Maharaja Bir Bikram University

Maharaja Bir Bikram University (MBB University) is a state university[1] located at Agartala, Tripura, India. It was established in 2015 by the Government of Tripura through the Maharaja Bir Bikram University Act, 2015[2] and is the first,[3] and as of 2022 the only[1] state university in the state of Tripura. The first vice chancellor (VC) was Gautam Kumar Basu.[4] Satyadeo Poddar was appointed VC in December 2019.[5] The university is named after Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman, the last ruling maharaja of the princely state of Tripura.

Maharaja Bir Bikram University
TypePublic
Established2015
ChancellorGovernor of Tripura
Vice-ChancellorSatyadeo Poddar
Location
Agartala
,
Tripura
,
India

23.8278367°N 91.2974241°E / 23.8278367; 91.2974241
AffiliationsUGC
Websitembbuniversity.ac.in

Affiliated colleges

MBB university has three affiliated colleges:[6]

See also

References
  1. "List of State Universities as on 08.10.2021" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. "Maharaja Bir Bikram University Act, 2015" (PDF). Tripura Gazette. Government of Tripura. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. "Tripura's first state university to be functional soon". United News of India. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. "Vice Chancellor". Maharaja Bir Bikram University. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. "Satyadeo Poddar appointed as new Vice Chancellor of MBB university". The Northeast Today. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. "Affiliated colleges". mbbuniversity.ac.in. Maharaja Bir Bikram University. Retrieved 31 January 2019.


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