Overview
- Vice-Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh has been told to recuse from all duties and remain on leave until the probe concludes.
- The inquiry panel is chaired by Manipur University VC Prof. N. Lokendra Singh with Prof. Jagadish Kumar Patnaik and UGC Secretary Manish R. Joshi as members.
- An office memorandum dated December 31 sets a maximum three-month deadline for the committee to submit its report.
- The panel will review the Chancellor’s earlier fact-finding report, examine resignations and campus records, and meet stakeholders on site.
- IIT Guwahati’s Prof. Amrendra Kumar Das has been appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor of Tezpur University till further orders.