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Tezpur University Shutdown Reaches Day 75 as Assam CM Seeks Pro-VC Appointment, Exams Shift to Dec. 8

Stakeholders await the Governor-appointed inquiry report to be made public.

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.