Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Universities (Garhwal University)

About Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Universities

Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, was established as a State University vide U. P. State Government notification no. (10)/(865)/15/(75)(85)/64 dated 23 November 1973. It has a rare distinction of taking birth through a powerful and popular movement during the early 1970s. This movement symbolized the hopes and aspirations of the masses for the development of higher education institutions in the Garhwal region. The people of this remote mountain region struggled for opening a University in the small but historic semi-rural town of Srinagar, Garhwal. It was an expression of the quest for empowering their future generations to overcome endemic economic and social backwardness, geographic and environmental constraints, preserving cultural identity, and harnessing the human resources for development.

The HNBGU was converted to a Central University on 15th January 2009 by an Act of Parliament i.e. The Central Universities Act 2009. The University has thus been entrusted with new responsibilities to guide its students, faculty and all other stakeholders to achieve excellence in academics and strive for the all-round development of the students. Since its inception, the University has shown commitment towards regional and community development inherent in its teaching courses, research agenda and other outreach and extension initiatives. The synergy derived from the circumstances of its genesis still inspires and promotes its vision for the future. However, being a Central University, HNBGU has a Pan-India appeal and draws students from various pockets of the country.

The University, nestled in the lap of Himalaya, ranges in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, is a residential cum affiliating institution of higher learning. It has jurisdiction over seven districts of the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. The University has three Campuses distantly located from each other – Birla Campus with its extension at Chauras Campus Srinagar Garhwal, B. Gopal Reddy (BGR) Campus Pauri and Swami Ram Teerth (SRT) Campus Badshahithaul, Tehri. In addition there are 121 colleges and institutes affiliated with HNBGU, spreading over seven districts of the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. On University Campuses, Undergraduate, Post-Graduate and Doctoral programmes are offered in various disciplines. Besides conventional courses, the University has introduced some regionally relevant courses of greater significance for the mountainous areas.