University of North Bengal

University of North Bengal (abbreviated as NBU) is a public state collegiate major research university in North Bengal region of West Bengal, which is located in Raja Rammohanpur, Siliguri, Darjeeling district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. A second campus is in Danguajhar, Jalpaiguri in Jalpaiguri district and a third campus is in Salt Lake, Kolkata 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 taught-research, doctorate and post doctoral programs.

University of North Bengal

Motto	samāno mantraḥ samitiḥ samānī
Motto in English	With same ideology, unanimous in judgment
Type	Public research university
Established	June 1, 1962 (61 years ago) (1962-06-01)
Accreditation	NAAC
Academic affiliations	UGC AICTE AIU BCI PCI
Budget	₹103.7269 crore (US$13 million) (2021–22 est.)^[1]
Chancellor	Governor of West Bengal
Vice-Chancellor	C M Ravindran
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

History

The University of North Bengal was established by Act of the Legislature of West Bengal in 1962.^[2] 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 (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 with it. The University of North Bengal has jurisdiction over the districts of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri. It is accredited by NAAC with B++ grade.

Campus

The main campus is spread over an area of 330 acres (1.3 km²) and lies between Siliguri and Bagdogra Airport, Bairatisal Town 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.

Organisation and administration

Governance

The Vice-chancellor of the University of North Bengal is the chief executive officer of the university. In 2018 Subiresh Bhattacharya was appointed as Vice-chancellor of the university. In September 2022, followed Bhattacharya arrest, Om Prakash Mishra was appointed interim VC.^[3] At present since from July 2023 Prof. Dr. Rathin Bandyopadhyay is serving as position of Vice chancellor of this institution.^[4][5]

List of All Vice-Chancellors

B. N. Dasgupta, 1 June 1962 – 31 May 1966 A. C. Roy, 1 June 1966 – 31 May 1970 P. C. Mukherjee, 1 June 1970-7 Nov 1974 Amlan Dutta, 8 Nov 1974-20 Nov 1977 Prasad Kr. Ghosh, 21 Nov 1977-18 April 1982 S. N. Sen (Acting), 19 April 1982-9 Sept 1982 H. Bhowmik (Acting), 10 Sept 1982-14 Sept 1982 D. B. Dutta, 15 Sept 1982-31 Aug 1988 K. N Chatterjee, 1 Sept 1988-31 Dec 1995 R. G. Mukherjee, 1 Jan 1996-31 Dec 1999 Pijush Kanti Saha, 1 Jan 2000-31 Dec 2007 A. Basumajumdar, 1 Jan 2009-31 Mar 2012 Samir Kumar Das, 1 April 2012-10 Feb 2014 Somnath Ghosh, 11 Feb 2014-10 Feb 2018 Subires Bhattacharyya, 22 Feb 2018-28 Sept 2022 Om Prakash Mishra (Interim), 28 Sept 2022-21 May 2023 Sanchari Roy Mukherjee (Acting), 22 May 2023 – 16 July 2023 Rathin Bandyopadhyay(Interim), 17 July 2023-4 Oct 2023 C M Ravindran(Interim), 5 Oct 2023-Incumbent Faculties and Departments University of North Bengal has 30 departments organized into two faculty councils.^[6] 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 Faculty of Arts, Commerce & Law Department of Management ^[7] Department of Geology Department of Microbiology Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Department of Physics Department of Tea Science Department of Zoology Department of Mathematics 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^[8] Affiliations The university has several affiliated colleges spread over four districts Alipurduar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, and one sub-division Islampur of North Dinajpur district of North Bengal. Main page: Template:University of North Bengal Academics The University of North Bengal offers three years (B.A./B.Sc./B.Com.) undergraduate degrees and five years B.A. LLB degree on its Law School. It also offers two-year M.A., M.Com., M.B.A., M.Sc., M.C.A., M.Pharm, two-years MPhil and PhD degrees.^[9] Accreditation In 2022 the university has been Accredited with a CGPA of 2.82 on a seven point scale at "B++" Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council^[10] 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 regionally. Notable alumni Subhasish Dey, hydraulician and educator Charu Majumdar, founder of the Communist Party of India Abdul Karim Chowdhury, Former Minister for 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 Prem Poddar, Indian academic and Vice Chancellor of Darjeeling Hills University 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 See also List of universities in India List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal Education in India Education in West Bengal References "NIRF 2023" (PDF). 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National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Retrieved 5 July 2017. External links Official website   University Grants Commission National Assessment and Accreditation Council