According to sources, at least 6,000-7,000 students from various courses, enrolled in SPPU-affiliated colleges in Pune, Ahmednagar and Nashik, are unable to fill the forms to sit for the upcoming examinations in November.
The Savitribai Phule Pune University has formed a committee to review and improve the earn and learn scheme, and has increased the stipend from ₹45 to ₹55 per hour.
Under the ‘Earn and Learn’ scheme, students enrolled in higher educational institutes can work for a maximum of three hours a day for no more than six days a week at their institute.