About University
Historical BackgroundDr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, was established on 1st December,1985 with the objective to promote education, research and extension education in the fields of Horticulture, Forestry and allied disciplines. Late Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the first Chief Minister and the architect of Himachal Pradesh perceived the importance of Horticulture and Forestry to develop and improve the State economy which led to the establishment of this University. Its history lies in erstwhile Himachal Agricultural College, Solan, established in 1962 and affiliated to the Panjab University. It became one of the campuses of Agriculture Complex of Himachal Pradesh University on its formation in 1970. Consequent upon the establishment of Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya in 1978, this campus became its Horticulture Complex and finally in 1985, assumed the status of a State University, being the only University in the country engaged exclusively in teaching, research and extension in Horticulture and Forestry.
The University is located at Nauni in Solan District of Himachal Pradesh, 13 km from Solan on Solan-Rajgarh Road, at an elevation of 1300 metres above mean sea level. Solan town is situated on national highway (NH-22) and is well connected by train and bus services. From this year, a new “Institute of Biotechnology and Environmental Science” has been established at Neri in Hamirpur District located on Nadaun-Hamirpur State Highway, about 6 Km away from Hamirpur town and is well connected with bus service.
The University has two constituent Colleges located at the main campus, Nauni, one for Horticulture and the other for Forestry, having 8 and 7 departments respectively besides Seed Technology & Production Centre functioning under College of Horticulture. B Sc (Honours) Horticulture and B Sc (Honours) Biotechnology degree programme(s) shall commence from this Academic Year at the “Institute of Biotechnology and Environmental Science” at Neri in Hamirpur District. In addition, there are 5 Regional Research Stations and 12 Research Sub-Stations situated in different zones of the State and four Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) at Chamba, Rohroo, Sharbo and Kandaghat.
SYSTEM OF EDUCATION
This is a residential University and all the students are required to reside in the hostels, unless otherwise permitted. The University follows the semester system of education which requires continuous hard work and regularity on the part of the students in the classes throughout the semester.
Under the new system of examination for Undergraduate students, evaluation is partially external and partially internal.
The education aims at an all-round development of the personality of the student and the University provides necessary facilities to achieve this objective. Emphasis is laid on the high academic standards and discipline. The University also provides facilities for different games and sports, NCC/NSS and other co-curricular activities (literary, cultural, hobby development, etc.). These activities are looked after by the Students’ Welfare Organization.
FACULTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Faculty
The University has a faculty of 237 teachers/scientists out of which 169 teachers/ scientists are posted at the main campus catering to the needs of teaching, research and extension education activities at the main campus.
Laboratories & Research Farms
The Colleges have well equipped laboratories and class rooms with state of art instruments and teaching aids. Separate laboratories for conducting undergraduate practicals are available besides postgraduate laboratories catering to latest research. Being farm university, it has a vast experimental area of about 550 hectare provided with modern facilities like polyhouses, glass houses, mist chambers, sprinklers/drip irrigation system, precision farming etc. Besides, herbal garden and demonstration area serve as effective live tools for easy learning.
Satya Nand Stokes Library
The University library named after Satya Nand Stokes, the visionary, who introduced Delicious varieties of apples in Himachal Pradesh, thus ushering in a horticulture revolution, is housed in a vast ventilated building offering conducive environment for study. The library has, at present, a stock of 42769 books covering areas of horticulture, forestry and allied sciences, and subscribes to 116 scientific journals. Besides, with effect from 27th July, 2008, access to more than 2000 electronic journals through CERA (Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture) has been provided for easy tracking of literature by students and faculty. It has acquired all important data-bases on CD-ROM accessible on CD-NET like AGRIS, HORT-CD, TREE-CD, CAB-CD, Encyclopedia Britanica and Mc Graw-Hill Multimedia Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, etc.
Computer Centre and Information Network
The University has a separate computer centre which provides information technology facilities to all staff and students besides connectivity to National Network under Agricultural Research Information System (ARIS) of ICAR. All academic departments and offices within the campus have connectivity through Local Area Network for resource sharing and exchange of information. It is on global network through Internet and E-mail facilities. In addition, each College has full fledged “Education Technology Cell” providing free service to all the students. There is also one bioinformatics sub-centre which provides support base in Bioinformatics and access to various databases and softwares in specific areas of horticulture and forestry.
