Tripura University is a significant university in the entire north eastern state of Tripura.
This university was founded by the Tripura State Government under an Act of the state legislature.
The jurisdiction of education of this university covers across Tripura. Earlier, it was housed at College Tilla and the campus of this university is now moved to Suryamaninagar.
The Indian Government granted the status in the year 2007 of becoming a Central University.
History
This university was founded in the year 1987 on 2nd October and was established in the aim of fulfilling dreams of local people belonging to this region as well as for the development of tribal as well as backward people.
Education
Tripura University has various departments, centers and directorates for imparting higher education. It has over 20 colleges affiliated to this university. This university offers and takes charge of all the academic programs and is responsible for conducting examinations in its affiliated colleges.
Tripura University offers programs at graduate, postgraduate as well as doctorate levels in diverse disciplines. It has founded a Distance Education Directorate offering B.Ed through the mode of distance learning.
This university also houses Professional Studies that includes professional courses in diverse subjects such as Business Administration, Computer Application, Rural Management Development, Bamboo Cultivation and
Resource Utilization.
Besides the regular courses, this university very well offers diploma, degree as well as post-graduate courses in particular subjects. It also offers special provisions for tribal culture and life studies and has introduced vocational subjects in providing employment opportunities to its students.
Facilities
Tripura University offers facilities of hostel for outstation girls and boys. There are facilities such as computer centre well equipped with enough number of computers providing the internet facilities to academic as well as administrative departments through the internet system of LAN and VSAT.
The library of this university contains numerous subjects and serves research scholars, students and faculty members. The other facilities offered are post-office, centre, gymnasium, State Bank of India branch, health care centre, etc. |
