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

• To establish a large, well-resourced vibrant multi-disciplinary teaching and research institutions by way of collaboration of teachers, research scholars, students, academic administrators and employees.
• To enrich a strong educational communities and to play a catalytic role to provide high quality education in this disadvantageous geography.
• The University envisages a broad based liberal post graduate education with rigorous specialization in chosen disciplines and to provide optimal learning environment students support services.
• To develop capable faculty and students who shall be energized and engaged so that they can become hearts of higher education in the region. The University is committed to make all its stakeholders as drivers of demand driven educational changes in national and international field.
• Finally, the University seeks to inculcate environmental awareness and sense of urgency of conservation of nature creating pollution free green campus by encouraging sustainable practices.

Occupying the latitudinal and longitudinal ranges of 24040’20”[Malda] and 87045’50”E[Malda]to 89o54’35”E[Koch Bihar],respectively,the region includes 6 distinct climate regions ranging from tropical to rival within its span from the Barind plain of Bengal to the High Himalaya. It condequently witnesses an altiudinal range of 21 msl. along the Ganga watered in Malda district upto 8467 msl. at the Kanchendzonga peak in Sikkim. Normal annual precipitation in the region varies from just 1453mm in Malda district to 3508 in Koch Bihar district, crossing 5600mm p.a. in the Eastern hill tracts that neighbour Bhutan. With its proximity to the southermost sweep of the Himalaya and to the Bay of Bengal, the North Bengal region plays a critical role in the formation and circulation of the South West monsoon system. Heavy precipitation and runoff near the Himalayan ranges has led to the undulating topography of the region and to the formation of vast floodplains around the rivers of the Ganga-Brahmaputra interfluve which drain the region. Of these , the principal rivers flow within the Tista basin.