The All Nyishi Students’ Union (ANSU) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Union Education Ministry, demanding immediate action over alleged administrative, financial, and recruitment irregularities at the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) in Nirjuli.
The union has warned of an indefinite democratic agitation across Arunachal Pradesh if corrective measures are not initiated. In a memorandum addressed to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the union alleged that the premier technical institution has witnessed prolonged administrative instability under the present leadership, affecting governance, transparency, and public confidence.
The ANSU claimed that the ministry failed to act despite repeated representations and submission of documentary evidence. The union urged the ministry to immediately relieve NERIST Director Dr. Narendranath S from office, pending completion of an inquiry. It also sought implementation of the recommendations of a one-member inquiry committee constituted by the Education Ministry in December 2025 to examine administrative and academic issues at the institute.
The union raised several concerns, including alleged irregularities in the release of payments for civil works, and questioned the recruitment process for the post of executive engineer (civil). It contended that the move was contrary to recruitment norms and deprived eligible candidates of an opportunity to compete. The ANSU also alleged that the institute had disregarded the Education Ministry’s communication requiring adherence to approved recruitment rules.
The union appealed to the Centre to initiate disciplinary proceedings against officials found responsible after due inquiry, examine the legality of the recruitment process, and restore transparency and accountability in the functioning of the NERIST. It warned that failure to act within seven days would compel the union to launch an “indefinite peaceful democratic movement across the state.”
The ANSU’s demands come after it claimed that the minutes of the meetings held with the institute’s administration in November 2025 and May 2026 contained resolutions relating to recruitment rules, administrative reforms, and implementation of the inquiry committee’s findings, but these decisions were either ignored or selectively implemented.
