Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University is a publicly funded agricultural university located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the biggest agricultural university in Asia. The university has of land, including around at the main campus and at outstations. It is named after India's fifth Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It was ranked 7th in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in the agriculture and allied sector ranking for 2024.
The university was initially a satellite campus of Punjab Agricultural University at Hisar. It was established as a university by the Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, ratified on February 2nd, 1970, and was named Haryana Agricultural University. It is considered the first established university in the of state of Haryana. On October 31st, 1991, it was renamed Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. A. L. Fletcher was the first vice-chancellor of the university.
The university publishes the largest number of research papers among agricultural universities in India. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997 and in 2017. It contributed significantly to the Green Revolution and White Revolution in India.
History
According to data maintained by the Government of India's Department of Statistics, the HAU's Department of Agronomy was established in 1930, and the Department of Entomology was founded in 1956 at Punjab Agricultural University.Establishment details and start dated, page 205
In February 1948, the Punjab College of Veterinary Sciences was opened at Railway Road in Hisar in a rented building, which was shared with the Government College Hisar from 1950 onward. In 1961, the Punjab College of Veterinary Sciences moved to the Government Livestock Farm, Hisar, and it eventually came under the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) as a satellite campus when PAU was established in 1962. In 1962, the College of Agriculture was established. In 1964, the College of Basic Sciences and Humanities was established. In 1966, the College of Animal Sciences was established. In 1966, when Haryana was formed, the university was declared an autonomous institution. On 2 February 1970, it was ratified and established as a university by the Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act and was named Haryana Agricultural University, with A. L. Fletcher as its first Vice-Chancellor. The four constituent colleges of HAU located at Hisar, namely the College of Agriculture, the College of Basic Sciences, the College of Animal Sciences and the College of Veterinary Sciences, became part of Haryana Agricultural University. In 1971, a regional campus of the university was opened at Kaul. In 1972, the College of Sports was established, and in 1973, the College of Home Science was established. In 1973, the College of Home Sciences was added. On 31 October 1991, HAU was renamed Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. In 1992, the College of Agricultural Engineering was established.
In 2010, the College of Veterinary Sciences and the College of Animal Sciences were separated from the university and became a part of the newly formed Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS).
Campus It is located about 5 km from the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology; 4 km from Blue Bird Lake; 2 km from the bus station along National Highway 9 (old NH 10); 1 km from the town centre and main market area; 100 metres from Mahabir Stadium; 1 km from Hisar Junction railway station; 6 km from Hisar Airport; 167 km from Indira Gandhi International Airport; 180 km from New Delhi railway station; and 235 km from Chandigarh International Airport.
The main campus of CCS HAU has four gates: Gate No. 1 near Mahabir Stadium; Gate No. 2 and Gate No. 3 behind Campus School and next to Giri Centre, respectively, both on MDR107 Balsamand road; and Gate No. 4 on NH52 Rajgarh road.
The development plan of the university is based on the concept of a Central Campus Core around which academic buildings for various colleges, schools and departments, and residential, recreational and common facilities such as Faculty House and Club, Farmers' Hostel, Students' Hostel, Hospital and Shopping Centre are built. The buildings comprising the Core are Gandhi Bhawan, Nehru Library, Indira Gandhi Auditorium and the Administration Building, situated on three sides of a great plaza, the greater part of which is four feet above ground level.
The main campus of the university is situated at Hisar, at a distance of 162 km northwest of Delhi, on National Highway No. 10, and is 2 km from the railway station and 3 km from the bus stand. The university is spread over an area of 7,219 acres at Hisar and 1,426 acres at outstations. The area at Hisar under farms is 6,483 acres, and the area under buildings and roads is 736 acres.
HAU has a central campus core formed by Fletcher Bhawan, Gandhi Bhawan (built 1975–1978), Indira Gandhi Auditorium (built 1982–1985), and Nehru Library, around which the other buildings and facilities are built. The university has a total land area of , comprising at the main campus at Hisar, at the Dr. Ramdhan Singh Seed Production Farm at Hisar, and at outstations.CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, INDIA
Facilities
Spread over an area of 298 hectares, the university has four constituent colleges: College of Agriculture, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, and College of Home Science. Each college building is a complete institution in itself, having a large number of lecture rooms, laboratories, auditoriums, seminar rooms, audio-visual laboratories, and computer facilities.
To accommodate administrative staff, the university has an administrative block known as Fletcher Bhawan. The Directorate of Extension Education, along with the Directorate of Publications, is housed in a spacious, double-storey building named Gandhi Bhawan. Adjacent to Gandhi Bhawan is the Dean, Postgraduate Studies Block, which houses the Dean, Postgraduate Studies staff.
