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DIBRUGARH: Assam Governor and Dibrugarh University Chancellor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi has appointed registrar Prof Jiten Hazarika as the new Vice-Chancellor of Dibrugarh University. He will take over charge from present Vice-Chancellor in-charge Prof Lila Kanta Nath. Prof Hazarika has been invited to take oath as VC at Raj Bhavan on August 4 in presence of the Chancellor of the university and Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi.
Prof Jiten Hazarika was earlier appointed as the VC in-charge of Dibrugarh University by an order by the Governor on January 29, 2021. He was supposed to take over charge on January 31, 2021 from Prof Lila Kanta Nath as he was scheduled to retire that day. However, for reasons unknown, Prof Nath's tenure was extended and he continued to serve as the Vice-Chancellor in-charge while Prof Jiten Hazarika continued in his previous post as the Registrar of the university.
Significantly, Dibrugarh University has been functioning without a full-fledged Vice-Chancellor since February 11, 2021 after the then VC Ranjit Tamuli was suspended on charge of financial irregularities and misuse of power. A fact-finding committee had indicted Tamuli of financial irregularities, corruption and misuse of power while serving as the university VC. Tamuli was finally sacked by the Governor on November 22, 2021.
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