Overview
- The inquiry will be led by Manipur University vice-chancellor N. Lokendra Singh with members Jagadish Kumar Patnaik of Nagaland University and UGC secretary Manish R. Joshi.
- The ministry tasked the panel to assess the Assam Governor’s fact-finding report, review records, visit the campus, and consult stakeholders before submitting findings within three months.
- Amrendra Kumar Das of IIT Guwahati’s Department of Design has been appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor of Tezpur University until further orders.
- The decision follows a 100-day agitation by students and staff over alleged administrative, financial, and ecological irregularities and a dispute over respect for singer Zubeen Garg.
- Unrest intensified after a September 22 confrontation with the vice-chancellor, prompting at least 11 resignations by faculty and senior officials and a protest-declared academic shutdown in November.