Himachal Pradesh University

Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) is a public state university at Summer Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. 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.

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

 * 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
Its jurisdiction extends over 7 districts -Bilaspur,Hamirpur,Kinnaur,Shimla,Sirmaur,Solan,Una.


 * Government College Sanjauli, Shimla
 * Government College Solan
 * GB Pant Memorial Govt Degree College, Rampur Bushahr
 * Government Degree College, Kumarsain
 * Government College, Barsar
 * Neta Ji Subash Chandra Bose Memorial PG College (formerly Government College Hamirpur) is located in Anu Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
 * Rajiv Gandhi Government Degree College, Shimla
 * Rajkiya Kanya Maha Vidyalaya, Shimla.

Notable alumni

 * Hamid Karzai, former President of Afghanistan, MA in International Relations & Political Science (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, 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, 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