Overview

• Senior faculty members have lodged complaints accusing IQAC director Debendra Chandra Baruah of irregularities and delays in promotions under the UGC Career Advancement Scheme.
• Baruah dismissed the accusations as personal and baseless, stating that IQAC is a non-statutory, monitoring body and that CAS promotions are decided by the university administration under UGC rules.
• Campus tensions escalated on October 8 when protesters burned effigies of the vice-chancellor and other senior officials, including the IQAC director.
• Baruah criticized unverified attacks circulating on social media, saying they harmed reputations and encouraged abusive posts by students, degrading campus decorum.
• He urged a structured, disciplined inquiry and shifted focus to institutional priorities such as higher research fellowships, better hostel conditions, improved placements, and fair opportunities for contractual staff.