Maharaja Bir Bikram University Explained
| Maharaja Bir Bikram University |
| Motto: | Ideas Imagination Innovations |
| Established: | 2015 |
| Vice Chancellor: | Satyadeo Poddar |
| Postcode: | 799004 |
| Coordinates: | 23.8278°N 91.2974°W |
Maharaja Bir Bikram University (MBB University) is a state university[1] located at Agartala, Tripura, India. It is the first state university in the state of Tripura.[2] [1] The university is named after Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman, the last ruling maharaja of the princely state of Tripura.
History
The University was established in 2015 by the Government of Tripura through the Maharaja Bir Bikram University Act, 2015[3] and the foundation stone was laid by the then Governor of Tripura, Tathagata Roy.
The first vice chancellor (VC) was Gautam Kumar Basu.[4] Satyadeo Poddar was appointed VC in December 2019.[5]
Location
The campus of MBB University is situated at Collegetilla, 3 km away from the city centre of Agartala.
Affiliated colleges
MBB University has three affiliated colleges:[6]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: List of State Universities as on 08.10.2021. 8 October 2021. 16 October 2021. University Grants Commission. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016163326/https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/State%20University/Consolidated%20State%20%20University%20List.pdf. 16 October 2021.
- News: Tripura's first state university to be functional soon. 1 August 2017. United News of India. 2 February 2016.
- Web site: Maharaja Bir Bikram University Act, 2015. Government of Tripura. Tripura Gazette. 16 September 2015. 1 August 2017.
- Web site: Vice Chancellor. Maharaja Bir Bikram University. 1 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180121181735/http://mbbuniversity.ac.in:80/ViceChancellor.htm. 21 January 2018.
- News: Satyadeo Poddar appointed as new Vice Chancellor of MBB university . 21 June 2021 . The Northeast Today . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: Affiliated colleges . mbbuniversity.ac.in . Maharaja Bir Bikram University . 31 January 2019.
