Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani is a state university established by the government of Haryana under Act No. 25 of 2014. It has been recognized by the University Grants Commission under 2F. The university is a boon for the academically rather deprived region of Haryana, and holds great promise for the intellectual and academic boom for the people of Bhiwani, a city located to the west of Delhi and south of Chandigarh at a distance of 125 kilometers and 285 kilometers respectively.
Bansi Lal Legha was an Indian independence activist, senior Congress leader, former Chief Minister of Haryana, and considered by many to be the architect of modern Haryana. Lal was elected to the Haryana State Assembly seven times, the first time in 1967. He served three separate terms as Chief Minister of Haryana: 1968–75, 1985–87, and 1996–99. Bansi Lal was considered a close confidante of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi during the Emergency era of 1975 -1977. He served as the Defence Minister from December 1975 to March 1977 and had a brief stint as a Minister without Portfolio in the Union government in 1975. He also held the Railways and Transport portfolios. He set up the Haryana Vikas Party after parting ways with the Indian National Congress in 1996.
Institute Name | Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani |
Estd. Year | 2014 |
Approved/Recognised by | UGC |
Type | State University |
Programs offered | PG |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. S.K. Gakhar |
Address | Hisar Road opposite Board Of School Education Bhiwani - 127021 Haryana, India |
Contact Number | 9871691084 |