9 January 2021

PUNE: The state directorate of higher education issued a show-cause notice to Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) on Thursday demanding to know on what basis was the reopening for colleges declared through a circular on January 4.

The notice stated that neither had the state government decided about the reopening of colleges nor did the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines say so. Yet, the university had declared that its departments and colleges in Pune, Nashik and Ahmednagar would open for physical classes from January 11. There are 800 colleges under the university.