Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
Other name | HAU |
|---|---|
Former names | Haryana Agricultural University (till 30 October 1991) |
| Motto | Inspiring Agriprenuers |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2 February 1970 |
| Founder | A. L. Fletcher |
| Accreditation | ICAR |
Academic affiliations | |
| Budget | ₹ 697.3 Crore (2022–23) |
| Chancellor | Governor of Haryana |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. B. R. Kamboj |
Academic staff | 543 |
Administrative staff | 2211 |
| Undergraduates | 796 |
| Postgraduates | 380 |
| 700 | |
| Location | , , 125004 , Hisar, Haryana, India 29°08′N 75°42′E / 29.14°N 75.70°E |
| Campus | Urban, 7200 acre |
| Colours | Green and Maroon |
| Nickname | HAU |
Sporting affiliations | Giri Centre |
| Website | www |
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). 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.
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. 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.
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 Green Revolution and White Revolution in India.
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.