A P GOYAL SHIMLA UNIVERSITY

Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University (APGSU) is a private university situated near Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, on the Mehli Shoghi bypass road. It was founded in 2012 by the A.P. Goyal Charitable Trust under the APG (Alakh Prakash Goyal) Shimla University Establishment and Regulation Act, 2012. The university houses eight schools, including the 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, and School of Para Medical Sciences. As with all Indian universities, APGSU is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which sent an expert committee and accepted compliance of observations and deficiencies. Its five-year Bachelor of Architecture programme is approved by the Council of Architecture (COA), while its legal studies programmes are approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI). The university is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).