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University of North Bengal

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University of North Bengal
Mottosamāno mantraḥ samitiḥ samānī
Motto in English
With same ideology, unanimous in judgment
TypePublic research university
EstablishedJune 1, 1962
(61 years ago)
 (1962-06-01)
AccreditationNAAC
Academic affiliations
Budget103.7269 crore (US$13 million) (2021–22 est.)[1]
ChancellorGovernor of West Bengal
Vice-ChancellorC M Ravindran
Academic staff
269 (2023)[1]
Students5,114 (2023)[1]
Undergraduates578 (2023)[1]
Postgraduates3,187 (2023)[1]
1,349 (2023)[1]
Location, ,
India

26°42′34.03″N 88°21′14.96″E / 26.7094528°N 88.3541556°E / 26.7094528; 88.3541556
CampusMidsize city
315.99 + 31.50 acres (127.88 + 12.75 ha)
Websitewww.nbu.ac.in Edit this at Wikidata

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.

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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.

Academics

The University of North Bengal offers three or Four 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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "NIRF 2023" (PDF). University of North Bengal.
  2. ^ "The University of North Bengal Act, 1981" (PDF). wbhed.gov.in. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ "JU professor Omprakash Mishra appointed interim VC of NBU". news.careers360.com. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Profile of Vice-Chancellor". www.nbu.ac.in. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ "NBU VC Sanchari Roy Mukherjee removed; new VC Rathin Banerjee Joined". United News of India. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ^ "University of North Bengal :: Siliguri :: West Bengal". nbu.ac.in.
  7. ^ "University of North Bengal Department of Management". mba.nbu.ac.in. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "University Programmes and all Departments of University of North Bengal". www.nbu.ac.in. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  10. ^ "UCycle310014". National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

External links

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