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The posts of two professors and four associate professors lie vacant.The university has a floating roster of ad hoc lecturers, with two more being added to their ranks for a one-year tenure. Even a high school teacher probably knows more,” a second-year student said.In response to the letter, the SPPU has asked other ad hoc lecturers teach these subjects till the end of the term. They should have made the change at the beginning of the term, and not the end,” another second-year student said.Attempts to contact one ad hoc lecturer and the acting HoD went unanswered. The old teachers will be requested to complete the remaining curricula,” SPPU registrar Prafulla Pawar said.However, the move has not gone down well with the students. PUNE: Students of the English department at Savitribai Phule Pune University have penned an open letter, severely criticizing the quality of the faculty.The letter, addressed to acting head of department Ashok Chaskar, has been uploaded to social media and send to media outlets.The English department has a sanctioned strength of eight full-time professors..