India, Aug. 23 -- Student organisation has alleged irregularities and favouritism in the selection process of recruitment of contractual assistant professors at the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). The University Student's Struggle Action Committee has written to the Maharashtra Governor on August 19 demanding an immediate and impartial inquiry, alleging that the process has been manipulated to benefit select candidates while deserving aspirants were sidelined.

The row began after SPPU issued a circular on June 18 advertising 133 vacancies for assistant professors on a contractual basis for the academic year 2025-26. Interviews were conducted between July 17 and July 21 across different departments. On August 1, the university pu...