On the last day of the monsoon session yesterday, the state legislature approved two legislations paving way for two private universities to set up their establishments at Bhatan, near Panvel and Pune. Amity University (Panvel) and Spicer Adventist University (Pune) will be the first private varsities to set up campuses in the state.

The universities will be offering degree, diploma and certificate courses in streams like liberal arts, humanities, social sciences, life sciences, biotechnologies, nano-sciences, technologies, engineering, technology, management, business and commerce, media, information and communication, among others.