Tezpur University has been completely closed for the past week. In a significant move, the senior-most faculty member assumed the role of acting vice chancellor on Friday, reported PTI. This development follows VC Shambhu Nath Singh’s controversial actions since mid-September. Singh held a Board of Management meeting on Thursday, appointing Mass Communication professor Joya Chakraborty as the pro-VC.

However, Chakraborty declined the position, and the Tezpur University United Forum (TUUF) decided to continue the indefinite shutdown that started on November 29, citing corruption allegations against Singh.

Late at night, the university community invoked the Tezpur University Act, 1993, resulting in senior faculty member Dhruba Kumar Bhattacharyya taking over as acting VC. Bhattacharyya inf

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