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Motto | Ideas Imagination Innovations |
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Type | Public |
Established | 2015 |
Chancellor | Governor of Tripura |
Vice-Chancellor | Satyadeo Poddar |
Location | , , 799004 , 23°49′40″N91°17′51″E / 23.8278367°N 91.2974241°E |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | UGC |
Website | mbbuniversity |
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.
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]
The campus of MBB University is situated at Collegetilla, 3 km away from the city centre of Agartala.
MBB University has three affiliated colleges: [6]
Agartala is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Tripura, situated on the banks of Haora/Saidra River, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the border with Bangladesh and about 2,499 km (1,552 mi) from the national capital, New Delhi. According to 2022 AMC data, Agartala is the second most populous city after Guwahati in Northeast India. It is India's third international internet gateway and being developed under the Smart Cities Mission.
Kokborok is a Tibeto-Burman language of the Indian state of Tripura and neighbouring areas of Bangladesh. Its name comes from kok meaning "verbal" and borok meaning "people" or "human", It is one of the ancient languages of Northeast India.
Tripura University is a central university, the main public government university of Tripura, India.
Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, also known as Agartala Airport, is an international airport situated 12 kilometres northwest of Agartala, the capital of Tripura. It is administered by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). It is the second busiest airport in North-East India after Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport in Guwahati and 29th busiest airport in India. It is the third international airport in North-East India, after Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport and Imphal Airport.
Maharaja Bir Bikram College or MBB College is a degree college of the Indian state of Tripura, imparting general education in the streams of Science, Commerce and Humanities. Established on 9 September 1947, it is the oldest college in the state of Tripura with a campus spread over 264 acres (107 ha). It is located approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) from the city center. The motto of the college is "Vidyayamrtamasnute". The college is named after former Maharaja of Tripura State, Bir Bikram Manikya Bahadur.
Debbarma is the main clan of Tripuri community, predominantly in state of Tripura, India and Bangladesh who speak Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman language.
Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Agartala, India. It is used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people and was built in 1998.
Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma Bahadur was a king of Tripura State.
Pradyot Manikya Deb Barma is the current titular King (Maharaja) and statesman from Tripura. He was born in New Delhi, and now resides in Agartala, Tripura. He also served as the editor of TNT-The Northeast Today. He is the current chairman of The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance also known as TIPRA Motha. He is known as 'Bubagra' among his people and is one of the active voices for the rights of Indigenous Tripuri people of Tripura.
Neermahal also known as Twijilikma Nuyung is a former royal palace of Tripura Kingdom, built by Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya bahadur in 1930. It is also the largest water palace in India. The palace is situated in the middle of Rudrasagar Lake, in Melaghar 53 kilometers away from Agartala, the capital of Tripura.
Habugra is a term for "King" in Kokborok language of Tripura.
Christianity is one of the religions in Tripura, a state in North East India. According to the Indian Census 2011, the population of Christians in Tripura is 159,882 or 4.35% of the total population. Christians are mostly found among the indigenous communities of the state such as the Tripuri, Lushai, Kuki, Darlong, Halam etc. Among the Scheduled Tribes of the state Christians share is 13.12% of the population.
Tripura Medical College & Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Teaching Hospital or TMC is a State Government Medical College. The society was formed by Tripura government. TMC is located in the capital town of Tripura, Agartala, India. The college operates the hospital known as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Teaching Hospital within the campus. The campus is located at Hapania under Bishalgarh sub-division of west Tripura district.
Maharani Kanchan Prava Devi was a Queen of Tripura as the wife of Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma, King of Tripura State. After her husband's death in 1947, she was regent of Tripura until it was merged with India in 1949.
Education in Tripura, a state in Northeast India, is provided by both the public sector and the private sector. On 8 September 2013, the literacy rate of Tripura was declared to be 94.65%, which is the highest among all states of India.
Clouded Leopard National Park is a national park in the Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary Tripura, India. It covers an area of about 5.08 square kilometres (1.96 sq mi) and is home to four species of primate monkey including Phayre's langur.
Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, formerly Brij University, Bharatpur, is a state university located at Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. The main University campus is located outside of the main city in the Kumher region of the district housing academic block, administrative block, examination section building and residential buildings.
Punjab Sports University, officially Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University (MBSPSU), is a residential and affiliating sports state university in Patiala, Punjab, India.
Darjeeling Hills University is a public state university in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. The university was established in 2021 under The Greenfield University Act, 2018. This act was later amended by The Greenfield University (Amendment) Act, 2019 which replaced 'Greenfield University' with 'Darjeeling Hills University'. It became active with the appointment of the first vice-chancellor (VC), Subiresh Bhattacharya, in November 2021. It offers education in Nepali, English, History, Political Science, Mass Communication, and Mathematics. In September 2022, following Bhattacharya's arrest, Om Prakash Mishra was appointed as a caretaker interim VC. The following year, in March 2023, Prem Poddar was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor for a short three month term. After his term expired, no interim or full-term Vice-Chancellors have been appointed. Until March 2024, the administrative officers of University of North Bengal were assigned to administer both universities. At present, faculty members from Darjeeling Government College have been assigned to handle the administrative affairs of the university. The main campus of the university is currently being built in Jogighat, Mungpoo. Currently, the university is using the ITI Building in Bhasmey, Mungpoo as its campus. Due to the university commencing operations during the Covid-19 pandemic, the classes were being held online. However, in April 2024, on-campus classes were started at the ITI Building.