Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University is a public funded agricultural university located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is regarded as the biggest agricultural university in Asia, with about 8,645 acres of land, including roughly 7,219 acres at its main campus and 1,426 acres at outstations. It was ranked 7th in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in the agriculture and allied sector ranking for 2024. The institution originated as a satellite campus of Punjab Agricultural University at Hisar and was established as an independent university on 2 February 1970 under the Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, initially named Haryana Agricultural University, making it the first university established in Haryana. A. L. Fletcher served as its first vice-chancellor. On 31 October 1991, it was renamed Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. The university publishes the largest number of research papers among agricultural universities in India and won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997 and 2017. It played a significant role in India's Green Revolution and White Revolution. In 2010, its veterinary and animal sciences colleges separated to form Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.