India, Dec. 30 -- From the academic year 2026-27, the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) will stop admissions to colleges functioning from locations that have not been approved by the state government or the university. The decision was taken on December 29 after the university received several complaints that certain affiliated institutions had shifted their campuses without seeking mandatory permissions.

"Some colleges were granted permission to operate at specific locations but later shifted their operations elsewhere without informing the authorities. Such unauthorised relocation violates the conditions under which the affiliation is granted," said a university official on condition of anonymity.

"While granting permission to s...