Himachal Pradesh University Located nearly 5 km away from the town

Himachal Pradesh University

Himachal Pradesh University (HPU)
Seal of the Himachal Pradesh University
Motto	शस्त्रे शास्त्रे च कौशलम (Sanskrit)
Motto in English	the one who have, arms of knowledge is real skillful
Established	1970
Type	Public
Chancellor	Governor of Himachal Pradesh Urmila Singh
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. ADN Bajpai
Location	Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India Coordinates: 31°06′42″N 77°08′20″E / 31.111533°N 77.138958°E / 31.111533; 77.138958
Campus	Urban
Nickname	HPU
Affiliations	UGC, NAAC, AIU
Website	www.hpuniv.nic.in

Himachal Pradesh University  Located nearly 5 km away from the town, at Summer Hill, a quiet suburb of Shimla in the vicinity of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study. Himachal Pradesh University, a premier institution of teaching and research in the country, was established on 22 July 1970 by an Act of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It is wholly financed by the Government of Himachal Pradesh and the University Grants Commission, New Delhi.

Apart from an International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning, a University Evening College, a University College of Business Studies, a Regional Centre at Dharamshala and nearly 80 affiliated Under-graduate, Post-graduate, engineering, medical, dental, education and Sanskrit colleges, the Himachal Pradesh University has 28 Teaching Departments offering various courses, among other subjects, Bhoti (an Indo-Tibetan language), ayurveda, and yoga. There are 65 Govt Degree Colleges, 18 Sanskrit Colleges and 5 other colleges, apart from this there are more than 195 private colleges/institutes affiliated by Himachal Pradesh University. University have 250,000 students enrolled in the university and its colleges, half of them are women.

Campus

The University is situated nearly 5 km away from the town, at Summer Hill, a quiet suburb of Shimla in the vicinity of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study. Its beautiful surroundings present a panoramic view of snow peaked mountains and are ideally suited to pursue higher learning amidst rhododendron, silver oak, pine and deodar forests. Summer Hill Railway Station is five minutes walk from the Teaching Departments and the main office of the University. The campus is spread over an area of about 200 acres (0.81 km²). The various teaching departments, library, offices, residential complexes and hostels of girls and boys are housed in aesthetically designed buildings matching with the hilly terrain and climate. The University is both residential and affiliating in character.

An Evening View of Summer Hill

Centres And Institutes

Indira Gandhi Medical College Shimla

• Agro-Economic Research Centre, Shimla
• Centre of Environmental Studies
• International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning (ICDEOL)
• 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
• Institute of Tribal Studies & Research
• University Institute of Information Technology HPU, Shimlag
• Centre for Australian and New Zealand Studies

Faculities

Faculty of Commerce and Management

• Department of Commerce

1. Master of Philosophy in Commerce
2. Master of Commerce
3. Diploma in Accounting and Taxation

• Institute of Management Studies

1. Master of Business Administration
2. Master of Personnel Management
3. Master of International Business Management
4. Master of Finance & Control
5. Bachelor of Business Administration

• Institute of Vocational Studies

1. Master of Tourism Administration

Faculty of Education

• Department of Education

1. Master of Philosoply in Education
2. Master in Education
3. Bachelor in Education
4. P.G. Diploma in Adult Education
5. P.G. Diploma in Guidance & Counselling

• Department of Physical Education

1. Master in Physical Education

Faculty of Languages

• Department of English

1. Master Of Philosophy in English
2. Master of Arts in English

• Department of Hindi

1. Master of Philosophy in Hindi
2. Master of Arts in Hindi
3. Master of Translation (Hindi & English)

• Department of Sanskrit

1. Master of Philosophy in Sanskrit
2. Master of Arts of Sanskrit

• Department of Modern European & Foreign Language

1. Certificate Course in German (German Language Learning)
2. Diploma Course in German (Language & Geographical literature and Translation)
3. Advanced Diploma in German (Languages/Grammar/Geographical Study)
4. Certificate Course in Russian (Russian Language Learning)
5. Diploma Course in Russian (Language & Translation)
6. Advanced Diploma Course in Russian (Language/Translation/Literature)
7. Certificate Course in French (French Language)
8. Diploma Course in French (Language,Grammar, Translation)
9. Advanced Diploma Course in French (to be started from the academic session 2001-2002)

Faculty of Laws

• Department of Laws

1. Ph.D. in Law
2. Master of Laws
3. Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

Faculty of Life Sciences

• Department of Bio-Sciences

1. Master Of Philosophy in Botany
2. Master Of Science in Botany
3. Master of Philosophy in Zoology
4. Master of Zoology

• Department of Bio-Technology

1. Doctor of Philosophy in Biotechnology (Ph.D Biotechnology)
2. Master of Philosophy in Biotechnology (M.Phil. Biotechnology)
3. Master of Sciences in Biotechnology (M.Sc. Biotechnology)

Faculty of Performing and Visual Arts

1. Master of Philosophy in Music
2. Master of Arts in Music
3. Master of Philosophy in Performing Art
4. Master of Arts in Performing Art
5. Master of Arts in Performing Art
6. Master of Arts in Visual Art

Faculty of Physical Sciences

• Department of Chemistry

1. Master of Philosophy in Chemistry
2. Master of Science in Chemistry

• Department of Physics

1. Master of Philosophy in Physics
2. Master of Sciences in Physics
3. Master of Sciences in Physics (Electronic Science)

• Department of Mathematics & Statistics

1. Master of Philosophy in Mathematics & Statistics
2. Master of Arts/Sciences in Mathematics & Statistics

Faculty of Social Sciences

• Department of Economics

1. Master of Philosophy in Economics
2. Master of Arts in Economics
3. Master of Business Economics
4. P. G. Diploma in Population Studies

• Department of Geography

1. Master of Philosophy in Geography
2. Master of Arts in Geography

• Department of History

1. Master of Philosophy in History
2. Master of Arts in History

• Department of Political Sciences

1. Master of Philosophy in Political Sciences
2. Master of Arts in Political Sciences

• Department of Public Administration

1. Master of Philosophy in Public Administration
2. Master of Arts in Public Administration
3. P.G. Diploma in Human Resource Development

• Department of Psychology

1. Master of Philosophy in Psychology
2. Master of Arts in Psychology

• Department of Sociology

1. Master of Philosophy in Sociology
2. Masters in Social Work

• Department of Journalism & Mass Communication

1. Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Communication
2. Master’s in Journalism and Mass Communication
3. Bachelor in Journalism & Mass Communication

• Department of Yoga Studies

• Department of Bhoti

Faculty of Computer Sciences

• Department of Computer Science

1. Ph.D in Computer Science
2. Master of Technology (M. Tech.) in Computer Science
3. Master of Computer Applications
4. P.G. Diploma in Computer Applications
5. Bachelor of Computer Applications

Faculty of Engineering

1. Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology (B.Tech.(IT))

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, Bodhoo

Notable Alumni

• Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, MA in International Relations & Political Science (1983), Doctor of Literature (honorary, 2003)
• Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India