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Education Ministry Sends Tezpur University VC on Leave, Constitutes Three-Member Inquiry

The decision follows a 100-day protest over alleged mismanagement, including ecological harm.

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.