Tripura to get five new degree colleges including one law college

As per a senior minister, Tripura is all set to get five new degree colleges during the upcoming academic session.

Currently, Tripura has 22 general degree colleges. As per reports, the state is all set to get five new degree colleges including one English medium during the upcoming academic session, a senior minister said.

Out of five colleges, three will be government-run while two including a law college will be opened by private initiative, as reported by The Print.

State’s education minister Ratan Lal Nath said, "In order to ease the burden on the existing colleges, the government has decided to open three degree colleges at Old Agartala and Old DIET (District Institute of Education and Training) (English medium) in West Tripura district and Panisagar in Unakto district."

"A West Bengal based society will set up Law College at Jirania in West Tripura district and a Degree College in Gomati district’s Kakraban area," he added.

"Tripura Central University has already granted affiliation to all the five degree colleges including the two private colleges, the authority is waiting for approval from the Bar Council of Tripura for opening the Law College," he said.

Steps have been taken to address the shortage of teaching staff in the proposed three government-run colleges.

“Altogether 38 Assistant Professors have already been appointed, while 40 more will be recruited shortly. Besides, the government plans to hire around 300 guest lecturers to run the colleges in an effective way”, he said.

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