Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) is a Central University, established in 1973, located in

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in the

Pauri Garhwal district Pauri Garhwal is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Its headquarters is in the town of Pauri. It is sometimes referred to simply as Garhwal district, though it should not be confused with the larger Garhwal region of which it is ...

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. The university is named after

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (25 April 1919 – 17 March 1989) was an Indian National Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh; he later joined Bharatiya Lok Dal and worked with Charan Singh. Personal life He was born on 25 Apr ...

, former

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. The university is residential cum affiliating with jurisdiction over

Garhwal Garhwal may refer to the following topics associated with Uttarakhand, India: Places *Garhwal Himalaya, a sub-range of the Himalayas *Garhwal Kingdom, a former kingdom *Garhwal District (British Garhwal), a former district of British India * Ga ...

region. It is on the banks of the river

Alaknanda The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and a river considered holy in Hinduism. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is considered the headstr ...

in the mid-Himalayas. University intake is through examination including

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and

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. The university is A Graded with CGPA of 3.11 by the

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(NAAC).

History

The university was established in November 1973. It was renamed Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in 1989 in commemoration of the memory of a leading statesman

Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (25 April 1919 – 17 March 1989) was an Indian National Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh; he later joined Bharatiya Lok Dal and worked with Charan Singh. Personal life He was born on 25 Apr ...

. In 2009, Garhwal University was declared a Central University pursuant to the Central Universities Act. Recetntly the university has celebrated its Golden Jubilee Year and an exclusive documentary has recorded the progress of the University (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FGlTHz5Lt4).

Campus

The university is a residential cum affiliating institution of higher learning. It has jurisdiction over seven districts of Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Its headquarters are at Srinagar, from

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along the Delhi-Mana National Highway. The university has three campuses: Birla Campus, Srinagar Garhwal with its extension at Chauras Campus, B. Gopal Reddy Campus, Pauri and Swami Ram Teerth (SRT) Campus, Badshahithaul, Tehri. In addition, there are 121 colleges and institutes affiliated to it, spreading over seven districts of Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. The university offers undergraduate, post-graduate and research programmes in several various disciplines. Besides conventional courses under different streams of studies, the University has introduced some regionally relevant courses that are of greater significance for the mountainous areas. * Birla Campus – located at Srinagar (Garhwal) bisected into the Main Campus and the Chauras Campus by river Alaknanda. These campuses are apart. * B. Gopal Reddy Campus – on mountain slopes at Pauri (Garhwal), from Srinagar (Garhwal) and from

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, the nearest railway station * Swami Ram Teerth Campus – located at Badshahi Thaul (

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) amidst dense pine forest ( from Srinagar (Garhwal) and from

on the route to

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)

Organisation and administration

Schools

* School of Agriculture and Allied Sciences * School of Sciences [Departments: Chemistry, Home Science, Mathematics, Physics
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Statistics] *School of Commerce *School of Earth Sciences *Education, School of Education *Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology *School of Arts, Communication and Languages *[ chool of Humanities and Social Sciences *

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* School of Life Sciences * School of Management

Facilities

Research facility

University Science Instrument Centre provides research facilities for research-oriented students.

Central facilities

*Central Library *Computer Centre *University Sports Board *Guest House *University dispencery *University Science Instrument Centre *University Career Counseling and Placement Service *Women Cell for "Combating Sexual Harassment" and Creation of Healthy Environment in University

Other facilities

*Auditorium *IT Infrastructure *Sports *Cafeteria *Medical/Hospital *Alumni Associations *Boy's Hostel *Girl's Hostel *Transport

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Student life

Students' Union

The Student Apex Body is the group of student leaders presiding over all the student unions of the colleges that are affiliated to HNB Garhwal University. The members of the apex body are elected by an indirect election amongst the university representatives coming from each college. There are about 161 colleges affiliated to HNB Garhwal University. Student Union in HNBGU University Campuses are directly elected by voting of students reading here. * Chandrshekhar Azad, founder

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& National President of Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) & MP from Nagina (Uttar Pradesh). * Dhan Singh Negi, former MLA for

Tehri New Tehri is where Vidushi lives a city and a municipal board in Tehri Garhwal District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of Tehri Garhwal District. This urban municipality area has 11 wards, from Vidh ...

* Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, former Union Education Minister. *

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, former

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Central universities in India Pauri Garhwal district Universities and colleges established in 1973 1973 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Universities in Uttarakhand