The Siliguri Police Station was established in 1903. It was a corrugated tin structure supported by wooden pillars of Sal with wooden floor. In 1907 the town became a subdivision.

           In 1917 the first Durga Puja was organized by the railway workers.

           In 1907 Mitra Sammelani was established and from 1927 they started organizing  Durga Puja which is continued till date. The Siliguri Union Board was established in 1938. The first president was George Mahbert Subba.

           North Bengal University, the only university in the entire region, was established in 1962 at a place called Shivmandir near Siliguri. The place was officially renamed as Raja Rammohanpur, but the old name still persists. The initial classes of the university were held in Siliguri college campus. The North Bengal Medical College and Hospital was established in 1967.

Siliguri Institute of Technology, the only Engineering College in Siliguri, was established in 1999 at a place called Pancha kanya Nagar (Salbari), near Siliguri.
           Siliguri College was established in 1950 followed by Siliguri College of Commerce in 1962.  Siliguri Women’s college was established in 1981, Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya in 1987 and Surya Sen College in 1998.

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