The University of North Bengal was established by an Act of the Legislature of West Bengal in 1962. This is a state university in Raja Rammohanpur, Siliguri in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. AThe University also has a second campus is in Danguajhar, Jalpaiguri in Jalpaiguri district, also in West Bengal. The University of North Bengal campus covers an area of nearly 331 acres of land at the foothills of high Himalayas. 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.
North Bengal University has Faculty of Science, Faculty of Commerce, Faculty of Arts & Faculty of Law. This University offers degrees in undergraduate, post-graduate, M. Phil and doctorate programs.