Department of Mathematics

Brief Profile of the Department

The Department of Mathematics has been functioning since the inception of the Calcutta University Post Graduate Centre (CUPG) in September 1976. The Mathematics Department, Post Graduate wing of M B B College, Agartala which had been running since 1967, was defunct due to the introduction of the CUPG Centre. All the whole time teachers of PG wing were deputed to Mathematics Department of the CUPG Centre. The Syllabus of Pure Mathematics, Calcutta University was followed. The new syllabus containing topic from both Pure and Applied Mathematics was introduced from 1978. On 02.10.1987 Tripura University was established and the Department of Mathematics, CUPG Centre merged with Tripura University with three whole time faculty members and 12 students. On 02.07.2007 Tripura University became a Central University. The Department was sponsored by FIST(DST). At present, the faculties of the Department are carrying out one major research projects sponsored by CSIR.

Year of Establishment

1976

Head of the Department

Prof. Binod Chandra Tripathy