University of North Bengal
| উত্তরবঙ্গ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
The seal of the University of North Bengal
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1962 |
| Chancellor | Sri Keshari Nath Tripathi, Hon'ble Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Somnath Ghosh |
| Location |
Main Campus: Raja Rammohanpur, Darjeeling district |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | NBU |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.nbu.ac.in |
Main Campus: Raja Rammohanpur, Darjeeling district
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 in the Indian state of West Bengal. The university was established in 1962 with a goal to disseminate knowledge to fulfill growing socio-economic and technical manpower needs in the six North Bengal districts and the neighbouring state of Sikkim. Currently, colleges from Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling districts are affiliated to this university. North Bengal University offers degrees in undergraduate, post-graduate, M. Phil and doctorate programs.
The University of North Bengal was established by Act of the Legislature of West Bengal in 1962. This was the first university in the region. It has played a pioneering role since inception in spreading higher education and scientific attitudes within the predominantly rural areas that comprise its vast jurisdictional territory over six districts: Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar Maldah, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur.
In 2008, University of Gour Banga was established with almost all of the 28 colleges in Maldah, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur (with the exception of Raiganj University College) were affiliated to University of Gour Banga.
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