Students Welfare Activities
The Students’ Welfare Organization of the University attends to the residential requirements, sports, cultural/co-curricular activities, NCC/NSS and medical care of the students. The University has a placement cell for career counselling. The University has eight hostels, four for boy students and four for girl students. Each hostel has a common room equipped with TV and facilities for indoor games and a badminton court. Besides, there is one international hostel for foreign national students. Important newspapers and magazines are also subscribed for general reading of the students in the hostel. The University has a big playground where facilities for all outdoor games and sports exist. In order to cater to the need of indoor games, a national level indoor gymnasium is nearing completion. The students are encouraged to participate in District, State and Inter-University Competitions. The campus has facilities of student centre, shopping centre, banks, post and telegraph office.
NCC, NSS, sports and games are compulsory for all undergraduate students. However, the girls, foreign nationals and inservice candidates are exempted from NCC. Physical Education is compulsory except for inservice candidates.
The University has a Health Centre with the staff strength of a senior medical officer, lady doctor, two pharmacists, lab technician and staff nurse. The medical facilities including ambulance services are available to all the students and residents round the clock.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMME
undergraduate programmeThe undergraduate programme(s) i.e., B Sc (Honours) Horticulture/Forestry/ Bio-technology Programme shall be of 4-years (8 semesters). The Academic Session comprises two semesters each of 21 weeks and two semester breaks of 5 weeks each. Semester breaks are for NCC/NSS Camps/ educational tours.Postgraduate programme
College of Horticulture
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Entomology
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Floriculture & Landscape Architecture
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Food Technology
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Fruit Science
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Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
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Nematology
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Plant Pathology
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Seed Science & Technology
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Vegetable Science
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MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES OFFERED
ü MBA (Agribusiness)
ü MBA
College of Forestry
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Agricultural Economics
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Agroforestry
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Environment Management
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Environmental Science*
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Forest Genetic Resources
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Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
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Microbiology*
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Plantation Technology
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Silviculture
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Soil Science
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Statistics*
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Watershed Management
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Wood Science & Technology
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Ph D Programme
College of Horticulture
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Entomology
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Floriculture & Landscape Architecture
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Food Technology
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Fruit Science
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Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
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Plant Pathology
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Vegetable Science
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Total
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College of Forestry
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Agricultural Economics
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Agroforestry
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Forest Genetic Resources
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Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
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Microbiology
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Natural Resource Economics
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Silviculture
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Soil Science
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Statistics
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Total
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Diploma Course(s)
College of Forestry
Nomenclature of Diploma
