The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS) has begun hiring permanent Assistant Professors due to a rising number of guest faculty. Currently, the university employs nearly 128 guest teachers across departments. Vice Chancellor K.K. Geethakumary said, "Adequate number of teachers remained key, especially in view of the forthcoming evaluation of the varsity’s academic and other credentials by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council." However, Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, also the university Chancellor, has asked the recruitment process to be put on hold. Some Syndicate members and the Save University Campaign Committee (SUCC) oppose the recruitment. They say it is based on a 2021 notification and was rushed before Assembly elections. Syndicate member K. Unnikrishnan remarked, "Initiating the process based on a notification issued in 2021 would deny the opportunity to several others, who had earned the required qualifications over the past five years." He also stressed that the existing teacher-student ratio should be reassessed. R.S. Sasikumar, chairman of the SUCC, cited a government auditor report stating the current teacher count exceeds the prescribed teacher-student ratio. University authorities denied seeing such a report. The university confirmed, "We have submitted our reply to the directive received from the Governor’s office on temporarily halting the recruitment of Assistant Professors." The debate continues over the need to balance permanent hiring and guest faculty levels at SSUS.