India, Jan. 1 -- The Union ministry of education has asked Tezpur University vice-chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh to proceed on leave immediately and set up a three-member inquiry committee to investigate allegations against him.

The ministry has also appointed Professor Amrendra Kumar Das of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati as the university's pro vice-chancellor.

The move comes nearly three months after students and faculty members at the central university launched an agitation in mid-September 2025 over alleged administrative, ecological and financial irregularities during Singh's tenure. On December 29, the protesters marked 100 days of agitation with a 24-hour hunger strike, demanding his removal and swift intervent...