University of North Bengal

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;

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
Accreditation	NAAC
Academic affiliations	UGC; AICTE; AIU; BCI; PCI;
Budget	₹103.7269 crore (US$12 million) (2021–22 est.)
Chancellor	Governor of West Bengal
Vice-Chancellor	Vacant
Academic staff	269 (2023)
Students	5,114 (2023)
Undergraduates	578 (2023)
Postgraduates	3,187 (2023)
Doctoral students	1,349 (2023)
Location	Siliguri, West Bengal, India; 26°42′34.03″N 88°21′14.96″E / 26.7094528°N 88.3541556°E
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

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

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

Governance

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.

Faculties and Departments

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

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]

Affiliations

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.

Academics

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

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

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

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "NIRF 2023" (PDF). University of North Bengal.
^ "The North Bengal University Act, 1961" (PDF). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "University of North Bengal :: Siliguri :: West Bengal". nbu.ac.in.
^ 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.
^ "University Programmes and all Departments of University of North Bengal". www.nbu.ac.in. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "UCycle310014". National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[nirf_stud-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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