(In this series, indianexpress.com will introduce college aspirants to the top universities accepting undergraduate admissions through CUET. The article will highlight the history, admission process, top courses and other important details about the institute) CUET UG 2023: The Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Gharwal University (HNB Garhwal University) is one of the central universities which has adopted Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admission into its various courses. Last year, the university received 1,11,584 applications for admission into its undergraduate programmes. It has already released the eligibility criteria for admissions into UG (Undergraduate) courses for the upcoming academic session of 2023-2024. The aspirants seeking admission into the college can visit the official website of the university to check the entire eligibility criteria for various courses offered by the university— hnbgu.ac.in. The university offers courses including — BSc (Hons) in Forestry, BSc (Hons) in Horticulture, BSc Mathematics, BSc Life Science, BSc in Yogic Science, BPharma in Pharmaceutical Science, BCom, BTech in Computer Science and Engineering, BTech in Electronic and Communication Engineering, BTech in Instrumentation Engineering, BTech in Mechanical Engineering, BTech in Information Technology, BA in Arts, BA in Language, BA in Social Sciences & Humanities, BHM in Hotel Management, 5 year Integrated MSc in Biotechnology, BA (Honors) in Journalism & Mass Communication, BA Diploma in Folk Music, BA Diploma in Folk Dance, BA BEd (Integrated), BSc BEd (Integrated), and BCom BEd (Integrated). There are 121 colleges and institutes affiliated to HNB Garhwal University. The admission process and all that you need to know about admission is given below. CUET The university take admissions into its UG (undergraduate) and PG (postgraduate) courses on the basis of CUET results after the introduction of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). Popular courses BSc (Hons) in Forestry, BSc (Hons) in Horticulture, BSc Mathematics, BSc Life Science, BSc in Yogic Science, BPharma in Pharmaceutical Science, BCom, BTech in Computer Science and Engineering, BTech in Electronic and Communication Engineering, BTech in Instrumentation Engineering, BTech in Mechanical Engineering, BTech in Information Technology, BA in Arts, BA in Language, BA in Social Sciences & Humanities, BHM in Hotel Management, 5 year Integrated MSc in Biotechnology, BA (Honors) in Journalism & Mass Communication, BA Diploma in Folk Music, BA Diploma in Folk Dance, BA BEd (Integrated), BSc BEd (Integrated), and BCom BEd(Integrated) are the most popular courses of the university. Scholarships The HNB Garhwal University provides students with several scholarships, studentships and bursaries. The scholarships are granted as per the Central University rules. The scholarships that university grants out of its own resources are— Merit Scholarship to BEd students and Merit Scholarship to BPL Students. Some of the privately sponsored Merit-cum-Need based Scholarships are— Shri Kalyaneshwar Temple Scholarship, Smt Shanti Devi Shaligram Bhatt Scholarship, Shyam Charan Scholarship, Aditya Ram Barthwal Scholarship, Shail Suman Scholarship, Shri Dev Raghavrag Trust Scholarship, Kalpeshwari Devi Scholarship, National Sanskrit Sansthan Research Scholarship, and Smt. Leela Kala Research Scholarship. Hostels The university has three campuses. These three campuses are distantly located from each other - Birla Campus, Srinagar Garhwal with its extension at Chauras Campus, B. Gopal Reddy (BGR) Campus, Pauri and Swami Ram Teerth (SRT) Campus, Badshahithaul, Tehri. The university has hostel facility for boys and girls both. There are total eight girls hostel and seven boys hostel. All the girls hostels are in the Birla Campus, Srinagar. While, there are three boys hostels in the Birla Campus, Srinagar, two in Chauras Campus, Chauras, one in BGR Campus Pauri, and one in SRT Campus Badshahithaul Tehri. History The HNB Garhwal University was first established as a state university vide Uttar Pradesh state government on November 23, 1973. Later the university was converted to a Central University on January 15, 2009 by an Act of Parliament i.e. the Central Universities Act 2009.
