University of North Bengal

Public university in Siliguri, West Bengal, India

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University of North Bengal

Motto| samāno mantraḥ samitiḥ samānī

Motto in English

| With same ideology, unanimous in judgment
Type| Public research university
Established| 1 June 1962; 62 years ago (1962-06-01)
Accreditation| NAAC

Academic affiliations

* UGC
* AICTE
* AIU
* BCI
* PCI

Budget| ₹103.7269 crore (US$12 million) (2021–22 est.)[1]
Chancellor| Governor of West Bengal
Vice-Chancellor| Vacant

Academic staff

| 269 (2023)[1]
Students| 5,114 (2023)[1]
Undergraduates| 578 (2023)[1]
Postgraduates| 3,187 (2023)[1]

Doctoral students

| 1,349 (2023)[1]
Location|

Siliguri

West Bengal

India

26°42′34.03″N 88°21′14.96″E﻿ / ﻿26.7094528°N 88.3541556°E﻿ / 26.7094528; 88.3541556
Campus| Midsize city
315.99 + 31.50 acres (127.88 + 12.75 ha)
Website| www.nbu.ac.in

The University of North Bengal (also North Bengal University, abbreviated as NBU) is a public state university in the North Bengal region of West Bengal, India. Its main campus is located in Raja Rammohanpur, Siliguri, Darjeeling district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. Its second campus is located in Danguajhar, Jalpaiguri in Jalpaiguri district and the third campus is located in Salt Lake, Kolkata. The university was established in 1962 by the Government of West Bengal. North Bengal University offers degrees in undergraduate, post-graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral programmes. It is accredited by NAAC with B++ grade.

## History

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The University of North Bengal was established by The North Bengal University Act, 1961[2] passed by the Legislature of West Bengal and the university started functioning in 1962. It was the first university in the North Bengal region. It initially served the predominantly rural areas in the six North Bengal districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Malda, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur, and the neighbouring state of Sikkim.

In 2007, Sikkim University was established and all colleges of Sikkim were affiliated to it. 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 to it.

The University of North Bengal presently has jurisdiction over the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri.

## Campuses

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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 of Darjeeling district. The second campus is in Danguajhar, Jalpaiguri. The third campus is located in Salt Lake, Kolkata.

The university has an annual enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate students and more than 1,500 postgraduate students and scholars.

## Organisation and administration

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### Governance

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The Vice-chancellor of the University of North Bengal is the chief executive officer of the university. Currently, the post of Vice-Chancellor of the university is vacant.

List of All Vice-Chancellors

* B. N. Dasgupta, 1 Jun 1962 – 31 May 1966
* A. C. Roy, 1 Jun 1966 – 31 May 1970
* P. C. Mukherjee, 1 Jun 1970 - 7 Nov 1974
* Amlan Dutta, 8 Nov 1974 - 20 Nov 1977
* Prasad Kr. Ghosh, 21 Nov 1977 - 18 Apr 1982
* S. N. Sen (acting), 19 Apr 1982 - 9 Sep 1982
* H. Bhowmik (acting), 10 Sep 1982 - 14 Sep 1982
* D. B. Dutta, 15 Sep 1982 - 31 Aug 1988
* K. N. Chatterjee, 1 Sep 1988 - 31 Dec 1995
* R. G. Mukherjee, 1 Jan 1996 - 31 Dec 1999
* Pijush Kanti Saha, 1 Jan 2000 - 31 Dec 2007
* A. Basu Majumdar, 1 Jan 2009 - 31 Mar 2012
* Samir Kumar Das, 1 Apr 2012 - 10 Feb 2014
* Somnath Ghosh, 11 Feb 2014 - 10 Feb 2018
* Subiresh Bhattacharyya, 22 Feb 2018 - 28 Sep 2022
* Om Prakash Mishra (interim), 28 Sep 2022 - 21 May 2023
* Sanchari Ray Mukherjee (acting), 22 May 2023 – 16 Jul 2023
* Rathin Bandhopadhyay (interim), 17 Jul 2023 - 4 Oct 2023
* C. M. Ravindran (interim), 5 Oct 2023 - 21 Apr 2024

