India, Dec. 14 -- Several key academic and administrative positions at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) remain vacant, as the university has extended the deadline for applications for the posts of deans of faculties and the director of the Examination and Evaluation Board.

The extension has prolonged the vacancies, with the dean positions remaining unfilled for nearly two-and-a-half to three years. The university had initially set December 12 as the application deadline, but it has now been pushed to December 28.

The faculties of Science & Technology, Commerce & Management, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary Studies are currently seeking candidates for the posts of deans, along with the director of the Examination and Evaluation B...