Overview
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU) is a public funded agricultural university located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. Spread across approximately 8,645 acres, with about 7,219 acres at its main campus and 1,426 acres at outstations, it is described as the biggest agricultural university in Asia. The university is named after Chaudhary Charan Singh, the fifth Prime Minister of India.
The institution began as a satellite campus of Punjab Agricultural University at Hisar. It was established as an independent university through the Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, ratified on 2 February 1970, and was initially named Haryana Agricultural University. It is regarded as the first university established in the state of Haryana. On 31 October 1991, it was renamed Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. A. L. Fletcher served as its first vice-chancellor.
CCSHAU is noted for publishing the largest number of research papers among agricultural universities in India. It received the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997 and again in 2017. The university has contributed significantly to the Green Revolution and the White Revolution in India. It was ranked 7th in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in the agriculture and allied sector ranking for 2024.