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Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

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Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
Former name
Garhwal University
TypeCentral University
Established1973; 53 years ago (1973)
AccreditationNAAC
AffiliationsUGC, AIU, ACU
ChancellorYogendra Narain
Vice-ChancellorPrakash Singh
VisitorPresident of India
Location
Srinagar
,
Uttarakhand
,
India

30°13′32″N 78°48′14″E / 30.225441528581655°N 78.80389893533093°E / 30.225441528581655; 78.80389893533093
Campus
  • Urban
Websitehnbgu.ac.in
Map

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) also known as Central University of Uttarakhand is a Central University, established in 1973, located in Srinagar in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand in Northern India.[1] The university is named after Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. The university is residential cum affiliating with jurisdiction over Garhwal region. It is on the banks of the river Alaknanda in the mid-Himalayas. University intake is through examination including Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE Main) for School of Engineering & Technology, CAT and MAT. The university is A Graded[2] with CGPA of 3.11 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

History

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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. In 2009, Garhwal University was declared a Central University pursuant to the Central Universities Act.[3] Recently 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).

Green chairs is a place to sit in free time at the Birla Campus, HNBGU.
The Green Chairs at Campus Canteen, Birla Campus

Campus

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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, 112.9 km (70.2 mi) from Rishikesh 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.[4] 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 4.2 km (2.6 mi)apart.
  • B. Gopal Reddy Campus – on mountain slopes at Pauri (Garhwal), 30 km (19 mi) from Srinagar (Garhwal) and 105.4 km (65.5 mi) from Kotdwar, the nearest railway station
  • Swami Ram Teerth Campus – located at Badshahi Thaul (Tehri Garhwal) amidst dense pine forest (85 km (53 mi) from Srinagar (Garhwal) and 65 km (40 mi) from Rishikesh on the route to Gangotri)

Organisation and administration

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Schools

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Facilities

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Research facility

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University Science Instrument Centre provides research facilities for research-oriented students.[5][6]

Central facilities

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  • Central Library
  • Computer Centre
  • University Sports Board
  • Guest House
  • University dispensary
  • University Science Instrument Centre
  • University Career Counseling and Placement Service


Student life

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Students' Union

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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.


References

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  1. ↑ Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Official Website
  2. ↑ Certificate of accreditation
  3. ↑ Central Universities Ordinance, 2009, No. 3 of 2009 published in the Gazette of India, extraordinary Part-II, Sec-I, New Delhi, 15 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "Brief about University | Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University". Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ↑ User Registration Form and User Guide
  6. ↑ Research Facilities Available and Facility Charges
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