Tripura University is a public central research university, the main public government university of the state of Tripura in India.
History Higher education in Tripura has its beginning with Maharaja Bir Bikram College (MBBC), the first-degree college in the state, established in 1947, and affiliated to University of Calcutta. This was followed by Ramkrishna Mahavidyalaya in 1950, Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar College formerly known as Belonia College in 1964 and Ramthakur College in 1967, all affiliated to the CU. No postgraduate college existed in Tripura, until in 1967 the University Grants Commission (UGC) sanctioned a post-graduate wing of CU, named Calcutta University Post graduate Centre (CUPGC), established in 1985. In 1987 Tripura University was established through the Tripura University Act, on the grounds of CUPGC.
In 2007 Tripura University was elevated to a central university under the Tripura University Act, 2006. Sudip Bandopadhya was appointed the first chancellor and Arunoday Saha the first vice-chancellor (VC). Saha was followed by Anjan Kumar Ghosh, followed by Vijaykumar Laxmikantrao Dharurkar, who was appointed the third VC in July 2018. In September 2019, Dharurkar resigned over corruption allegations and was replaced by acting VC Sangram Sinha. Sinha was replaced by acting VC Mahesh Kumar Singh in January 2020, who remained in the position until August 2020, when Ganga Prasad Prasain was appointed VC.
Location The campus of Tripura University is situated at Suryamaninagar, 10 km away from the city centre of Agartala.
Affiliated colleges Notable affiliated colleges include: Agartala Government Medical College Ambedkar College, Fatikray Adwaita Malla Barman Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Amarpur College of Agriculture, Tripura Dasaratha Deb Memorial College Sachin Deb Barman Memorial Govt. Music College, Lichubagan Government College Of Arts & Craft, Lichubagan Government Degree College, Dharmanagar Government Degree College, Kamalpur Government Degree College, Kanchanpur Government Degree College, Khumulwng Government Degree College, Santirbazar Government Degree College, Teliamura Government Degree College, Gandacharra Government Degree College, Longtharai Valley Holy Cross College, Agartala Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar College, Belonia Kabi Nazrul Mahavidyalaya, Sonamura Michael Madhusudan Dutta College National Institute Of Electronics & Information Technology, Agartala Netaji Subhash Mahavidyalaya, Udaipur Rabindranath Thakur Mahavidyalaya, Bishalgarh Ramthakur College, Agartala Ramkrishna Mahavidyalaya, Kailashahar Regional Institute of Pharmaceutical Science And Technology (RIPSAT), Agartala Tripura Institute of Paramedical Sciences (Hapania, Agartala) Tripura Institute of Technology, Narsingarh Tripura Medical College & Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Teaching Hospital Tripura Santiniketan Medical College Tripura State Academy of Tribal Culture Women's College, Agartala Women's Polytechnic, Hapania
Alumni Arts Nanda Kumar Deb Barma, poet and playwright
Politics Manik Sarkar, 9th Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb, 10th Chief Minister of Tripura Pratima Bhoumik, former MP from Tripura West Rebati Tripura, former MP from Tripura East Malina Debnath, former MLA from Jubarajnagar Sudip Roy Barman, MLA from Agartala
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