Maharashtra State Board

Maharashtra School Permission — Shala Manyata & Darjavad

Hand-held support for Shala Manyata (recognition) and Darjavad (class upgrade) from the Maharashtra Education Department.

Shala Manyata (school recognition) and Darjavad (grade/class upgrade permission) are mandatory approvals from the Maharashtra Education Department. Without them, a school cannot lawfully operate or extend its classes — yet the proposal, documentation and follow-up process is notoriously slow and paperwork-intensive.

We manage the entire Maharashtra school permission process for you: preparing an accurate proposal, assembling the required documents, and following up diligently with the education authorities until your recognition or upgrade is granted.

What's Included

How We Support You

Proposal Preparation

A complete, correctly formatted permission proposal prepared to the education department's requirements.

Document Compliance

We assemble and verify every required document so your file is complete before submission.

Department Liaison

We follow up with the education authorities and keep your application moving.

Darjavad (Class Upgrade)

Support for extending recognised classes — for example primary to secondary — through the Darjavad process.

RTE & Norm Compliance

Guidance on meeting the norms expected for recognition, including applicable RTE requirements.

Follow-up to Grant

We stay with your application, respond to queries and pursue it through to approval.

Our Process

A Clear, Step-by-Step Path

  1. 1

    Requirement review

    We assess your school's current status and confirm exactly which permission — Manyata, Darjavad or both — you need.

  2. 2

    Proposal & documents

    We prepare the proposal and assemble the complete document set to the department's format.

  3. 3

    Submission

    We submit the proposal to the appropriate education authority.

  4. 4

    Follow-up & queries

    We liaise with the department, respond to objections and push the file forward.

  5. 5

    Grant & handover

    We hand over your recognition / upgrade order and a clean compliance file once granted.

Be Prepared

Documents You'll Typically Need

Indicative list — exact requirements vary by case. We confirm the precise set during your assessment.

  • Society / Trust registration certificate
  • Land ownership or registered lease documents
  • Building completion and safety certificates
  • Fire safety certificate
  • Structural stability certificate
  • Sanitation / health certificate
  • Staff details with qualifications
  • Proposed fee structure and academic plan
  • Self-financed school undertaking (where applicable)
FAQs

Maharashtra School Permission — Common Questions

What is the difference between Shala Manyata and Darjavad?

Shala Manyata is recognition of the school itself by the Maharashtra Education Department. Darjavad is permission to upgrade or extend the classes a recognised school is allowed to run (for example, from primary to secondary). Many schools need one and then the other over time.

Is Shala Manyata mandatory to run a school in Maharashtra?

Recognition from the education department is required for a school to operate lawfully and for students' records to be valid. We help you obtain and maintain the correct permissions.

We were rejected earlier — can you still help?

Yes. Rejections usually stem from an incomplete file or unmet norms. We review what went wrong, correct the gaps and re-present a clean, compliant proposal.

Do you handle self-financed (unaided) school permissions?

Yes. We support self-financed schools through the recognition and upgrade process, including the undertakings and norms specific to unaided institutions.

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