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Department of Law, University of North Bengal, P.O. – N.B.U., DIST – Darjeeling, PIN – 734013, West Bengal.

The Department of Law is located in the South Campus of the University of North Bengal and has an independent building of its own with a sprawling and exclusive campus. The distance of the department from Bagdogra is six kilometers and from SiliguriMetropolitan City is seven kilometers. The sprawling campus of the University enjoys the pristine beauty of the eastern Himalayas and is the intellectual hub of North Bengal. Siliguri is an important sub-division of the district and commercial capital of North Bengal. Located at the foothills of eastern Himalayas, Siliguri is the gateway to Northeastern India and landlocked countries like Bhutan and Nepal. It shares a huge and porous international border with Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. It is well connected with all metropolis and major cities by air and rail. Originally, in 1974, the Institution was established as University Law College and was housed in the building of Arts. In the year 2000, it was upgraded to the status of a Department of University of North Bengal with a separate, distinct and prestigious location. The University of North Bengal is one of the six Universities in the State of West Bengal imparting legal education and covers the entire region of the state and the Eastern and North-Eastern region of India. This Institution has also the reputation of attracting students from the neighboring countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. Presently the Department is imparting 5 years of integrated B.A. LL. B. (Hons.) Course and also 2 years LL.M course since 1993. The intake capacity of the Department is 80 students for LL.B and 25 students for LL.M. The provisions of 10 seats as the supernumerary quota for admission of foreign nationals is under consideration before the University authority.  The admission for LL.B is made strictly on the basis of merit and marks obtained in the Higher Secondary or any other equivalent and recognized examination. The age bar for admission has also been imposed. The Department has a rich Ph. D program.  It was started in 1999 and since then more than 30 Ph. D degrees have been awarded.  Presently there are about 27 scholars engaged in doctoral research under various faculty members under the UGC Regulation, 2009. The Department of Law was a partner Institution with the Centre for Environmental Education Research and Advocacy (CEERA), National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Under the Partnership, it had carried out several activities relating to capacity building in the enforcement of Environmental Law. Under the program, the Training for Judicial Officers, Forest Officers, Tea Garden Managers had been conducted and some pilot projects were undertaken.