Central University of Himachal Pradesh

Central University of Himachal Pradesh
Type	Public
Established	2009
Chancellor	Prof Dr Harmohinder Singh Bedi [1]
Vice-Chancellor	Kuldip Chand Agnihotri[1]
Location	Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC
Website	cuhimachal.ac.in

Central University of Himachal Pradesh is Central University headquartered from Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is operating from a temporary campus at Shahpur, Kangra district,^[2] pending the construction of two permanent campuses, at Dehra and Dharamsala.^[3] The university was founded in 2009 as a result of the government's policy to establish Central Universities in each of the states that do not already have a central university .The Central University of Himachal Pradesh is established under the Central Universities Act 2009 (No. 25 of 2009) enacted by the Parliament.

History

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in his address to the nation on 15 August 2007, announced the establishment of a Central University in each of the states that did not already have a central university. Subsequently, the Planning Commission provided for the establishment of 16 new Central Universities according to the Central Universities Act 2009 (No. 25 of 2009) of the Indian Parliament. The act received presidential assent on 20 March 2009 and provided for the establishment of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh, amongst others.Professor Furqan Qamar, appointed as the first Vice Chancellor of University.

References

1 2 "Officers of the University". cuhimachal.ac.in. Central University of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
↑ "Contact Us". cuhimachal.ac.in. Central University of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
↑ "Location of the University". cuhimachal.ac.in. Central University of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

External links

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[officers-1] 1 2 "Officers of the University". cuhimachal.ac.in. Central University of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

[2] "Contact Us". cuhimachal.ac.in. Central University of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

[3] "Location of the University". cuhimachal.ac.in. Central University of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

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^† Established or granted central university status in 2009 or afterwards.