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Maharaja Bir Bikram University (MBB University) is a
state university A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from o ...
located at
Agartala Agartala (, , ) is the capital and the List of cities and towns in Tripura, largest city of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tripura, situated on the banks of Haora River, Haora/Saidra River, about east of the border ...
,
Tripura Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...
,
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. It is the first state university in the state of Tripura. The university is named after
Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur (19 August 1908 – 17 May 1947) was a king (or ''Maharaja'') of Tripura State. He is known as "the architect of modern Tripura". He was succeeded by his son, Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore Debbarman, who was ...
, the last ruling
maharaja Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a pri ...
of the princely state of
Tripura Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...
.


History

The University was established in 2015 by the
Government of Tripura The Government of Tripura, also known as the State Government of Tripura, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Tripura and its 8 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor ...
through the ''Maharaja Bir Bikram University Act, 2015'' and the
foundation stone A cornerstone (or foundation stone or setting stone) is the first stone set in the construction of a masonry Foundation (engineering), foundation. All other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entir ...
was laid by the then Governor of Tripura, Tathagata Roy. The first
vice chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth countr ...
(VC) was Gautam Kumar Basu. Satyadeo Poddar was appointed VC in December 2019. Poddar took retirement in February 2025. The current VC Bibhas Deb took charge in March 2025.


Location

The campus of MBB University is situated at College Tilla, 3 km away from the city centre of
Agartala Agartala (, , ) is the capital and the List of cities and towns in Tripura, largest city of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tripura, situated on the banks of Haora River, Haora/Saidra River, about east of the border ...
.


Affiliated colleges

MBB University has three affiliated colleges: *Bir Bikram Memorial College * Maharaja Bir Bikram College *Tripura Government Law College


See also

*
Education in India Education in India is primarily managed by the state-run public education system, which falls under the command of the government at three levels: Government of India, central, States and Territories of India, state and Local government in In ...
*
Education in Tripura Education in Tripura, a state in Northeast India, is provided by both the public sector and the private sector. On 8 September 2024, the literacy rate of Tripura was declared to be 92.3%which is the second highest among all states of India. Liter ...
*
List of institutions of higher education in Tripura This is a list of higher educational institutions in Tripura, an Indian state. Universities * Central Sanskrit University (Ekalavya Campus) * Dhamma Dipa International Buddhist University, Tripura * ICFAI University, Tripura * Indira Gandhi ...


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* {{Universities in smaller states and territories of India Universities in Tripura Education in Agartala Universities and colleges established in 2015 2015 establishments in Tripura State universities in India