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{{Infobox university
| name = Darjeeling Hills University
| native_name = '''दार्जीलिङ पार्वत्य विश्वविद्यालय'''
| native_name_lang = np
| image = Darjeeling Hills University Logo.png
| other_name = दार्जीलिङ पार्वत्य विश्वविद्यालय {{!}} DHU
| former_name = Greenfield University
| motto = Excellence '''·''' Inclusion '''·''' Innovation
| established = {{start date and age| 2021}}
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| chancellor = [[Governor of West Bengal]]
| vice_chancellor = Tejimala Gurung Nag <ref>{{Cite news |last=Team |first=MP |date=December 18, 2024|title=Governor approves appointment of V-Cs for 3 more univs|language=English |work=[[millenniumpost.in]] Dec 18, 2024 01:03 IST |location=Bengal |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/governor-approves-appointment-of-v-cs-for-3-more-univs-591129 |access-date=December 18, 2024}}</ref>
| city = [[Mangpu|Mungpoo]], [[Darjeeling district|Darjeeling]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| postcode = 734313
| accreditation = University Grants Commission Act, 1956
| affiliation = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
| coordinates =
| campus_type = Semi-Urban
| website = {{URL|https://www.dhu.edu.in/}}
}}
[[File:Darjeeling Hills University.png|thumb|311x311px|Darjeeling Hills University]]
'''Darjeeling Hills University''' (abbreviated as DHU) is a public state university in [[Darjeeling district|Darjeeling]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. The university was established through ''The Greenfield University Act, 2018'', by the Government of West Bengal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Greenfield University Act, 2018 |url=https://banglaruchchashiksha.wb.gov.in//assets/readwrite/uploads/The_Greenfield_University_Act_2018.pdf |access-date=23 November 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Greenfield University (Amendment) Act, 2018|url=https://banglaruchchashiksha.wb.gov.in//assets/readwrite/uploads/Greenfield_University_(Amendment)_Act_2019.pdf|date=23 November 2021|access-date=24 November 2021|archive-date=24 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124025441/https://banglaruchchashiksha.wb.gov.in//assets/readwrite/uploads/Greenfield_University_(Amendment)_Act_2019.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> This act was later amended by ''The Greenfield University (Amendment) Act, 2019'' which replaced the name '''Greenfield University''' with Darjeeling Hills University. The university became active with the appointment of the first Vice Chancellor, Subires Bhattacharyya, in November 2021.<ref name=hill_univ>{{cite web|title=Hills varsity issues notice seeking application to six new PG courses|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/need-to-start-offbeat-courses-hill-academics/cid/1840311|access-date=23 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:Darjeeling Hill University : দার্জিলিং পাহাড়ে চালু হল প্রথম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, পাহাড়বাসী পেল দার্জিলিং হিল ইউনিভার্সিটি |work=ABP Live |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/news/darjeeling-hills-university-official-started-its-operation-the-first-university-in-darjeeling-847318|access-date=23 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:Darjeeling Hill University: রবীন্দ্রনাথের স্মৃতি বিজড়িত মংপুতে পাহাড় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় |work=Ananda Bazar |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/north-bengal/darjeeling-hill-university-to-be-opened-in-mongpu/cid/1312565|access-date=23 November 2021}}</ref>

==History==

=== Vice Chancellors ===
Subires Bhattacharyya, who was the Vice Chancellor of University of North Bengal, additionally served as the Vice Chancellor of Darjeeling Hills University. In September 2022, following the arrest of Subires Bhattacharyya,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Shiv Sahay |date=2022-09-19 |title=CBI arrests VC of North Bengal University in teacher recruitment scam |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/cbi-arrests-vc-of-north-bengal-university-in-teacher-recruitment-scam/article65909986.ece |access-date=2025-06-24 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> [[Om Prakash Mishra (academic)|Om Prakash Mishra]] was appointed as the interim Vice Chancellor of the University of North Bengal, taking over the additional charge as Vice Chancellor of Darjeeling Hills University.<ref>{{cite news |title=JU professor Omprakash Mishra appointed interim VC of NBU |url=https://news.careers360.com/ju-professor-omprakash-mishra-appointed-interim-vice-chancellor-of-north-bengal-university |access-date=25 October 2022 |work=news.careers360.com |date=28 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref> In March 2023, Prem Poddar was appointed as the Vice Chancellor for a period of three months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Binita |title=Prem Poddar to take charge as vice-chancellor of Darjeeling Hills University on Friday |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/prem-poddar-to-take-charge-as-vice-chancellor-of-darjeeling-hills-university-on-friday/cid/1924593 |website=The Telegraph (India)}}</ref> After the expiry of his term, no interim or full-term Vice Chancellor was appointed till December 2024. In January 2025, Tejimala Gurung Nag joined as the first regular Vice Chancellor of Darjeeling Hills University.

=== Administration ===
The university started administrative operations from 2021, and until March 2024, the administrative officers of the [[University of North Bengal]] were assigned to administer Darjeeling Hills University. Since March 2024, faculty members from [[Darjeeling Government College]] have been assigned to handle the administrative affairs of the university.

==Campus==
The main campus of the university is currently being built in Jogighat, [[Mangpu|Mungpoo]], [[Darjeeling district|Darjeeling]]. Currently, the university is using the ITI Building in Bhasmey, [[Mangpu|Mungpoo]] as its campus. Due to the university commencing operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, classes were primarily held online. Some semesters were conducted at the University of North Bengal starting June 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=In a first, PG fourth semester Darjeeling Hills University students to attend offline classes at NBU |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/in-a-first-postgraduate-fourth-semester-darjeeling-hills-university-students-to-attend-offline-classes-at-north-bengal-university/cid/1944640 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524001737/https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/in-a-first-postgraduate-fourth-semester-darjeeling-hills-university-students-to-attend-offline-classes-at-north-bengal-university/cid/1944640 |archive-date=2024-05-24 |access-date=2025-06-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2024, fully on-campus classes officially commenced at the Darjeeling Hills University (ITI Building) in Mungpoo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Binita |title=Darjeeling Hills University to start offline classes for first time from April 9 |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/darjeeling-hills-university-to-start-offline-classes-for-first-time-from-april-9/cid/2011586 |website=The Telegraph (India)}}</ref>

==Academics==
The university offers postgraduate degree courses in English, History, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Nepali and Political Science.<ref name=hill_univ/>

== Recognition by University Grants Commission==
The university is recognized as a degree-granting institution under Section 2(f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.<ref name=":0">Universities Grants Commission. ''Annual Report 2022-2023'', University Grants Commission, p. 96, https://www.ugc.gov.in/oldpdf/annualreport/AR.2022-23.English_WEB.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415220752/https://www.ugc.gov.in/oldpdf/annualreport/AR.2022-23.English_WEB.pdf |date=2024-04-15 }}. Accessed April 27, 2024.</ref><ref>University Grants Commission. ''Consolidated State University List'', p. 17, https://www.ugc.gov.in/oldpdf/Consolidated_State_University_List.pdf. Accessed April 27, 2024.; See, University Grants Commission Website. ''Lists of Universities'', https://www.ugc.gov.in {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241106190436/https://www.ugc.gov.in/ |date=2024-11-06 }}. Accessed April 27, 2024.</ref> The date of notification for inclusion in the ''UGC List of Universities'' was September 13, 2022, and the date of inclusion in the list was September 30, 2022.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://www.dhuniv.in/}}

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