CPUEST for B.Tech

Our Roots

Recognizing the fact that there is a large gap in the number of quality Institutes of higher education in rural areas as compared to urban areas and the report of National Knowledge Commission 2006, An initiative of legendary Career Point Group, which is in the field of education since 1993, the Career Point University Hamirpur was established by the Government of Himachal Pradesh vide Act No 12 of 2012 under section 2 (f) of the UGC Act, 1956.This is a UGC approved, NAAC Accredited, ARIIA, NIRF- MoE, Govt. of India ranked and is a member of AIU Delhi. The University is empowered by the University Grant Commission (UGC), a statutory body of Government of India, for the award of degrees under Section 22 of the UGC Act 1956. The University is situated in the rural area facing the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas.

The University was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Prof. P.K. Dhumal in August 2012 and became functional in the same year. With a humble beginning of 96 students, the University today has around 1939 students including 171 Ph.D. students on its roll. During the past 10 years, it has grown both in size and stature and has emerged as an institution of repute in the state of Himachal Pradesh.