Mumbai, Oct. 15 -- Maharashtra is likely to finalise revised rules for student elections in universities by January, paving the way for the resumption of campus polls suspended since 2019 over law-and-order concerns, officials said.

Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday asked a committee set up to study the issue to submit its final report soon.

The 12-member committee, headed by former Mumbai University vice-chancellor Suhas Pednekar, was formed last month to suggest ways to conduct elections across higher education institutions in the state. Officials said the committee had held three meetings so far and was likely to submit its report after another meeting. The main focus is to ensure that political i...