
Himachal Pradesh University is a state university, established in 1970, located in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. HPU, Shimla has been approved by the UGC (University Grants Commission) and accredited with an ‘A’ grade by the NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). The univeristy was established by an Act of the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh.
HPU, Shimla offers admission to UG, PG and Ph.D programmes. The programmes are offered in science, commerce, management and arts. Students seeking admission to these programmes must meet the HPU, Shimla’s eligibility criteria. The university has a campus size of 200 Acres with a student and faculty count of 10761 and 170 respectively.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Establishment Year |
1970 |
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Institution Type |
State University |
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Genders Accepted |
Male and Female |
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Campus Size |
200 Acres |
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Student Count |
10761 |
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Faculty Count |
170 |
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Approvals |
UGC |
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Accreditation |
NAAC |
HPU admissions to undergraduate courses like BCA, BBA and Diploma are done on merit basis. HPU course admissions to M.A, M.Sc, M.E/M.Tech, MBA M.P.Ed, MFA, M.Com, MCJ, MCA, MTM, B.Ed, M.Ed and LLM are done on the basis of HPU admission test scores.
Step-by-step process for HPU admissions 2024 is as follows:
According to NIRF reports 2023, 100 UG (3 years), 110 UG (4 years), 5 UG (5 years), 172 PG (2 years), 19 PG (3 years) and 7 PG (5 years) students are placed and the median package offered is INR 3.3 LPA, INR 4 LPA, INR 4 LPA, INR 2.75 LPA, INR 2.25 LPA and INR 2.5 LPA respectively.
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UG (3 years) |
UG (4 years) |
UG (5 years) |
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Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
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2020 |
431 |
138 |
2020 |
153 |
60 |
2020 |
110 |
62 |
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2021 |
406 |
235 |
2021 |
152 |
85 |
2021 |
112 |
100 |
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2022 |
349 |
100 |
2022 |
337 |
110 |
2022 |
117 |
5 |
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PG (2 years) |
PG (3 years) |
PG (5 years) |
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Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
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2020 |
1566 |
94 |
2020 |
105 |
3 |
2020 |
30 |
30 |
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2021 |
1495 |
129 |
2021 |
95 |
19 |
2021 |
28 |
28 |
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2022 |
1782 |
172 |
2022 |
106 |
19 |
2022 |
29 |
7 |
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla: Notable Alumni
List of HPU’s Notable Alumni is given below:
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Name |
Designation |
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Hamid Karzai |
President of Afghanistan |
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J P Nadda |
Current National President of BJP and former Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare |
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Mohit Chauhan |
Popular Indian Singer |
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Ashwani Kumar |
Former Governor of Nagaland |
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Indu Goswami |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
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