In addition to the colleges, the university campus has the following facilities: Fletcher Bhawan, the administrative block. Nehru Library, a collection of over 375,000 books and more than 2,500 journals on a floor area of .Nehru Library on the March: Serving the Academia (PDF), Google cache Campus School for the children of the faculty. Indira Gandhi Auditorium at HAU. Gandhi Bhawan, serving as the Directorate of Extension Education. HAU Campus Hospital, a 50-bed hospital for the university community. Government High School at HAU, opened in 1980. HAU Faculty Club. HAU Faculty House. HAU Farmers' Hostel and Kisan Ashram for visiting farmers. Residential buildings (970 at Hisar and 242 at outstations) for staff and faculty. Shopping Centre with grocery shops, banks, post office, and book stores. HAU Community Centre complex. Academy of Agricultural Research and Education Management (AAREM). HAU Counselling and Placement Cell, which provides students with the opportunity to interact with national and international organisations to facilitate job opportunities and other activities related to their career advancement.
Organisation and administration Governance
The Board of Management is the main policy-making body responsible for the management of the university. The Governor of Haryana is the Chancellor of the university and the honorary chairman of the Board of Management. The Vice-Chancellor is the working chairman of the board and the principal executive and academic head of the university. Official members include the secretaries of agriculture, finance, and community development of the Government of Haryana. Non-official members are also nominated by the Government of Haryana. The Director of Agriculture and Director of Animal Husbandry of the Government of Haryana act as technical advisors, whereas the Registrar is the Secretary of the Board.
The Office of the Registrar is responsible for academic, employee, and faculty-related affairs of the university. The Office of the Comptroller is responsible for finance, investment, budget, and expenditure-related affairs of the university, and the Directorate of Students Welfare is responsible for housing, boarding, student welfare, and various non-academic activities. The supreme academic authority is the Academic Council, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor. There are Boards of Studies headed by Deans, one for each college in the university. There are some non-statutory committees to assist with general administration.
Colleges HAU has four colleges on the main campus at Hisar: College of Agriculture (CoA) College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology College of Basic Sciences & Humanities Indira Chakravarty College of Home Science College of Fisheries Science (CoF) Department of Agribusiness & Management, Hisar Institute of Agribusiness & Management, Gurugram
Research stations There are two additional research stations and colleges of agriculture.
Kaul Agriculture Research stations It is located at Kaul in Kaithal district.
Bawal Research stations It is located at Jhabuwa, near Bawal in Rewari district.
Regional centres
The university has research facilities spread throughout the state of Haryana. Eight Krishi Vigyan Kendras (Agricultural Science Centres) situated at Devigarh (Kaithal), Kurukshetra, Bhopani (Faridabad), Jagdispur (Sonepat), Sadalpur (Hisar), Jind, Ujha (Panipat), and Damla (Yamunanagar). Twelve Krishi Gyan Kendras (Agricultural Knowledge Centres) at Karnal, Rohtak, Jind, Ambala, Sirsa, Gurgaon, Sonipat, Bhiwani, Panchkula, Palwal (Faridabad), Hisar, and Mahendragarh. Regional Research Stations at Bawal (Rewari), Rohtak, Uchani (Karnal), Kaul (Kaithal), Buria (Yamunanagar), Ambala, and Balsamand (Hisar). A Training Institute at Nilokheri (Karnal). Six Disease Investigation Labs at Rohtak, Ambala, Sirsa, Jind, Gurgaon, and Karnal.
Associated institutions Academy of Agricultural Research and Education Management Haryana Space Applications Centre, Hisar, a nodal agency of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Haryana, for remote sensing and GIS applications.-> Haryana Space Applications Centre, Hisar :: Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Hisar.
Directorate
Farm Information and Communication Service
The Farm Information and Communication Service of the Directorate provides audiovisual and mass media support to the various wings, sections, and departments of the university. Publication Unit: Like other units, the Publication Unit, including Press and Photography, is also one of the important units. The monthly magazine Haryana Kheti, based on research evidence and the experiences of subject-matter experts, is published by the Unit. Other publications, such as Package of Practices Kharif, Rabi and Horticultural & Vegetable Crops, Animal Husbandry, and Home Science, as well as other extension literature, are published to provide need-based, problem-oriented information to the farming community. The magazine and other publications are supplied by the Publication Unit to subscribers on a payment basis. The University Press handles the printing work of the university as a whole.
Agri-tourism Centre and farmers fair
"Haryana State Farmer's and Agri-tourism Fair", simply called the "Kisan Mela", is an annual fair organised at HAU by this unit. It is the largest fair of its kind in the state. It entails "open house" visits to the Agri-tourism Centre as well as an exhibition at another location within HAU, with stalls of various departments and suppliers of agri products and equipment. This is done to encourage agri-tourism, disseminate information to farmers, and facilitate networking among farmers, farm input suppliers, buyers, food processing units, and consumers.