University in Himachal Pradesh, India
Entrance gate of Himachal Pradesh University
Himachal Pradesh University (HPU ) is a
public
state university at
Summer 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.
Constituent colleges and institutes
General degree Colleges under Himachal Pradesh University
Govt College Hamirpur Building
Its jurisdiction extends over 7 districts -Bilaspur,Hamirpur,Kinnaur,Shimla,Sirmaur,Solan,Una .
Notable alumni
Hamid Karzai , former
President of Afghanistan , MA in International Relations & Political Science
[3] (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
[4]
Anand Sharma , Former Union Minister of Commerce and Industry,
[5]
Government of India , LL.B from
Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University
Anupam Kher , Indian actor, drop-out of Government College, Sanjauli
[6]
Mohit Chauhan , Popular Indian singer, M.Sc in Geology from Government College, Dharamshala
Ashwani Kumar , Former Governor of Nagaland[
citation needed ]
Randeep Guleria , Director of
AIIMS, New Delhi , MBBS from
Indira Gandhi Medical College
[7]
Sanjay Karol , Judge of the Supreme Court of India, 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
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