the university of north bengal is a public university in raja rammohanpur, siliguri in darjeeling district in the indian state of west bengal. a second campus is in danguajhar, jalpaiguri in jalpaiguri district, 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, m. phil and doctorate programs.