The Tripura cabinet has decided to upgrade two educational institutions — Tripura Institute of Technology (TIT) and Tripura Women's College — into state universities, a senior minister said on Wednesday.

Currently, the northeastern state has one state government-run university, MBB University, while the Tripura University is managed by the Ministry of Human Resources. The National Forensic Science University is also functioning in the state.

''The council of ministers has approved a proposal for converting TIT as a full-fledged technical varsity to manage all the technical institutions,'' Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said at a press conference.

He said the cabinet also cleared another proposal to elevate Tripura Women's College as a state government-run university.

''The move

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