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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; 53 years ago (1970-07-22) |
Chancellor | Governor of Himachal Pradesh |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Sat Parkash Bansal |
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, India 31°06′41″N 77°08′20″E / 31.1115°N 77.1390°E / 31.1115; 77.1390 |
Campus | Urban |
Colours | Green |
Affiliations | UGC, AIU, ACU, NAAC |
Website | www |
Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) is a public state universityatSummer Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.[1] It 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, before the emergence of Himachal Pradesh as a full state of India.
The university has been awarded Grade 'A' by NAAC.[2]
The University has a total of 13 faculties, 11 of which comprise 52 departments and 5 centers and institutes, which run 132 academic programmes.
Its jurisdiction extends over 7 districts -Bilaspur,Hamirpur,Kinnaur,Shimla,Sirmaur,Solan,Una .
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