ðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv æz tɹˈɪpʊɹɹə ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ kˈɑːlɪdʒ, wɪððə bɹˈæntʃᵻz ʌv sˈɪvəl, ᵻlˈɛktɹɪkəl, ænd mᵻkˈænɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ.
The institute was established in 1965 as Tripura Engineering College, with the branches of civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering.