University of North Bengal, also referred as North Bengal University was established by Act of the Legislature of West Bengal in 1962. It was assigned the mandate of providing teaching, training and research in various branches of advanced learning and promoting the dissemination of knowledge to fulfil growing socio-economic and technical manpower needs in the six North Bengal districts and the neighbouring state of Sikkim. The campus occupies an area of about 330 acres 9 km outside Siliguri and Bagdogra Airport in the Terai region of Darjeeling district.