Pro Chancellor of Symbiosis International (Deemed) University Dr Vidya Yeravdekar has warned students and universities against trusting middlemen for admissions to any universities and recommended directly contacting the administration staff for any enquiries. This comes after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) lodged an FIR on October 2 against a P. Rama Rao for pretending to be an official from the Prime Minister’s office and contacting Yeravdekar to procure an admission in Symbiosis.

Yeravdekar warned that students should not fall for offers from such impersonators who might guarantee admissions to universities in exchange for money. Speaking to The Indian Express on Wednesday she said, “When I first got the call I ignored it because I knew the PMO would not call like this. Th

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