In a dramatic turn of events at Tezpur University, which has been under complete shutdown for the last seven days, the senior-most faculty member assumed charge as acting vice-chancellor in a suo-motu move early on Friday (December 5, 2025).
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The situation started changing rapidly after V-C Shambhu Nath Singh, against whom the entire agitation has been taking place since mid-September, called for a Board of Management (BOM) meeting on Thursday (December 4) afternoon and subsequently appointed Mass Communication professor Joya Chakraborty as the pro-VC.
Ms. Chakraborty refused to accept the role, and the Tezpur University United Forum (TUUF), which has been
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