Swami Ramtirth Campus

 

H.N.B. Garhwal University, Swami Ramtirth Campus, Badshahithaul has the distinction of its being one of its first colleges of the district. It was opened as Govt. Degree College in the year 1969 and was named after the great saint Swami Ram Tirth. The batch of twenty-one students took the distinction of being students of B.A. Courses of Agra University.  Gradually Swami Ram Tirth Degree College pioneered by offering courses in Arts, Science, Commerce, Education and Law. As the years rolled on, it became one of the Constituent Colleges of Garhwal University and is now addressed as S.R.T. Campus, Badshahithaul. More new disciplines and courses were added to keep up pace with the rapidly changing trends of the modern world.  The campus is now full-fledged institution offering courses in Arts, Science, Commerce, Education and Law streams. Besides, a number of professional courses such as DBA, BBA, DCA, Journalism, Tourism Hotellering Secretarial Practice and Library Science are also offered.  Initially, the institution was established in old Tehri town at the confluence of the rivers- the Bhagirathi and the Bhilangana. Due to the construction of Tehri Hydro-Electric dam the campus was shifted to its new campus at Badshahithaul in the year 1998.

 

Situated at the height of about 5000’ above the sea level, the present campus of Badshahithaul is spread in 25 acres of land surrounded by splendors of nature amidst oak, cedar and pine trees, approachable from all parts of the district. It is located at a short distance of 03 Km from Chamba, and 8 Km from New Tehri Town. Chamba is an important town on Delhi-Gangotri national highway, which is well connected by road with Haridwar (85 Km), Dehradun (105 Km) and Rishikesh (60 Km), the nearby railway stations. The nearest airport from the campus is Jollygrant, which is at a distance of 80 kms.