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| Motto | समानो मन्त्रः समितिः समानी; samāno mantraḥ samitiḥ samānī |
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Motto in English | Enlightenment to Perfection |
| Type | Publicresearch university |
| Established | c. 1962; 63 years ago (1962) |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
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| Budget | ₹129.89 crore (US$15 million) (FY2025–26 est.)[1] |
| Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Vacant |
Academic staff | 234(2025)[2] |
| Students | 4,810(2025)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 490(2025)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 3,199(2025)[2] |
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| Location | Siliguri(HQ) ,,India 26°42′34.03″N88°21′14.96″E / 26.7094528°N 88.3541556°E /26.7094528; 88.3541556 |
| Campus | Multiple sites 347.49 acres (140.62 ha) |
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| Nickname | NBU |
| Website | www |
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TheUniversity of North Bengal (alsoNorth Bengal University, abbreviated asNBU) is apublic state university in theNorth Bengal region ofWest Bengal,India. Its main campus is located in Raja Rammohanpur,Siliguri,Darjeeling district, in theIndian state ofWest Bengal. Its second campus is located inDanguajhar,Jalpaiguri inJalpaiguri district and the third campus is located inSalt 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 byNAAC with B++ grade.
The University of North Bengal was established byThe North Bengal University Act, 1961[3] 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 ofDarjeeling,Jalpaiguri,Cooch Behar,Malda,Uttar Dinajpur andDakshin Dinajpur, and the neighbouring state ofSikkim.
In 2007,Sikkim University was established and all colleges ofSikkim were affiliated to it. In 2008, theUniversity of Gour Banga was established and almost all the 28 colleges inMaldah,Uttar Dinajpur andDakshin Dinajpur (with the exception ofRaiganj 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 ofDarjeeling,Kalimpong,Alipurduar andJalpaiguri.
The main campus is spread over an area of 330 acres (1.3 km2) and lies betweenSiliguri andBagdogra Airport in theTerai region ofDarjeeling district. The second campus is inDanguajhar,Jalpaiguri. The third campus is located inSalt Lake,Kolkata.
The university has an annual enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate students and more than 1,500 postgraduate students and scholars.
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.
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The University of North Bengal has 30 departments organized into two faculty councils.[4]
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| Department ofAnthropology | Department ofBio-Technology | Department ofBioinformatics | Department ofBotany |
| Department ofChemistry | Department ofComputer Science & Technology | Department ofFood Technology | Department ofGeography and Applied Geography |
| Department ofGeology | Department ofMathematics | Department ofMicrobiology | Department ofPharmaceutical Technology |
| Department ofPhysics | Department ofTea Science | Department ofZoology | |
| Faculty of Arts, Commerce & Law | |||
| Department ofBangla | Department ofCommerce | Department ofEducation | Department ofEnglish |
| Department ofHindi | Department ofHistory | Department ofLaw | Department ofLibrary and Information Science |
| Department ofLifelong Learning and Extension | Department ofManagement | Department ofMass Communication | Department ofNepali |
| Department ofPhilosophy | Department ofSanskrit | Department ofWomen's Studies | |
The university offers affiliation to research and academic centres on and off-campus.
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The university has several affiliated colleges spread over four districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri, and one sub-divisionIslampur of Uttar Dinajpur district.
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-yearM.A.,M.Com.,M.B.A.,M.Sc.,M.C.A. andM.Pharm degrees, two-yearMPhil degrees andPhD degrees.[6]
In 2022, the university was accredited with a CGPA of 2.82 on a seven point scale at "B++" Grade by theNational Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), valid for a period of 5 years.[7]
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.
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