'''Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry''' in district [[Solan]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]] is the first [[University]] of its kind in [[Asia]] with an exclusive mandate of education, research and extension in [[Horticulture]] and [[Forestry]]. People usually use the short form of the Uuniversity name : Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry.
It covers 550 hectares (5.5 km²) and is situated in [[Nauni]] on the Solan-Rajgarh Road. The campus lies 15 km from the town of [[Solan]]. The University was established on December 1, 1985 and is named after the first Chief Minister of [[Himachal Pradesh]].
This University was inaugurated by the Late [[Rajiv Gandhi]], Prime Minister of India, on [[30 April]], [[1988]].
It has two colleges, namely, the College of [[Horticulture]] and the College of [[Forestry]], which are sub-divided into 14 departments and are looked after by a faculty of over 200 scientists and teachers. It also has a school specialized in the study of apples, called [[Apple School]], Nauni.
It offers under-graduate, post-graduate and doctoral courses in horticulture, forestry and allied disciplines.
[[image:UHF_campus.png|A birds eye view of the campus]].
==External links==
* [http://www.yspuniversity.ac.in/ Official website of Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry]
