University of North Bengal

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University of North Bengal

উত্তরবঙ্গ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Motto	samāno mantraḥ samitiḥ samānī
Motto in English	With same ideology, unanimous in judgment
Type	Public research university
Established	June 1, 1962 (62 years ago) (1962-06-01)
Accreditation	NAAC
Academic affiliations	UGC AICTE AIU BCI PCI
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]
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

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.