Type Public Campus Urban Affiliations UGC Founded 1962 | Established 1962 Nickname NBU Phone 0353 277 6313 Vice-chancellor Somnath Ghosh | |
Location Main Campus: Raja Rammohanpur, Darjeeling district
Second Campus: Danguajhar, Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India Address Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734014 Affiliation University Grants Commission Notable alumni Bijoy Chandra Barman, Subhasish Dey, Chokila Iyer, Ashok Bhattacharya, Nani Bhattacharya Similar University of Kalyani, University of Burdwan, University of Calcutta, University of Gour Banga, Vidyasagar University | ||
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The University of North Bengal (Bengali: উত্তরবঙ্গ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a state university in Raja Rammohanpur near Siliguri in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. A second campus is in Danguajhar, Jalpaiguri in Jalpaiguri district, also in West Bengal. The university was established in 1962 to fill growing manpower needs in the six North Bengal districts and the neighbouring state of Sikkim. North Bengal University offers degrees in undergraduate, post-graduate, M. Phil and doctorate programs.
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History
The University of North Bengal was established by Act of the Legislature of West Bengal in 1962. It was the first university in the region. It served predominantly rural areas in six districts: Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Maldah, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur.
In 2008, the University of Gour Banga was established and almost all the 28 colleges in Maldah, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur (with the exception of Raiganj University College) were affiliated to it.
In 2012-13, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University was established with all the colleges of Cooch Behar district and Alipurduar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district affiliated with it. The University of North Bengal has jurisdiction over the districts of Darjeeling and a few parts of Jalpaiguri.
Administration
Former Vice Chancellors
Campus
The main campus is spread over an area of 330 acres (1.3 km2) and lies between Siliguri and Bagdogra Airport, in the Terai region. The second campus is in Danguajhar in Jalpaiguri.
The university has an annual enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate and more than 1,500 postgraduate students and scholars. Students come from North Bengal, the rest of West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar and from other SAARC nations such as Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
Academics
The University of North Bengal offers two-year M.Sc. programmes in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Zoology, Botany, Bio-technology, Anthropology, Geography and Microbiology. It offers a three-year M.C.A. programme. The concerned departments of the university offer a two-year Masters programme (M.A.) in English, Bengali, Nepali, Hindi, Economics, History, Library and Information Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Management, Tourism & Hotel Management, Environmental Law, Information Technology (IT), Disaster Management, Mass Communication & Video Production, Museum Studies & Cultural Tourism, and French language.
Faculties
North Bengal University has 23 departments organised into two faculties: Science and Arts, Commerce and Law Faculty.
Centres
The university offers affiliation to research and academic centres on and off campus.
Colleges
The university has several affiliated colleges under its umbrella. These colleges spread over three districts of North Bengal run graduate programmes (B.A., B. Sc., and B.Com.). Islampur College, University B.T. & Evening College, Cooch Behar are also affiliated to this university .
Museum
The Akshaya Kumar Maitreya Heritage Museum incorporating the Raja Rajaram Museum Collection was established in the University of North Bengal in February 1965. The museum is now a repository for sculpture, coins, paintings, and manuscripts, among other things, related to the history of North Bengal. It is also a regional museum and is one of the few university museums in India. It collects, preserves and studies archaeological relics discovered regionally.