Universities in Shimla

Find below the list of UGC-recognized universities in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, including central, state, deemed and open universities, along with their contact details. Shimla is the capital city if Himachal Pradesh. Shimla was named after ‘Shyamala ... read more+ Devi’ another name of goddess Kali. Hindi is the widely spoken language here. Shimla has developed massively as a tourist destination. Majority of Shimla’s economy comes from the tourism sector. Other sectors that generate revenue for Shimla are education and hotel industry. Shimla is popular for the kind of education it departs and the literacy rate of 93.6% proves it. IGMC, IIAS, HPUBS, UIIT, ICAR etc are some of the reputed institutes here. Shimla is well connected through rail, road and air. The nearest airport is the Shimla Airport which is 23 kilometres from the city. The following page lists 2 universities, the first one is A.P.G. (Alakh Prakash Goyal) University at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh , Himachal Pradesh - India and the last one is Himachal Pradesh University located at Summer Hills Shimla - 171 005. (hp) , Himachal Pradesh - India. Also see universities in Kangra , Mandi , Chamba , Solan , Kullu , Una , Bilaspur , Hamirpur , Kinnaur , Paonta Sahib , Nahan , Rajgarh , Keylong , Palampur , Nurpur , Ghumarwin , Rampur , Nadaun , Nagrota Bagwan , Dalhousie , Manali , Reckong Peo and Dharamsala .show less-