PUNE: Students graduating from the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) will have their passport-size photograph printed on their marksheets, according to the new rule introduced by the university.
The proposal was tabled by the SPPU’s senate and approved on Sunday. The move is aimed at curbing malpractices, with respect to forging marksheets and degrees.. Senate member Abhishek Bokey put forth the proposal, which was approved unanimously.
Apart from this, the senate also discussed reducing fees for the academic year 2019-20, the maintenance and repairs of hostel buildings and rooms, open-book examinations, a sports complex, written examinations and also installation of a statue of Savitribai Phule on the university campus.
Apart from this, it was also decided to install 19 new elevators in various department buildings on the university campus. Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari issued special permission in this regard, said SPPU vice-chancellor Nitin Karmalkar.
