AGARTALA, Aug 10 (TIWN): A huge toll of youth is left without employment and amidst such crisis of jobs in the state, MBB state university marked its maiden journey with 110 students at the premises of the MBB state university.

When there is no scope for employment in the state, MBB state University VC Gautam Basu marked the beginning of the classes with 110 students in MBB state university.

Talking to TIWN correspondent, Education Minister Tapan  Chakraborty said that with the aim  to promote quality education finally the much awaited MBB state university has marked its journey from Wednesday. He further said that the student’s toll will further increase in the university.

Tripura government is all set to begin with the new state university from August to provide quality education to the people and nil employment in returns.

Minister Tapan Chakraborty further said new state university had marked its journey from Wednesday  with Kolkata's Jadavpur University Professor Gautam Bose as the vice chancellor of the new university.

The left front government in Tripura had decided to set up a ‘state university’ to improve the scope of higher education. The government plans to launch the university at Maharaja Bir Bikram College, which has a large campus, to encourage teaching environment in the capital city.

To widen the higher education scope the state came up with this proposal of establishing this new state University other than already running Tripura Central University. MBB University would start functioning from current academic session (2016-17) in the MBB College premises, official sources said.

Initially, the Varsity would start with five city based Colleges including MBB College. A proposal seeking bifurcation of five city based degree colleges has already been sent to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

The state varsity is scheduled to start its maiden journey from upcoming academic session. Currently, two Varsities- ICFAI and Tripura University are functioning in the state.

A State University is to be established at the Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) College in State Tripura, aimed at broadening the higher education prospects as informed by official sources.

It is expected that from year 2016 the new state university’s academic session would commence. MBB is one the oldest college of state Tripura and due to the extensive campus it is chosen as a site to setup the University at MBB College.

The government has chosen to start the State University in the Maharaja Bir Bikram College campus, renaming the college as Maharaja Bir Bikram University as a sign of respect to the history and tradition of the institute.