North Bengal University

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University of North Bengal
Established: 1962
Type: Public
Vice-Chancellor: Prof. Arunabha Basumajumdar
Location: Siliguri, West Bengal, India
Campus: Rural
Affiliations: UGC
Website: www.nbu.ac.in

University of North Bengal (Bengali: উত্তরবঙ্গ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a state university situated near Siliguri in Darjeeling district in northern portion of the Indian state of West Bengal 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 only in three districts- Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling district are affiliated to this university.

Campus

The campus of the university is spread over an area of 330 acres and lie between Siliguri and Bagdogra airport, in the Terai region. Over 36,000 undergraduate and over 1500 postgraduate students and scholars enroll at different courses under the University every year. Students come from North Bengal, rest of West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar and also from SAARC nations like Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh.

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See also

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Universities in West Bengal
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