India, Sept. 4 -- The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) on Wednesday published an advertisement for the recruitment of 52 assistant professor posts on a contractual basis. This follows the earlier advertisement published on June 18, which had announced 133 vacancies for the same posts.

Despite conducting interviews, the university had selected 86 candidates from the 133 advertised posts, raising questions about the recruitment process. The issue was highlighted by the University Students' Struggle Action Committee, which pointed out that certain posts had been left vacant deliberately, including positions reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) categories, suggesting violations of r...