University of North Bengal


The University of North Bengal ; also known as NBU is a public research university in Raja Rammohanpur, 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.

History

List of vice chancellors

No.NameJoinedLeft
1.B.N. DasguptaJoinedLeft
2.Amlan DuttaJoinedLeft
3.Prasad GhoshJoinedLeft
4.Dipti Bhushan Dutta19821987
5.K. N ChatterjeeJoinedLeft
6.Ranju Gopal MukherjeeJoinedLeft
7.Pijush Kanti SahaJoinedLeft
8.Arunabha BasumajumdarJoinedLeft
9.Samir Kumar DasJoinedLeft
10.Somnath Ghosh
11Dr. Subires Bhattacharyya12 February 2018Incumbent

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 were affiliated to it.
In 2012-13, Cooch Behar Panchanan 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 Jalpaiguri. It is accredited by NAAC with A grade.

Campus

The main campus is spread over an area of 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 mainly from hills and plain areas.
North Bengal University also provide distance education in Ma English, philosophy, Bangla etc..

Academics

The University of North Bengal offers two-year M.Sc. programmes in various fields as well as a three-year M.C.A. programme, and various two-year Masters programmes in M.Com. and M.A..

Accreditation

In 2016 the university has been awarded 'A' grade with CGPA value 3.05 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council

Faculties

The university offers affiliation to research and academic centres on and off campus.
The university has several affiliated colleges under its umbrella. These colleges spread over four districts Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, Alipurduar and one sub division Islampur of North Dinajpur district of North Bengal. It offers graduate programmes in B.Sc., B.Com., B.A. honours and general both.

List of Colleges under 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 regionally.