Guwahati: Assam’s Tezpur University is set to receive its newly appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof Amarendra Kr Das, on Monday, January 5, 2026, a development seen as a key step towards resolving the prolonged administrative impasse triggered by campus-wide protests.
The move follows an Office Memorandum issued by the Ministry of Education on December 31, 2025, aimed at addressing the crisis that has paralysed the central university for the past 103 days.
At an open meeting held at the protest site on January 2, representatives of students, the Tezpur University Teachers’ Association (TUTA), the Tezpur University Non-Teaching Employees’ Association (TUNTEA), along with allied social organisations, unanimously agreed to allow the Pro Vice-Chancellor to assume office. After detailed deliberations, the stakeholders said the appointment was urgently required to initiate the enquiry process and restore administrative and academic functioning at the university.
The stakeholders also welcomed the constitution of a high-level enquiry committee under Section 9 of the Tezpur University Act, 1993, as notified in the December 31 order. The committee has been tasked with examining allegations against Prof Shambhu Nath Singh.
Participants in the ongoing peaceful agitation expressed guarded optimism, stating that they expect the enquiry to be conducted in a fair, transparent and impartial manner, without political or external interference.
While thanking the Ministry of Education for intervening in the matter, the university community made it clear that the protest would not be completely withdrawn until the enquiry reaches its logical conclusion and justice is delivered in line with their demands.
All internal and external stakeholders who supported the 103-day-long movement were present at the January 2 meeting, which charted the future course for the institution.