The International Centre (IC) at University of Pune (UoP) had fallen off everyone’s radar — including varsity officials’ —years ago, and the situation would have remained unchanged but for the recent unravelling of the re-evaluation scam.

Police investigations so far point towards direct involvement of foreign students from various UoP-affiliated colleges. And it appears the utter neglect of the IC — the centre doesn’t have a full-time director since the past few months and posts of two senior-level officials have been lying vacant for several years — has greased the wheels of corruption.