Guwahati: Krishna Kanta Handik State Open University (KKHSOU) Vice-Chancellor Kandarapa Das has been suspended. According to media reports, Professor Das was suspended for his alleged involvement in Gauhati University's Institute Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) scam, where he served as director from 2006 to 2016.

According to media reports, Professor Das was suspended for his alleged involvement in the Institute Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) scam of Gauhati University where he had served as the Director from 2006 to 2016. Meanwhile, the state government has instated a one-man commission was set up to probe the IDOL scam. The commission called for action against the vice-chancellors, registrars and directors (IDOL) of that period and its report stated that they were found responsible in terms of the issue-wise findings.

"Eight courses under the postgraduate programme, eight under the PG diploma programme, four undergraduate programmes, one diploma programme and two certificate programmes by IDOL during 2010-17 were unapproved," the report said. our undergraduate programmes, one diploma programme and two certificate programmes by IDOL during 2010-17 were unapproved," the report said.

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