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Type | Private |
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Established | 2012 |
Chancellor | Rajat Mathur[1] |
Vice-Chancellor | Ramesh Chauhan[2] |
Location | , , 31°04′N 77°10′E / 31.06°N 77.16°E |
Affiliations | UGC, COA, BCI, AIU |
Website | agu |
Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University (AGU) is a private university[3] located near Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India on the Mehli Shoghi bypass road.[4] The university was established in 2012 by the A.P. Goyal Charitable Trust through the APG (Alakh Prakash Goyal) Shimla University Establishment and Regulation Act, 2012.[5]
The university has the following eight schools:[6]
Like all universities in India, Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University is recognised by the University Grants Commission (India) (UGC), which has also sent an expert committee[7] and accepted compliance of observations and deficiencies.[8] The School of Architecture's 5-year Bachelor of Architecture programme is approved by the Council of Architecture (COA).[9] The programmes by the School of Legal Studies and Research are approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI).[10] The university is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).[11]