Maharaja Agrasen University is a

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located at the HIMUDA Education Hub, near the village Kallujhanda, District

Solan Solan is a city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and the district headquarters of Solan district. It is located south of the state capital, Shimla. Solan has an average elevation of . The city is situated between Chandigarh (joint capi ...

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. It was founded by

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in the town of

Barotiwala Barotiwala, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a village in Dharampur Mandal in Solan District in Himachal Pradesh state, India. Barotiwala is located 18.31 km distance from its Mandal Main Town Dharampur. Barotiwala ...

in 2013. The university established under Maharaja Agrasen (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2012 (Act. No. 15 of 2013).

Campus

The campus spans and has a hilly environment.

Organisation and administration

Maharaja Agrasen University has seven schools for undergraduates and postgraduates: * Institute of technology of Maharaja Agrasen University University * School of Architecture & Design * School of Management * School of Law * School of Pharmacy * School of Humanities, and the * School of Applied Science.

Academics

Academic programmes

Maharaja Agrasen University offers ten arts, commerce, law and sciences programs, four engineering programs, two management programs and one architecture program.

MOUs with other Universities

A Memoranda of understanding (MoU) has been signed with Ghana Technology University College in

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Approval

Like all universities in India, Maharaja Agrasen University is recognised by the

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(UGC), which has also sent an expert committee and accepted compliance of observations and deficiencies.

Student life

Residential life

Maharaja Agrasen University requires its students to live on campus for the first four years of undergraduate and two years of postgraduate life. This is part of an administration effort to help students connect more closely with one another and sustain a sense of belonging in the Maharaja Agrasen University community. Students can choose to reside on either campus or outside campus, although the majority of students choose to live on campus. Campus provides housing for over 450 students in hostel buildings.

Activities

Maharaja Agrasen University organized a two-day National Seminar on Corporate Social Responsibility for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in its campus. The Seminar was organised in collaboration with Himachal Pradesh Commerce and Management Association (HPCMA). Prof. A.D.N. Bajpai was the chief guest of the seminar and gave a vivid picture of social activities undertaken by the Himachal University in his tenure.

Notable alumni

Angad Singh Angad Singh Saini (born 1990) is an Indian politician representing Congress Party and businessman hailing from the Nawanshahr district of Punjab. In 2017, aged 26 years, he became one of the youngest members to be elected to the Punjab Legisla ...

, Punjab MLA

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maharaja Agrasen University Universities in Himachal Pradesh Education in Solan district Memorials to Agrasen Educational institutions established in 2013 2013 establishments in Himachal Pradesh Private universities in India