Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (formerly known as Garhwal University) is a Central University, established in 1973, located in Srinagar, Uttarakhand in Northern India. The university is named after Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. The university is residential cum affiliating with jurisdiction over the Garhwal region. It is on the banks of the river Alaknanda in the mid-Himalayas. Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University is Central Government-owned University that is approved by University Grants Commission (UGC). University intake is through examination including Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) for School of Engineering & Technology, CAT, and MAT. The university is A Graded with a CGPA of 3.11 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

The university was established in November 1973. It was renamed Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in 1989 in commemoration of the memory of a leading statesman Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna. In 2009, Garhwal University was declared a Central University pursuant to the Central Universities Act. It is among the ten largest universities in India with three campuses and more than 161 affiliated colleges and institutes (State-run/aided and Self-financed) and examines approximately 1,50,000 students annually, providing higher education services in 7 out of the 13 districts of the state of Uttarakhand.

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