Himachal Pradesh University
Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) is a public state university at Summer Hill in the state capital city Shimla.[1] It is wholly financed by the Government of Himachal Pradesh and the University Grants Commission, New Delhi.[2]
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Motto in English | Those, who are armed with knowledge, are skillful |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 22 July 1970 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Himachal Pradesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Jyoti Prakash (Pro Vice Chancellor) |
| Location | , , India 31.1115°N 77.1390°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Green |
| Affiliations | UGC, AIU, ACU, NAAC |
| Website | www |
Entrance gate of Himachal Pradesh University
It is close to the vicinity of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study.
History
Himachal Pradesh University was established on 22 July 1970 by The Himachal Pradesh University Act, 1970 (HP Act No 17 of 1970) by the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[3] The Faculty of Law of the university came into existence on the same date, whereas other departments were created in subsequent years.
The University has a total of 13 faculties, 11 of which comprise 52 departments and 5 centres and institutes, which run 132 academic programmes.
Constituent colleges, institutes, schools
- Himachal Pradesh University Business School
- University College of Business Studies, Shimla
- University Institute of Legal Studies, Shimla
- University Institute of Information Technology, Shimla
General degree Colleges under Himachal Pradesh University
Govt College Hamirpur Building
- Government College Sanjauli, Shimla
- Rajiv Gandhi Government Degree College, Shimla
- Rajkiya Kanya Maha Vidyalaya, Shimla
- St. Bede's College, Shimla
- Government College Solan
- B.B.N. Degree College Chakmoh HP Hamirpur
- Government College Chamba
- Government College, Karsog
- Government College, Dharamshala
- GB Pant Memorial Govt Degree College, Rampur Bushahr
- Government Degree College, Kumarsain
- Government College of Teachers Education Dharamshala
- Government College, Barsar
- Neta Ji Subash Chandra Bose Memorial PG College (formerly Government College Hamirpur) is located in Anu Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh.[4][5][6][7]
Notable alumni
- Hamid Karzai, former President of Afghanistan, MA in International Relations & Political Science[8] (1983), Doctor of Literature (honorary, 2003)
- J P Nadda, Current National President of Bharatiya Janata Party and former Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, LL.B from Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University
- Anand Sharma, Former Union Minister of Commerce and Industry,[9] Government of India, LL.B from Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University
- Anupam Kher, Indian actor, drop-out of Government College, Sanjauli
- Mohit Chauhan, Popular Indian singer, M.Sc in Geology from Government College, Dharamshala
- Ashwani Kumar, Former Governor of Nagaland
- Randeep Guleria, Director of AIIMS, New Delhi, MBBS from Indira Gandhi Medical College
- Sanjay Karol, Former Chief Justice of Tripura High Court, LL.B from Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University
- Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Current State President of BJP
- Indu Goswami, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
- Rajeev Sharma, Former Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, LL.B from Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University
- Abhilasha Kumari, Judicial Member of Lokpal Committee, Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University
- Vijay Sharma, famous painter and a Padam Shri awardee
- Arzu Rana Deuba, Member of Nepali Congress Party
- Tsering Dhondup, Minister of Finance in Central Tibetan Administration
- Singhi Ram, Former Union Minister of Food and Supplies, LLB from Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University
- Ram Lal Thakur, Former Union Youth Services and Sports Minister of LLB from Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University
- Shazia Ilmi, Current Spokesperson of BJP, Graduated from St. Bedes College
- Lakhvinder Singh Rana, MLA, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Rajinder Garg, MLA, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
References
- "Official website of Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla". hpuniv.ac.in.
- "Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) gets A grade from NAAC team". theindianexpress.com.
- "The Himachal Pradesh University Act, 1970 (Act No. 17 of 1970)" (PDF). hpuniv.ac.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- "gchamirpur.org at WI. NSCBM – Govt College Hamirpur". website.informer.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- "Govt. Degree College - GDC, Hamirpur-Himachal Pradesh DRAFTSMAN MECHANIC Admission Procedure, Courses, Fees,Ranking, Placement 2022". universitydunia.com/. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- "N.S.C.B.M. Government College Hamirpur | District Hamirpur-The Veerbhumi | India". Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- "NSCBM Government PG College, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh » PunjabColleges.com". www.punjabcolleges.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- "Hamid Karzai is an alumni [sic] of Himachal University", 6 December 2001
- "Commerce Minister introduction at the Ministry of Commerce website" Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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