Tripura University, Agartala

Tripura University is a public central research university and the main government university of the state of Tripura in India. Higher education in Tripura began with Maharaja Bir Bikram College in 1947, followed by other colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta. In 1967, the University Grants Commission sanctioned a postgraduate wing of Calcutta University, the Calcutta University Post graduate Centre, which was established in 1985. Tripura University was created in 1987 through the Tripura University Act, on the grounds of this centre. In 2007, it was elevated to a central university under the Tripura University Act, 2006. Sudip Bandopadhya became its first chancellor and Arunoday Saha its first vice-chancellor, followed by several successors including Anjan Kumar Ghosh, Vijaykumar Laxmikantrao Dharurkar, Sangram Sinha, Mahesh Kumar Singh, and Ganga Prasad Prasain. The university's campus is situated at Suryamaninagar, about 10 km from the city centre of Agartala. It has numerous affiliated colleges across Tripura, including medical, arts, science, and technical institutions. Notable alumni include poet Nanda Kumar Deb Barma and political figures such as Manik Sarkar, Biplab Kumar Deb, and Pratima Bhoumik.