Himachal Pradesh University

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Himachal Pradesh University
हिमाचल प्रदेश विश्वविद्यालय
Entrance of HPU.jpg
Entrance gate of Himachal Pradesh University
Mottoशस्त्रे शस्त्रे च कौशलम्
Motto in English
Those, who are armed with knowledge, are skillful
TypePublic
Established22 July 1970; 53 years ago (1970-07-22)
ChancellorGovernor of Himachal Pradesh
Vice-ChancellorJyoti Parkash (Pro Vice Chancellor)
Location, ,
Coordinates: 31°06′41″N 77°08′20″E / 31.1115°N 77.1390°E / 31.1115; 77.1390
CampusUrban
ColoursGreen
NicknameHPU
AffiliationsUGC, AIU, ACU, NAAC
Websitewww.hpuniv.ac.in
File:Himachal Pradesh University Shimla Logo.svg

Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) is an Indian public state university at Summer Hill in the state capital city Shimla.[1] It is close to the vicinity of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study. It is wholly financed by the government of Himachal Pradesh and the University Grants Commission, New Delhi.[2][3]

History[edit]

Himachal Pradesh University was established on 22 July 1970 by an Act of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[4] The faculty of law of the university came into existence on the same date, whereas other departments were created in subsequent years. Other colleges are affiliated to the university such as Govt. College Sanjauli, St. Bede's College, RKMV College, and Rajiv Gandhi Degree College.

The University has a total of 13 faculties, 11 of which comprise 52 departments and 5 centres and institutes, which run 132 academic programmes. These programmes are also offered by the colleges and institutes affiliated to the University.

Institutes and centres[edit]

General degree Colleges under Himachal Pradesh University[edit]

Notable alumni[edit]

J.P. Nadda, Current National President of BJP, LLB from Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University
Mohit Chauhan, Popular Indian singer, M.Sc from Govt. College Dharamshala

References[edit]

  1. "Official website of Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla". hpuniv.ac.in.
  2. "Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) gets A grade from NAAC team". theindianexpress.com.
  3. "Himachal Pradesh University revises pass percentage mark after mass failure". theindianexpress.com.
  4. http://www.hpuniv.ac.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/1%20Act%20and%20Statutes_18_12_2015.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  5. "Hamid Karzai is an alumni [sic] of Himachal University", 6 December 2001
  6. "Commerce Minister introduction at the Ministry of Commerce website" Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

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