India, April 14 -- Uncertainty continues over the State Eligibility Test (SET), a mandatory qualification for assistant professor posts, as Savitribai Phule Pune University has yet to announce the examination schedule even by mid-April this year. The delay has raised serious concerns about the functioning of the university, which serves as the nodal agency for conducting SET in Maharashtra and Goa.

With no official clarity on the examination timeline, nearly one lakh aspirants are left waiting. As per norms of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the SET examination must be conducted at least once every year. However, despite April being halfway through, no announcement regarding the exam has been made so far.

The delay comes at a cr...