An on-spot admission round for the Bachelor of Engineering (BE) programme at Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT), Pune, turned into a gruelling 26-hour ordeal for applicants and their families. Students and parents, who were asked to reach the campus by 2 p.m., said the process did not begin until 11 p.m. and continued until late the following afternoon, leaving many waiting through the night on campus roads and pavements. The extended delay triggered frustration, with several parents ques