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Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
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The normal duration for different Programmes:
i) Dip. in Medicinal & Aromatic Plants - 2 Semesters (1-year)
ii) M Sc - 4 Semesters (2-years)
iii) Ph D - 6 Semesters (3-years)
The Academic Session comprises two semesters each of 21 weeks and two semester breaks of 5 weeks each.
i) Dip. in Medicinal & Aromatic Plants - 2 Semesters (1-year)
ii) M Sc - 4 Semesters (2-years)
iii) Ph D - 6 Semesters (3-years)
The Academic Session comprises two semesters each of 21 weeks and two semester breaks of 5 weeks each.
Contact Us
Vice-Chancellor Office
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| Vice Chancellor | Dr. K. R. Dhiman | 01792 252363(O), M-94182-03800 252609(O), 252343(R) FAX 01792 252242 | vcuhf@yahoo.com vc@yspuniversity.ac.in |
| Sr.Pvt.Secretary to Vice-Chancellor | Sh. R. K. Sood | 01792 252363(O), M-94181-26980 252250(R) | |
| Secretary to Vice-Chancellor | Sh. | 01792 252357(O), M-94184-52430 252430(R), | |
Statutory Officers
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| Registrar | Capt. Raman Sharma | 01792 252219(O) 252365(R) FAX 01792 252009 | registrar@yspuniversity.ac.in |
| Director of Research | Dr. R. C. Sharma | 01792 252315(O) M-94187-40453 FAX 01792 252030 | dresuhf@yahoo.com |
| Director of Extension Education | Dr. N. B. Singh | 01792 252706(O) 252203(R) FAX 01792 252288 | dext@yspuniversity.ac.in |
| Dean College of Horticulture | Dr. R. C. Sharma | 01792 252344(O), M-98180-52365 FAX 01792 252844 | dcoh@yspuniversity.ac.in |
| Dean College of Forestry | Dr. S. D. Kashyap | 01792 252354(O) 223200(R) | dean_cof@yahoo.co.in |
| Comptroller | Sh. Moti Ram Verma | 01792 252336(O) 252362(R) | |
| Librarian | Dr M. S. Pathania | 01792 252280(O), M-98166-63276 229520(R) | pathania.msp@rediffmail.com |
| Student Welfare Officer | Dr A. S. Chandel | 01792 252312(O), M-94180-52364 252364(R) | |
| Estate Officer | Sh Pawan Kumar Sharma | 01792 252220 (O) | |
Heads of Departments College of Horticulture
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| Dept. of Biotechnology | Dr S. V. Bhardwaj | 01792 252639(O) 252064(R) | uhfbtc@yahoo.com |
| Dept. of Entomology & Apiculture | Dr. J. P. Sharma | 01792 252240(O), 98163-29826(M) Fax 01792-252844 | |
| Dept. of Floriculture & Landscaping | Dr. Rajesh Bhalla | 01792 252276(O), M-94181-46887 224597(R) | |
| Dept. of Fruit Science | Dr. P. S. Chauhan | 01792 252326(O) | |
| Dept. of Mycology & Plant Pathology | Dr B. C. Suman | 01792 252140(O), M: 94180-06548 222775(R) | |
| Dept. of Food Science &Technology | Dr. V. K. Joshi | 01792 252410(O), M-94186-79136 252342(R) | |
| Dept. of Vegetable Science | Dr M. L. Bhardwaj | 01792 252329(O), M-94181-44057 | vgcuhf@yahoo.com |
| Dept. of Business Management | Dr. Y. S. Negi | 01792 252333(O), M-94182-27307 252241(R) | |
Heads of Departments College of Forestry
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| Dept. of Basic Sciences | Dr. C K Shirkot | 01792 252282(O) | |
| Dept. of Forest Products | Dr. Kulwant Rai Sharma | 01792 252495(O), M-94182-30268 | krai1960@yahoo.com |
| Dept. of Silviculture & Agroforestry | Dr. S. D. Kashyap | 01792 252270(O) | |
| Dept. of Social Sciences | Dr. L. R. Sharma | 01792 252333(O), M-94187-33118 252390(R) | |
| Dept. of Soil Science and Water Management | Dr. J. N. Raina | 01792 252328(O) 223200(R) | |
| Dept. of Tree Improvement and Genetic Resources | Dr. N. B. Singh | 01792 252324(O) | |
| Dept. of Environmental Science | Dr. S. K. Bhardwaj | 01792-252023 (O), M-094181 44092 315306 (R) Fax : 91-1792-252023 | sbhardwajswm@rediffmail.com |
Others
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| Computer & Instrumentation Centre | Sh. Ravi Kumar Walia | 01792 252159(O), 252459(O) 22360(R), M-94187-51510 | rwalia4@rediffmail.com |
| Seed technology & Production Centre | Dr HS Kanwar | 01792 252323(O) M-94182-28384 229396(R) | |
| Regional Centre | Dr Parvinder Kaushal | 01792 252487(O), 223030(R)Fax : 91-1792-252659 | |
| Health Centre | 01792 252358(O) | ||
| Public Relation Officer (PRO) | Sh P. D. Bhardwaj | 01792 252361 | |
| Placement Officer | Dr. Dalip Modgil | 094180-74355 | |
| Kishan Service Center | 01792 252822 | ||
Hostel & Guest House
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| University Guest House | 252379 | University Entry Gate | 252261 |
| Officer's Training Hostel | 252117 | ||
| Farmer's Hostel | 252054 | ||
| PG Hostel | 252347 | Girls Hostel | 252213 |
| New PH Hostel | 252227 | New Girls Hostel | 252291 |
| UG Hostel | 252332 | New PG Girls Hostel | 252225 |
| New UG Hostel | 252001 | ||
Research Stations & Krishi Vigan Kendras (KVK)
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| RHRS Mashobra | 0177-2740261, 2740793 FAX-2740092,2740793 | KVK Rohru | 01781-240365 |
| RHRS Bajaura | 01905-287248 | KVK Chamba | 01899-232144 |
| RHRS Jachh | 01893-226046 | KVK Sharbo | 01786-222122 |
| RHRS Bhota | 01972-255888 | KVK Kandaghat | 01792-256232 |
| RHRS Sharbo | 01786-222231 | ||
| HRS Dhaulakuan | 01704-257466 | ||
| HRS Kandaghat | 01792-256232 | ||
| THRS Kotkhai | 01783-255442 | ||
| ASML Kotkhai | 01783-255526 | ||
| Incharge Seobagh | 01902-230347 | ||
| Incharge HRS Tabo | 01906-223355 | ||
| HRS Nagrota | 01892-249343 | ||