SPPU students suspend mess fee protest after V-C assurance; decision on hike on Sept 26

Students protesting a mess fee hike at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) temporarily suspended their four-day sit-in on Thursday (September 24, 2026) after Vice-Chancellor Suresh Gosavi gave a written assurance to a Students’ Federation of India (SFI) delegation that the issue would be taken up at the university’s Management Council meeting on September 26.

According to SFI, the assurance came after its delegation held a third round of talks with the Vice-Chancellor late on Thursday (September 24), the fourth day of the indefinite protest against the fee hike.

SFI said Mr. Gosavi assured the delegation in writing that the circular announcing the mess fee hike would be placed before the Management Council for cancellation at its meeting on Saturday (September 26).