Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU)

HNBGU had 11,095 students in its own UG and PG programmes in 2024-25, and 663 PhD scholars. 49% of the UG and PG students are women. 21% come from outside Uttarakhand. Students of affiliated or constituent colleges that report separately are not included.

Students by programme

Reserved categories and fee waivers

3,294 students are from SC, ST or OBC categories and 530 are economically backward (34% of all UG and PG students together). Of these 3,824 students, 2,088 had their full tuition fee paid by the central or state government, 593 by the university and 51 by private bodies.

HNBGU scholarships and fellowships

PhD scholars

HNBGU had 663 full-time PhD scholars in 2024-25.

Faculty

HNBGU's NIRF return lists 419 faculty members working at the university now, about 28 students per faculty member (counting PhD students). 92% of them hold a PhD. 28% are women. The median teacher has 8 years of experience.

Appointment: 348 regular, 69 adhoc / contractual, 2 other.

Source: Student strength, PhD and faculty tables from the NIRF 2026 data return of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (IR-O-U-0557), as published on hnbgu.ac.in Open the PDF. Figures are for 2024-25 unless a year is given; the university is responsible for them.