SWAMI RAMA HIMALAYAN UNIVERSITY

Swami Rama Himalayan University (SRHU) is a private university situated about 25 kilometers southeast of Dehradun city, close to Jolly Grant Airport, in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is named after the Indian yogi Swami Rama. In April 2012, a proposal to establish the university was submitted to the Government of Uttarakhand by the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust. The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly passed the 'Himalayan University Bill, 2012' in December 2012, which became an Act in February 2013 as the Himalayan University Act, 2012. The university's first academic session began in July 2013. SRHU conducts its academic activities through four constituent colleges: the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), offering MBBS and various MD programs; the Himalayan College of Nursing (HCN), offering Basic and Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing courses; the Himalayan School of Science & Technology (HSST), offering BCA and B.Tech programs in Civil, Computer Science, and Electronics & Communication Engineering; and the Himalayan School of Management Studies (HSMS), offering MBA, B.Com Honours, and BBA programs.