| accreditation = [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]
| accreditation = [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]
| chancellor = [[Governor of West Bengal]]
| chancellor = [[Governor of West Bengal]]
| vice_chancellor = ”Vacant”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ugb.ac.in/vice-chancellor.php|title=University of Gour Banga}}</ref>
| vice_chancellor = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ugb.ac.in/vice-chancellor.php|title=University of Gour Banga}}</ref>
| city = [[Malda City|Malda]]
| city = [[Malda City|Malda]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
Public university in Malda, West Bengal
University of Gour Banga is a public state university located in Malda, West Bengal, India. It is one of the newest state universities established in 2008 by the Government of West Bengal on Act XXVI 2007.
History
The university completed its establishment in 2008 by the Government of West Bengal. At present there are 23 PG departments running with near about 2500 enrollment. 25 General degree colleges with enrollment of 1.50 Lakhs in Malda, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur districts, with the exception of Raiganj University College, are affiliated with this university. The university is situated on 
Prof. Surabhi Bandyopadhyay, the former vice-chancellor of Netaji Subhas Open University, became the first vice chancellor of the university, while the former registrar of University of North Bengal, Dr. Tapash Kumar Chattopadhyay, became the first acting registrar, all in 2008. Prof. Gopa Dutta was the second vice chancellor.[3]
The logo of the University of Gour Banga was prepared in the second week of June 2008 by Sameer Rakshit, the head of the Department of Architecture, Jadavpur University.[4]
Rakshit is also in charge of designing the main building of the University of Gour Banga, which started functioning from the ground-floor of the Post-Graduate Section of Malda College in 2008. From 2011 this university is functioning in its own place which is near Rabindra Bhaban, Malda 732103, West Bengal, India.
Organisation and Administration
Governance
The Vice-chancellor of the University of Gour Banga is the chief executive officer of the university. In 2021 Shanti Chhetri was appointed as Vice-chancellor of the university.
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Surabhi Banerjee |
| 2. | Gopa Dutta |
| 3. | Achintya Biswas |
| 4. | Gopal Chandra Mishra |
| 5. | Swagata Sen |
| 6. | Chanchal Chaudhuri |
| 7. | Dr. Shanti Chhetry |
| (acting) | Pabitra Chattopadhyay |
Faculties and Departments
University of Gour Banga has 23 departments organized into three faculties.[5]
| Faculty | Departments |
|---|---|
| Faculty of Science | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Food & Nutrition, Botany, Zoology, Physiology |
| Faculty of Humanities, Social Science & Commerce | Bengali, English, Arabic, Sanskrit, History, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, Economics, Sociology, Commerce |
| Faculty of Law, Education, Journalism, Library Science, and Physical Education | Education, Library and Information Science, Law, Mass Communication |
Affiliations
The university is an affiliating institution and has its jurisdiction over the colleges of Malda, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur districts.
Academics
Admission
One has to pass the secondary (10+2) examination for admission in the undergraduate courses. While one have to take an entrance examination after the undergraduate degree for the admission in postgraduate courses.
Accreditation
In 2016 the university has been awarded ‘B’ grade with CGPA value 2.30 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council[6]
