Himachal Pradesh University
Himachal Pradesh University is a public non-profit university at Summer Hill about 5 km from the 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.History
Himachal Pradesh University was established on 22 July 1970 by an Act of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.Institutes and centres
- Himachal Pradesh University Business School
- University Institute of Information Technology, Shimla
- University Institute of Legal Studies, Shimla
- Agro-Economic Research Centre, Shimla
- Centre of Environmental Studies
- International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning
- Himachal Pradesh University-Centre for Evening Studies
- The Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies
- Population Research Centre, 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
- University College for Business Studies
General degree Colleges under Himachal Pradesh University
- Government College Solan
- B.B.N. Degree College Chakmoh HP Hamirpur
- Government College Chamba
- P.G Government College Regional Centre Dharamshala, Kangra District
Engineering Colleges under Himachal Pradesh University
- Green Hills Engineering College, Kumarhatti
- Institute of Engineering and Emerging Technologies, Baddi
- IITT college of Engineering, Kala Amb
- Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College, Sundernagar
- M. G. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Badhoo
- T. R. Abhilashi Memorial Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mandi District
- University Institute of Information Technology, Shimla
- Vaishno College of Engineering, Thapkour
Notable alumni
- Hamid Karzai, Former President of Afghanistan, MA in International Relations & Political Science, Doctor of Literature
- J P Nadda, President of Bhartiya Janata Party
- Anand Sharma, Former Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
- Ashwani Kumar, Former Governor of Nagaland
- Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice of Tripura High Court
