Overview
- Students, teachers and non-teaching staff have enforced an indefinite campus shutdown since November 29, locking key buildings and halting academic operations.
- Vice-Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh has been away from campus since late September as protesters allege financial irregularities and mismanagement, with at least 11 senior officials resigning.
- A fact-finding panel led by IIT Guwahati Director Devendra Jalihal has submitted its report to the Governor, but the findings have not been released.
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he urged Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to appoint a Pro-Vice Chancellor immediately to stabilize administration pending an inquiry.
- End-term examinations have been rescheduled by the Controller of Examinations to December 8, as parliamentary questions and letters from MPs, including Gaurav Gogoi, press for central action.