### Faculties and Departments

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The University of North Bengal has 30 departments organized into two faculty councils.[3]

Faculty of Science

Department of Anthropology  | Department of Bio-Technology  | Department of Bioinformatics  | Department of Botany
Department of Chemistry  | Department of Computer Science & Technology  | Department of Food Technology  | Department of Geography and Applied Geography
Department of Geology  | Department of Mathematics  | Department of Microbiology  | Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Department of Physics  | Department of Tea Science  | Department of Zoology  |
Faculty of Arts, Commerce & Law
Department of Bangla  | Department of Commerce  | Department of Education  | Department of English
Department of Hindi  | Department of History  | Department of Law  | Department of Library and Information Science
Department of Lifelong Learning and Extension  | Department of Management  | Department of Mass Communication  | Department of Nepali
Department of Philosophy  | Department of Sanskrit  | Department of Women's Studies  |

### Centres

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The university offers affiliation to research and academic centres on and off-campus.

Centre For Studies

* University Science & Instrumentation Centre
* Computer Centre
* Centre for Development Studies
* Centre for High Energy & Cosmic Ray

* Centre for Remote Sensing Application
* Centre for Tea Management
* Centre for Mass Communication
* Centre for Himalayan Studies

* Centre for Women's Studies
* Center for Social Research
* Centre for Studies in Local Language and Culture
* Centre for Tourism and Hotel Management

* Centre for Marketing Management
* Centre for Ambedkar Studies
* Centre for Innovative Studies
* North Bengal University Research Centre on Diplomacy and War[4]

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### Affiliations

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The university has several affiliated colleges spread over four districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri, and one sub-division Islampur of Uttar Dinajpur district.

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### Academics

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The University of North Bengal offers four-year (B.A./B.Sc./B.Com.) undergraduate degrees and a five-year B.A. LLB degree. It also offers two-year M.A., M.Com., M.B.A., M.Sc., M.C.A. and M.Pharm degrees, two-year MPhil degrees and PhD degrees.[5]

### Accreditation

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In 2022, the university was accredited with a CGPA of 2.82 on a seven point scale at "B++" Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), valid for a period of 5 years.[6]

### Museum

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Museum of the University

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 in the region.

## Notable alumni

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* Subhasish Dey, hydraulician and educator
* Charu Majumdar, founder of the Communist Party of India
* Abdul Karim Chowdhury, former Minister of Mass Education Extension and Library Services in the Government of West Bengal
* Mahima Chaudhry, Indian actress and model
* Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor, singer and film director
* Jyoti Prakash Tamang, Indian food technologist, microbiologist
* Parthasarathi Chakraborty, Indian environmental geochemist, a former senior scientist
* Debkumar Mukhopadhyay, Vice Chancellor of Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University
* Prem Singh Tamang, Chief Minister of Sikkim
* Sumana Roy, Indian writer and poet
* Bhim Hang Limboo, Minister of Public Health Engineering of Sikkim
* Sabina Yeasmin, Indian Cabinet Minister of State
* Sourav Chakraborty, Chairman of Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority
* Chokila Iyer, India's first female foreign secretary
* Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury, social worker, women's rights activist
* Sukanta Majumdar, 10th President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal; Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

## External links

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* Official website
* University Grants Commission
* National Assessment and Accreditation Council

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "NIRF 2023" (PDF). University of North Bengal.
2. ^ "The North Bengal University Act, 1961" (PDF). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
3. ^ "University of North Bengal :: Siliguri :: West Bengal". nbu.ac.in.
4. ^ Paul, Binita (10 May 2023). "North Bengal University, Indian army team up for new research centre to help defence forces". The Telegraph 10.05.23, 04:51 AM. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
5. ^ "University Programmes and all Departments of University of North Bengal". www.nbu.ac.in. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
6. ^ "UCycle310014". National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

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