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Maharaja Bir Bikram College or MBB College is a degree college of the Indian state of
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**Human Physiology
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**Chemistry
**IT & Computer Science
**Mathematics
**Physics
**Statistics
* Commerce group
** Commerce
Maharaja Bir Bikram College or MBB College is a degree college of the Indian state of Tripura
Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the ea ...
, imparting general education in the streams of Science, Commerce and Humanities. Established in 1947, it is the oldest college in the state of Tripura with a campus spread over . It is located approximately from the city center. The motto of the college is "Vidayamrtamasnute" (Knowledge is the key to immortality). The college is named after former Maharaja of Tripura State, Bir Bikram Manikya Bahadur.
History
Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Bahadur, the last king of Tripura, was the architect and founder of this college which was affiliated toUniversity of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, ...
. 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. The-then Regent, Kanchan Prava Devi, responded to the needs of these uprooted Bengali students and almost overnight obtained the affiliation of Calcutta University
The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate State university (India), state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered ...
for IA, ISC, B.A. and B. Com. examination.
Campus
The college campus has an area of over 254 acres. This includes the college faculties and the central library.Departments
The institute has the following departments: *Arts group **Bengali **Economics **Education **English **Geography **Hindi **History **Kokborok **Philosophy **Physical Education **Political Science **Psychology **Sanskrit **Sociology * Biological Science group
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**Environmental Science
**Human Physiology
**Zoology
* Physical Science group
**Chemistry
**IT & Computer Science
**Mathematics
**Physics
**Statistics
* Commerce group
** Commerce
References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:MBB College Universities and colleges in Tripura Colleges affiliated to Tripura University Education in Agartala Educational institutions established in 1947 1947 establishments in India MBB College alumni Colleges in Tripura