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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

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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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