Top University in West Bengal

Top University in West Bengal

COOCH BEHAR PANCHANAN BARMA UNIVERSITY
COOCH BEHAR PANCHANAN BARMA UNIVERSITY
Location Kolkata
Type State Public University

Contact Information


COOCH BEHAR PANCHANAN BARMA UNIVERSITY

VIVEKANANDA STREET, COOCH BEHAR


 http://www.cbpbu.ac.in

Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University is a U.G.C. recognised public university in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India.[1][2] The university was named after the 19th-century Rajbongshi leader and social reformist, Panchanan Barma. A total of 15 colleges from Cooch Behar district are affiliated to the university.[1]

Professor Indrajit Ray, a former teacher of economics of the University of North Bengal, was the first vice-chancellor, while Professor Shubhrangshu Sekhar Chattopadhyay, originally from the Department of Law, University of Calcutta, joined the university as the second vice-chancellor in January 2015. Presently, Prof. Syamal Roy, originally from the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology is officiating as the first permanently appointed vice-chancellor. Dr. Debkumar Mukhopadhyay is the first registrar of Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University.[3] Mr. Nirupom Bhattacharyya is the (acting) Finance Officer.