Overview
- The Ministry of Education–UGC team led by Vineet Joshi was blocked for hours at the main gate and left after Joint Secretary Saumya Gupta issued a handwritten assurance.
- The note promises a strict, time‑bound inquiry into Vice Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh and says he will not administer the university during the process, with status quo maintained.
- Students, faculty and staff under the Tezpur University United Forum called the assurance preliminary and said the indefinite shutdown will continue until an official notification arrives.
- Academic and administrative work has been halted since November 29, leading to cancellation of end‑term examinations with teachers’ and non‑teaching associations backing the strike.
- Senior professor Dhruba Kumar Bhattacharyya has assumed charge as acting vice chancellor under university provisions, while Joya Chakraborty declined the pro‑VC role named in a contested board meeting.