Himalayan Garhwal University is the source-workbook name for the private university established at Dhaid Gaon, Block Pokhra, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand under Act No. 33 of 2016. A 2021 amendment changed the statutory name to Maharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University. The university was promoted by Jan Kalyan Educational Trust and was created to expand higher and professional education in the hill region of Uttarakhand. Its statutory academic scope is broad, including technical education, humanities and social sciences, commerce, science, computer science, agriculture, management, horticulture, paramedical sciences, nursing, law, journalism, teacher education, hotel management and pharmacy. The institution offers certificate, diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral routes across many of these areas. The university is recognized under the UGC framework and has professional-programme approvals where relevant. The Pauri Garhwal location strongly shapes the university's stated mission. Its public materials emphasize access to higher education for students in the hill districts, reduction of education-related migration, skills, entrepreneurship and opportunities for women and marginalized communities. The campus setting in the Garhwal hills also differentiates it from metropolitan private universities. In 2021 the Uttarakhand Legislature amended the university's name while retaining the original 2016 statutory foundation. The institution has continued academic operations, research and doctoral coursework under the amended framework. The university has also developed training and placement links with institutions and industry while keeping regional access central to its mission. Its institutional development connects multidisciplinary private higher education with the demographic and employment challenges of Uttarakhand's hill areas. Located at Dhaid Gaon in Block Pokhra, Pauri Garhwal district. Offers study from certificate and diploma level through postgraduate and doctoral programmes. Following years — Agriculture, management, technology, law, pharmacy and humanities became part of the academic portfolio. Current phase — The institution continues multidisciplinary teaching, research and regional higher-education activity from Pauri Garhwal.