Himachal Pradesh University

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Type Public Campus Urban Founded 22 July 1970 Vice-chancellor A.D.N. Bajpai		Established 1975 Nickname HPU Chancellor Acharya Dev Vrat
Motto in English Those, who are armed with knowledge, are skilful Location Summer Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India Address Gyan-Path, Summer-Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171005 Phone 0177 283 0911 ext. 2833552 Motto शस्त्रे शास्त्रे च कौशलम (Those, who are armed with knowledge, are skilful, Sanskrit) Notable alumni Hamid Karzai, Anand Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Sanjay Awasthy, Virender Kashyap Similar Himachal Pradesh Technical, Maharshi Dayanand University, Panjab University, Central University of Himac, Chaudhary Charan Singh Uni Profiles Google+

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Himachal Pradesh University (or simply HPU) (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश विश्वविद्यालय) is a public non-profit university at Summer Hill about 5 km from the world-renowned hill-station Shimla, in 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.

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History

Himachal Pradesh University was established on 22 July 1970 by an Act of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Institutes & centres

Himachal Pradesh University Business School

University Institute of Information Technology, Shimla

Agro-Economic Research Centre, Shimla

Centre of Environmental Studies

International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning (ICDEOL)

University Centre for Business Studies

Himachal Pradesh University-Centre for Evening Studies

The Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies

Population Research Centre (PRC), Shimla

Pre Examination Coaching Centre

The Institute of Vocational Studies

The Institute of Urban Studies & Planning

Institute of Education Research & Development

Institute of Tribal Studies & Research

Centre for Australian and New Zealand Studies

Centre for Women's Studies and Development

Colleges under Himachal Pradesh University

University Institute of Information Technology, Shimla

IITT college of Engineering, Kala Amb

Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College, Sundernagar

Institute of Engineering and Emerging Technologies, Baddi

Green Hills Engineering College, Kumarhatti

M. G. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Badhoo

Vaishno College of Engineering, Thapkour

T. R. Abhilashi Memorial Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mandi District

P.G Government College Regional Centre Dharamsala, Kangra District

B.B.N. Degree College Chakmoh HP Hamirpur,

Notable alumni

Hamid Karzai, Former President of Afghanistan, MA in International Relations & Political Science (1983), Doctor of Literature (honorary, 2003)

J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India

Anand Sharma, Former Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India

Ashwani Kumar, Former Governor of Nagaland

Justice Rajeev Sharma, Judge, Himachal Pradesh High Court

Prof. Yogendra Verma, Pro-Vice chancellor, Central University of Himachal Pradesh

References

Himachal Pradesh University Wikipedia

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