The paper cites Government of India guidelines that state that a Higher Education institution may be supported or owned by a State or Local Government, a Company established in India, or an individual or group of individuals who are citizens of India and meet the criteria set out in the Schedule to the law for the establishment of institutions. It also mentions that India's UGC enacted a law allowing for the creation of private institutions. The state bodies, as well as the UGC, are required by the private university legislation to govern and oversee the content and curricula of academic programs. It has been discovered that certain recently recognized private institutions are not adhering to UGC Regulation.

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Keywords: University Management, Maharashtra Private University Act, UGC, AICTE.