Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

CCS HAU
Other name
HAU
Former names
Haryana Agricultural University (till 30 October 1991)[1]
MottoInspiring Agriprenuers
TypePublic
Established2 February 1970; 54 years ago (2 February 1970)
FounderA. L. Fletcher
AccreditationICAR
Academic affiliations
Budget₹ 697.3 Crore (2022–23)
ChancellorGovernor of Haryana
Vice-ChancellorDr. B. R. Kamboj
Academic staff
543
Administrative staff
2211[2]
Undergraduates796
Postgraduates380
700
Location
Hisar
,
Haryana
,
125004
,
Hisar, Haryana, India

29°08′N 75°42′E / 29.14°N 75.70°E / 29.14; 75.70
CampusUrban, 7200 acre
Colours  Green and Maroon
NicknameHAU
Sporting affiliations
Giri Centre
Websitewww.hau.ac.in
Fletcher Bhawan, one of the main Administrative building constituting the Campus Core

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University is a public funded agricultural university located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the biggest agricultural university in Asia. The university has 8,645 acres (3,499 ha) of land (around 7,219 acres (2,921 ha) at main campus, 1,426 acres (577 ha) at outstations).[3] It is named after India's fifth Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh.[4] It was ranked 7th in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in the agriculture and allied sector ranking for 2024.[5]

It was initially a satellite campus of Punjab Agricultural University at Hisar. It was established as a university by Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, ratified 2 February 1970 and was named as Haryana Agricultural University. So basically it is considered as the first established university of state Haryana.[4] On 31 October 1991, it was renamed as Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. A. L. Fletcher was the first vice-chancellor of the university.[6]

The university publishes the largest number of research papers among agricultural universities in India.[7] It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997 and in 2017.[4] It contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India.[4]

Golden Jubilee Year celebrations started in the university on 2 February 2019 and ended on 1 February 2020 marking the 50 glorious years of service towards mankind.

  1. ^ "Constitution" (PDF). Haryana Agricultural University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Budget 2009-10" (PDF). Haryana Agricultural University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  3. ^ "CCS HAU and Bioinformatics". Bioinformatics Section, HAU. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d "Infrastructure". HAU. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. ^ "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Glimpses of Aravali Hostel" (PDF). HAU. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Mapping agricultural research in India: A profile based on CAB abstracts 1998". Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Government of India. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.