University of North Bengal
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Motto | samāno mantraḥ samitiḥ samānī |
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Motto in English | With same ideology, unanimous in judgment |
Type | Publicresearch university |
Established | June 1, 1962 |
Accreditation | NAAC |
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Budget | ₹103.7269 crore(US$12 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] |
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Location | ,, India 26°42′34.03″N88°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 |
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TheUniversity of North Bengal(alsoNorth Bengal University,abbreviated asNBU) is apublicstate university in theNorth Bengalregion ofWest Bengal,India.Its main campus is located in Raja Rammohanpur,Siliguri,Darjeeling district,in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.Its second campus is located inDanguajhar,JalpaiguriinJalpaiguri districtand 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 byNAACwith B++ grade.
History
[edit]The University of North Bengal was established byThe 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 ofDarjeeling,Jalpaiguri,Cooch Behar,Malda,Uttar DinajpurandDakshin Dinajpur,and the neighbouring state ofSikkim.
In 2007,Sikkim Universitywas established and all colleges ofSikkimwere affiliated to it. In 2008, theUniversity of Gour Bangawas established and almost all the 28 colleges inMaldah,Uttar DinajpurandDakshin Dinajpur(with the exception ofRaiganj University College) were affiliated to it. In 2012-13,Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma Universitywas 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,AlipurduarandJalpaiguri.
Campuses
[edit]The main campus is spread over an area of 330 acres (1.3 km2) and lies betweenSiliguriandBagdogra Airportin theTerairegion 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.
Organisation and administration
[edit]Governance
[edit]The Vice-chancellor of the University of North Bengal is the chief executive officer of the university. C. M. Ravindran is the current Vice-chancellor of the university.
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Faculties and Departments
[edit]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
[edit]The university offers affiliation to research and academic centres on and off-campus.
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Affiliations
[edit]The university has several affiliated colleges spread over four districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri, and one sub-divisionIslampurof Uttar Dinajpur district.
Academics
[edit]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.Pharmdegrees, two-yearMPhildegrees andPhDdegrees.[5]
Accreditation
[edit]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.[6]
Museum
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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
[edit]- 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 ofCooch 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 ofSiliguri 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdef"NIRF 2023"(PDF).University of North Bengal.
- ^"The North Bengal University Act, 1961"(PDF).Retrieved17 July2024.
- ^"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 Telegraph10.05.23, 04:51 AM.Archivedfrom the original on 10 May 2023.Retrieved10 May2023.
- ^"University Programmes and all Departments of University of North Bengal".nbu.ac.in.Retrieved22 September2023.
- ^"UCycle310014".National Assessment and Accreditation Council.Retrieved5 July2017.