| Location | Darjeeling, India | Funding Type | Public |
|---|---|---|---|
| No of Students | 37500 | Establishment | University |
| Founded In | 1962 | Estimated Cost of Living | 200000 INR |
| Address | Raja Rammohunpur, P.O.-N.B.U., Dist-Darjeeling, West Bengal, Pin-734013, |
The University of North Bengal was established by an Act of the Legislature of West Bengal in 1962 with the mission “to encourage and provide for instruction for teaching, training and research in various branches of learning and course of study; to promote advancement and dissemination of knowledge and learning and to extend higher education to meet the growing needs of society.”
The University of North Bengal campus covers an area of nearly 331 acres of land at the foothills of high Himalaya in close proximity of vast plains around it with a fascinating glimpse of the Kanchenjunga peak, tea gardens and forest cover.
The University of North Bengal has acquired 36.138 acres of land and has already started setting up another campus at Jalpaiguri by the side of the campus of Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College for widening the dimension and scope of Higher Education and Research in one more Centre for Higher Education through modern studies for spreading advancement of learning in various branches of Humanities, Science and Technology in order to reach the people of this region in a bigger way so that they can have better and easier access to Higher Education.
The University of North Bengal, since its inception in 1962, has been fulfilling the objectives of imparting higher education and research to the people of this socio-economically backward area of the country. With the global advancement and requirements in the arena of higher education and research, the University has shouldered the responsibility of dissemination of knowledge by judicious expansion of its role in advanced, non-conventional, applied and job-oriented fields keeping the quality of education at par with global standards at low cost.
The University has taken initiatives in qualitative growth by way of achieving excellence. The Departments are well-equipped with research programmes from various agencies and have received academic distinctions and recognitions.
Vision
Located in the lap of Himalayas and situated far off Kolkata the University of North Bengal was established in 1962 with a vision to encourage and provide a congenial space of higher education, in particular to the socially and economically backward students, in the form of instruction, teaching, training and research in various branches of knowledge and to meet the growing needs of this region as the highest temple of learning and to commit to foster education on the basis of democratic values and ethos. With the passage of time along with its enriched capacity structure as a competitive University of national repute, North Bengal University envisions a global centered education system with a commitment to be a part of knowledge society and to provide quality based education to all.
Mission
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