Tezpur, Oct 17: The Registrar-in-Charge of Tezpur University, Pritam Deb, has tendered his resignation amid an ongoing probe into alleged corruption and administrative irregularities against Vice-Chancellor Shambhunath Singh, official sources confirmed on Thursday.
The resignation came as a three-member central investigation committee from the Union Ministry of Education continued its inquiry into the allegations, which have drawn national attention following multiple complaints, documentary evidence, and media reports suggesting widespread malpractice within the university administration.
The probe team comprising Joint Secretaries Armstrong Pame and Saumya Gupta from the Department of Higher Education, and Director Vishwajeet Kumar visited the university this week to scrutinize record