Tripura University is located in the town of Suryamaninagar, 10KMs away from the Agartala, The Capital city of Tripura state. Tripura University was established on 2nd October, 1987 by Tripura University Act in the Assembly Act. Later in 2007, Tripura University has been converted to Central University by Tripura University Act, 2006 as enacted by the Parliament. Tripura University is the only public university in the state of Tripura with 52 affiliated Colleges, among which 27 are General Degree Colleges, 19 Professional Degree Colleges, 2 Technical Colleges and 4 Polytechnic Institutes.