Published on : 05 Dec 2025, 5:41 am

Tezpur: In a major development amid days of tension, senior professor Dr. Dhruba Kumar Bhattacharyya has formally taken charge as the Acting Vice Chancellor of Tezpur University on Thursday, December 4. His appointment comes at a time when the campus has been witnessing continuous protests from both students and faculty members.

The situation escalated earlier this week after widespread anger over the alleged appointment of Prof. Dr. Joya Chakraborty as Pro-Vice Chancellor, which is a move that students and faculty described as arbitrary and lacking proper consultation. Although no official notification has been issued, the rumour alone caused six consecutive days of shutdown on campus.

According to the university, Dr. Bhattacharyya’s appointme

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