HPU has 12 multi-storied buildings, including Ambedkar Bhawan, Law Block, Science Blocks, Netaji Subash Chandra Bhawan, Multi-faculty Swami Vivekanand Bhawan, Gandhi Bhawan, and Main Library. The university also has Administrative Block, Examination Block, Pre-Examination Coaching Centre for SC/ ST/ OBC/ Minorities, Medical and Health Centre, ICDEOL Building, and Human Resource Development Centre. HPU offers various facilities to its students. Some of these facilities include hostels, faculty house, auditorium, playground, a post office, bank, ATM, cyber cafes, eateries, transport and shops.
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- Library
University library is six storied building which has the capacity to accommodate about 450 readers in reading halls and about 100 research scholars in cubicles on different floors. It has a collection over 2,19,852 books, 45 periodicals & journals, and more than 8000 e-journals.
- Hostel
Hostels are equipped with basic facilities like medical, gymnasium, television, reading room, and indoor games. Mess, common room, guest room, and wi-fi facility is also available. Admission to hostels is based on 75% of the seats shall be reserved for the students passing their qualifying examination from H.P. University and 25% of the seats will be open to all.
Boys HostelNumber of beds - 593|In-Campus Hostel, Girls HostelNumber of beds - 1176|In-Campus Hostel - Sports ComplexAvailable Facilities:Indoor Games Facility|Outdoor Stadium
- LabsAvailable Facilities:Chemistry Lab|Computer Lab|Physics Lab|Bio Science Lab|Chemical Lab
- CafeteriaGymHospital / Medical FacilitiesWi-Fi CampusShuttle ServiceAuditoriumConvenience Store
HPU Infrastructure FAQs
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Q: How is the campus of HPU?
Himachal Pradesh University provides various modern amenities with state-of-the-art infrastructure to its students. The facilities provided by the university includes 14 hostels, a faculty house, and an Auditorium that seats 800 persons, playground, a post office, bank, ATM, cyber cafes, eateries, transport and shops. Moreover, HPU has administrative Block, Examination Block, Pre-Examination Coaching Centre for SC/ ST/ OBC/ Minorities, Medical and Health Centre, ICDEOL Building, and Human Resource Development Centre.
Q: Does HPU offer hostel facilities to its students?
Himachal Pradesh University maintains 13 hostels: 4 for boys and 9 for girls. These provide accommodations to approx. 972 girls and 567 boys students. All hostels have facilities of mess, internet connectivity through Wi-Fi and LAN, common room equipped with LED TV, current magazines, newspapers and Indoor games. Each hostel has a warden and office staff who are responsible for its smooth functioning and to carry out routine activities. Besides, all hostels are under CCTV surveillance 24x7.
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Answered 6 days ago
In the first year of the BTech degree at HPU Shimla candidates go through the concepts that they've already studied in their Class 11 and Class 12. This is done so that students know the basics of the concepts that they're going to use during their time at the course. The first year also ensures tha
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 months ago
There are a total of 80 seats available at HPU, Department of Evening Studies for BCom programme. Besides, the university also has seats in affiliated colleges for BCom. Below is intake at some of the HPU affiliated colleges for BCom programme:
Institutes | Seats |
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Gautam - Bells Institute of Management and Technology | 60 |
GGDSD College | 120 |
Gautam of Excellence Government Degree College | 80 |
Gautam Group of Colleges, Hamirpur (HP) | 60 |
Note: This information is sourced from official website/
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 11 months ago
There are a total of 140 seats available at HPU, Department of Evening Studies for BA programme. Besides, the university also has seats in affiliated colleges for BA. Below is intake at HPU affiliated colleges for BA programme:
Institutes | Seats |
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Swami Vivekanand Government College | 3200 |
Swami Vivekanand Government Degree College | 1087 |
Government College, Jukhala | 640 |
Government College, Lad-Bharol | 480 |
GGDSD College | 420 |
Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a year ago
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Beginner-Level 1
Answered a year ago
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Beginner-Level 1
What are the concepts introduced in the first year of BTech at HPU Shimla?