special attention to this function.  One such measure taken in that direction in the establishment of the Maharashtra Universities Book Production Board.  Under this scheme established the Maharashtra Universities Book Production Board established in 1969 to produce literature in regional languages at the University level.   The Maharashtra Universities Book Production Board, Nagpur has taken up the work of publishing standard books on various subjects,  useful to University or students.  The book published by the Board are the book in original or translations of standard work.  All these are produced in the regional language i.e. Marathi.   The board as so far produced 421 books in various disciplines, under different faculties in the Universities.  The State Government pays as Adhoc grant of RS. 50,000/- every year to meet the administrative expenditure.

It has been accepted policy of State Government to bring about liberal expansion of education at the primary and secondary level.  As a result of this policy, the number of students entering the stage of Higher education has been increased.  As a natural corollary to it, the number of colleges has increased.  To absorb the increasing students enrollment in Higher Education, the number of colleges has been steadily increasing.  It has been the policy of State Government to allow liberal scope to private management to play their role in imparting higher education.  As many as 865 colleges are being run by registered societies  as against only 25 Government Colleges,  Government gives financial assistance to the affiliated colleges funning by those societies up to  1982-83.

The new colleges are permitted as no grant-in-aid basis since,  1983-84.  The new colleges (13) opened during 1983-84 and 1984-85 which are only for girls have been brought on grant-in-aid from 1984-85

As per Government orders contained in Government Resolution Education and Employment Department No NGC-2088/(1652)/UNI-2, dated 4/1/1989, Government have decided not to pay the G.I.A. to the Non-Government Arts, Science, Commerce and Education Colleges from the year 1988-89.  On the following basis (I) No. G.I.A. will be paid for the first three years.

As per government orders contained in Government Resolution, Education & Employment Department No. NGC-2091/(3567)/Vishi-2, dated 8^th August 1991, Government have now decided that no grant should be paid additional divisions during the period of first three years.  Since orders are also applicable to the new Sanctioned to the aided and Unaided women colleges and also colleges situated in T.S.P. area.

                     Grand-in-aid will be paid on the following basis after three yeaRs.

a)     25 % of approved expenditure for the fourth year.

b)     50% of approved expenditure for the fifth year.

c)     75% of approved expenditure for the sixth year.

d)     100 % of approved expenditure for the seventh year and onwards.

G.I.A. will be paid at the rate of 100% of approved expenditure to the WomenÆs Colleges and Colleges situated in T.S.P. areas those who have completed three years and fulfilled the terms and conditions as laid down by Government.

Non-salary grant will be paid to the colleges when they are eligible for 100 % grant on admissible expenditure.

The colleges are affiliated to the Universities within whose jurisdiction they function.  The service and other conditions of teaching staff in the colleges are regulated by the statutes  framed by the Universities in that behalf.  The Government has already introduced salary payment scheme for the staff of Non-Govt.  College and Universities in the State.  The service conditions of non-teaching staff in the colleges and Universities are regularized by standard code.

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