Hemwati
Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
Hemwati
Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (formerly known as Garhwal University)
is a public university located at Srinagar town in the Pauri Garhwal district
of Uttarakhand state in northern India. Named after Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna,
the university is residential cum affiliating with jurisdiction over Garhwal
district of the region. It is situated on the banks of the river Alaknanda in
the mid-Himalayas.
It
was established on 1 December 1973 as Garhwal University. In 1989, it was
renamed as Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University. In 2009, it became a
Central University. The Academic Council is the principal academic body of the
University and exercise general supervision over the academic policies of the
University.
