6-611: Tripura University is a central university , the main public government university of the state of Tripura in India. Higher education in Tripura has its beginning with Maharaja Bir Bikram College (MBBC), the first-degree college in the state, established in 1947, and affiliates to Calcutta University (CU). This was followed by Ramkrishna Mahavidyalaya in 1950, Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar College formerly known as Belonia College in 1964 and Ramthakur College in 1967, all affiliated to
12-607: The CU . No postgraduate college existed in Tripura, until in 1967 the University Grants Commission (UGC) sanctioned a post-graduate wing of CU, named Calcutta University Post graduate Centre (CUPGC), established in 1985. In 1987 Tripura University was established through the Tripura University Act , on the grounds of CUPGC. In 2007 Tripura University was elevated to a central university under
18-541: The Central Universities Act, 2009 , which regulates their purpose, powers, governance etc., and established 12 new universities. As of June 2023, the list of central universities published by the UGC includes 56 central universities. The region with the most central universities in India is Delhi with seven universities. There are central universities in all of the states of India except Goa . Of
24-688: The Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education , except for nine universities which are under the purview of other ministries. In general, universities in India are recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 . In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination. Central universities, in addition, are covered by
30-578: The Tripura University Act, 2006 . Sudip Bandopadhya was appointed the first chancellor and Arunoday Saha the first vice-chancellor (VC). Saha was followed by Anjan Kumar Ghosh, followed by Vijaykumar Laxmikantrao Dharurkar, who was appointed the third VC in July 2018. In September 2019, Dharurkar resigned over corruption allegations and was replaced by acting VC Sangram Sinha. Sinha was replaced by acting VC Mahesh Kumar Singh in January 2020, who remained in
36-452: The position until August 2020, when Ganga Prasad Prasain was appointed VC. The campus of Tripura University is situated at Suryamaninagar, 10 km away from the city centre of Agartala . Notable affiliated colleges include: Central university (India) Central universities in India are public universities established by an Act of Parliament and are under the purview of
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