Himachal Pradesh University

Himachal Pradesh University
Motto in English	Those, who are armed with knowledge, are skillful
Type	Public
Established	22 July 1970
Chancellor	Governor of Himachal Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Sat Parkash Bansal
Location	Summer Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India; 31°06′41″N 77°08′20″E / 31.1115°N 77.1390°E
Campus	Urban
Colours	Green
Affiliations	UGC, AIU, ACU, NAAC
Website	www.hpuniv.ac.in

Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) is a public state university at Summer Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.^[1] It was established on 22 July 1970 by The Himachal Pradesh University Act, 1970 (HP Act No 17 of 1970) by the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, before the emergence of Himachal Pradesh as a full state of India.

The university has been awarded Grade 'A' by NAAC.^[2]

The University has a total of 13 faculties, 11 of which comprise 52 departments and 5 centers and institutes, which run 132 academic programmes.