Himachal Pradesh University was established on 22 July 1970 by an Act of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It is wholly financed by the Government of Himachal Pradesh and the University Grants Commission.

It has an International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning, a University Evening College, a University College of Business Studies, a Regional Centre at Dharamshala and nearly 80 affiliated Under-graduate, Post-graduate, engineering, medical, dental, education and Sanskrit colleges. Himachal Pradesh University has 28 Teaching Departments that offes various courses. There are 65 Govt Degree Colleges, 18 Sanskrit Colleges and 5 other colleges, apart from this there are more than 195 private colleges that are affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University.

The Departments of Himachal Pradesh University are:
* Department of Commerce
* Department of Education
* Department of Physical Education
* Department of English
* Department of Hindi
* Department of Sanskrit
* Department of Modern European & Foreign Language
* Department of Laws
* Department of Bio-Sciences
* Department of Bio-Technology
* Department of Chemistry
* Department of Physics
* Department of Mathematics & Statistics
* Department of Economics
* Department of Geography
* Department of History
* Department of Political Sciences
* Department of Public Administration
* Department of Psychology
* Department of Sociology
* Department of Journalism & Mass Communication
* Department of Yoga Studies
* Department of Bhoti
* Department of Computer Science

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