[2][1] The university is named after Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman, the last ruling maharaja of the princely state of Tripura.

The University was established in 2015 by the Government of Tripura through the Maharaja Bir Bikram University Act, 2015[3] and the foundation stone was laid by the then Governor of Tripura, Tathagata Roy.

The first vice chancellor (VC) was Gautam Kumar Basu.

[4] Satyadeo Poddar was appointed VC in December 2019.

[5] The campus of MBB University is situated at College Tilla, 3 km away from the city centre of Agartala.