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|chancellor = Rajat Mathur<ref>{{cite web|title=Chancellor's Message of Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University|url=http://agu.edu.in/about-us/chancellors-message/|website=Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University|accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref>
|vice_chancellor =Ramesh Kumar Choudhary<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Chancellor's Message - Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University|url=https://agu.edu.in/about-us/vice-chancellor/|website=Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University|accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref>
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'''Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University''' ('''AGU''') is a [[Private university (India)|private university]]<ref name=Private>{{cite web|title=State-wise List of Private Universities as on 6.10.2017|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Private%20University/Private%20University%20Consolidated%20List%20Private%20Universities%20as%20on%2006.10.2017.pdf|website=www.ugc.ac.in|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]|accessdate=30 October 2017|date=6 October 2017}}</ref> located near [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]] on the Mehli Shoghi bypass road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://agu.edu.in/contact-us/|title=Contact Us – agu.edu.in|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref> The university was established in 2012 by the A.P. Goyal Charitable Trust through the ''APG (Alakh Prakash Goyal) Shimla University Establishment and Regulation Act, 2012''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://himachal.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/10_l892s/APG-97115937.pdf|date=15 January 2013|title=APG (Alakh Prakash Goyal) Shimla University Establishment and Regulation Act, 2012|accessdate=1 September 2017|publisher=[[Government of Himachal Pradesh]]|work=Himachal Pradesh Gazette}}</ref>

==Schools==
The university has the following eight schools:<ref>{{cite web|title=Home Page|url=http://agu.edu.in|website=agu.edu.in|publisher=Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University|accessdate=9 November 2017|language=en}} Click on "Academics & Faculty".</ref>
* School of Advance Computing
* School of Engineering and Technology
* School of Legal Studies and Research
* School of Sciences
* School of Design
* School of Management
* School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
* School of Architecture and Planning
* School of Journalism and Mass Communication
* School of Art and Humanities

==Approval==
Like all universities in India, Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University is recognised by the [[University Grants Commission (India)]] (UGC), which has also sent an expert committee<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/4316442_AGP-university-Shimla-annx-II0001.pdf|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]|title=Report of the UGC Expert Committee for APG (Alakh Prakash Goyal) Shimla University|date=8 May 2015|accessdate=1 September 2017}}</ref> and accepted compliance of observations and deficiencies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Private Universities in Himachal Pradesh|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/privateuniversitylist.aspx?id=9&Unitype=3|website=www.ugc.ac.in|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]|accessdate=11 November 2017}}</ref> The School of Architecture's 5-year [[Bachelor of Architecture]] programme is approved by the [[Council of Architecture]] (COA).<ref>{{cite web|title=COA approval|url=http://agu.edu.in/pdf/2.COA.pdf|publisher=[[Council of Architecture]]|accessdate=18 November 2017|date=12 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042851/http://agu.edu.in/pdf/2.COA.pdf|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The programmes by the School of Legal Studies and Research are approved by the [[Bar Council of India]] (BCI).<ref>{{cite web|title=BCI approval|url=http://agu.edu.in/pdf/3.BCI.pdf|publisher=[[Bar Council of India]]|accessdate=18 November 2017|date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118114221/http://agu.edu.in/pdf/3.BCI.pdf|archive-date=18 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university is also a member of the [[Association of Indian Universities]] (AIU).<ref>{{cite web|title=AIU membership letter|url=http://agu.edu.in/pdf/4.AIU-Membership.pdf|publisher=[[Association of Indian Universities]]|accessdate=11 November 2017|date=1 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044119/http://agu.edu.in/pdf/4.AIU-Membership.pdf|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{official|http://agu.edu.in/}}

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[[Category:Education in Shimla]]
[[Category:Universities in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2012]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Himachal Pradesh]]
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