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Tripura Guarantees Government College Seats for All Class 12 Passers

Following student protests triggered by a recent forgery scandal, Tripura’s Higher Education Minister Kishor Barman ordered Agartala colleges to expand seats under a strictly merit-based system.

Overview

  • All students who passed the state Class 12 exam will be admitted to Tripura’s government degree colleges.
  • The placements will follow merit; students may not get their preferred subjects or institutions.
  • Tripura offers over 33,000 seats to more than 24,000 qualifiers.
  • Agartala’s college principals have been ordered to expand capacity to accommodate every qualifying student.
  • The suspension of a Ramthakur College professor for forging the principal’s signature has prompted officials to reaffirm that admissions proceed strictly through a merit-based online portal.