Overview
- The VC, Shambhu Nath Singh, has been directed to recuse from all duties and remain on leave until the inquiry concludes.
- The ministry named Prof. N. Lokendra Singh as chair, with Prof. Jagadish Kumar Patnaik and UGC secretary Prof. Manish R. Joshi as members.
- IIT Guwahati professor Amrendra Kumar Das has been appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor to manage the university during the transition.
- Protests dating to mid-September have cited alleged financial irregularities, campus deforestation and perceived disrespect toward singer Zubeen Garg.
- Demonstrators marked 100 days of agitation with a 24-hour hunger strike on December 29, and at least 11 faculty or senior officials have resigned since the unrest began.