Maharaja Bir Bikram College

Maharaja Bir Bikram College or MBB College[2] is a degree college of the Indian state of Tripura, imparting general education in the streams of Science, Commerce and Humanities.[3][4] Established in 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 "Vidayamrtamasnute" (Knowledge is the key to immortality).[5] The college is named after former Maharaja of Tripura State, Bir Bikram Manikya Bahadur.

Maharaja Bir Bikram College
MottoSanskrit: Vidayamrtamasnute
Motto in English
Knowledge is the key to immortality
TypePublic
Established1947 (1947)
FounderMaharani Kanchan Prava Devi
AccreditationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
PrincipalNirmal Bhadra[1]
Location
Agartala
,
Tripura
,
India

23.8277304°N 91.297742°E / 23.8277304; 91.297742
CampusUrban, 264 acres (107 ha)
LanguageEnglish, Kokborok, Bengali, Hindi
ColoursYellow and brown   
AffiliationsMBB University
Websitewww.mbbcollege.in
Front view of Maharaja Bir Bikram College

History

Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Bahadur, the last king of Tripura, was the architect and founder of this college which was affiliated to University of Calcutta. The king had planned to establish a college at Agartala as early as 1937. An area of 254 acres of land (mostly khas land and small acquired position) was earmarked for the college in the eastern part of the-then small capital town of Agartala. It was given the name "Vidyapattan". Construction began in 1937 for which a trustee board was formed. The construction had to be abandoned when World War II broke out and the ground floor was converted into an army hospital for British Army moving to and from Burma. Maharaja Bir Bikram College (MBB College) started functioning in 1947 to meet the needs of college students who had migrated to Tripura from erstwhile East Pakistan.[6][7] The-then Regent, Kanchan Prava Devi, responded to the needs of these uprooted Bengali students and almost overnight obtained the affiliation of Calcutta University for IA, ISC, B.A. and B. Com. examination.[8]

Campus

The college campus has an area of over 254 acres.[9] This includes the college faculties and the central library.

Departments

The institute has the following departments:[10]

  • Arts group
    • Bengali
    • Economics
    • Education
    • English
    • Geography
    • Hindi
    • History
    • Kokborok
    • Philosophy
    • Physical Education
    • Political Science
    • Psychology
    • Sanskrit
    • Sociology
  • Biological Science group
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics and Biology department
    • Botany
    • Environmental Science
    • Human Physiology
    • Zoology
  • Physical Science group
    • Chemistry
    • IT & Computer Science
    • Mathematics
    • Physics
    • Statistics
  • Commerce group
    • Commerce

References
  1. "Principal of the College". www.mbbcollege.in. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. PTI (29 November 2022). "Vice President Dhankhar to visit Tripura, Kolkata on Tuesday". ThePrint. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. "Maharaja Bir Bikram College". Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  4. "India fast rising as global leader, future of all boys, girls assured, says Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar during Tripura visit". The Indian Express. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. "Maharaja Bir Bikram College". Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  6. Today, North East (5 September 2022). "Tripura : Deputy CM Kicks-Off MBB College's 75th Anniversary Celebrations". Northeast Today. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  7. PTI (18 August 2022). "Tripura: President Murmu likely to attend MBB College's platinum jubilee celebrations". ThePrint. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. "Maharaja Bir Bikram College". Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  9. "History of University". tripurauniv.ac.in. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  10. "MBB College departments". www.mbbcollege.in. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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