Himachal Pradesh University is a public non-profit university at Summer Hill about 5 km from the world-renowned hill-station Shimla, in the vicinity of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study. It is wholly financed by the government of Himachal Pradesh and the University Grants Commission, New Delhi.HistoryHimachal Pradesh University was established on 22 July 1970 by an Act of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.Institutes and centres Himachal Pradesh University Business SchoolUniversity Institute of Information Technology, ShimlaUniversity Institute of Legal Studies, Shimla Agro-Economic Research Centre, Shimla Centre of Environmental Studies International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning (ICDEOL) University Centre for Business Studies Himachal Pradesh University-Centre for Evening Studies The Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies Population Research Centre (PRC), Shimla Pre Examination Coaching Centre The Institute of Vocational Studies The Institute of Urban Studies & Planning Institute of Education Research & Development Institute of Tribal Studies & Research Centre for Australian and New Zealand Studies Centre for Women's Studies and Development