• Dr. Pratyush Ranjan Deb

Higher education comprises all kinds of post-secondary education. In the World Declaration on Higher Education adopted by the World Conference on Higher Education in 1998, higher education was defined as, “all types of studies, training or training for research at the post-secondary level, provided by universities or other educational establishments that are approved as institutions of higher education by the competent state authorities.” Higher education in India has expanded rapidly over the years. It is also true that higher education in India suffers from several organizational and administrative deficiencies. Higher education in Tripura had a late start with the functioning of Maharaja Bir Bikram College in the year 1947. Tripura has a long history its own system of education during the period of princely rulers of the state. Tripura, erstwhile princely state, merged with the Indian Union on 15th October 1949 and became a fully fledged State on the 21st January, 1972. Significant efforts have been made after 1972 to improve the condition of education in the State. Since 1972, significant progress has been made in every sphere of education in the state of Tripura. The current study examines the present status of higher education in Tripura. Both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of higher education were examined during the study. The data was collected from different publications of Government of Tripura and Ministry of education, Government of India. The findings clearly show that growth and development in the area in higher education in Tripura was very significant during the last two decades. The Government of Tripura initiated a number of programmes and projects to attain the quantitative and qualitative improvement in the area of higher education. But more efforts are required to achieve the projected aim of development in the area of higher education.

HIGHER EDUCATION, STATUS, TRIPURA

"STATUS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TRIPURA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.a260-a265, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201033.pdf

"STATUS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TRIPURA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppa260-a265, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201033.pdf