Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

neering, home science and other allied sciences.
– Furthering the advancement of learning and research, particularly in agriculture and allied sciences.
– Undertaking the extension of such sciences to the rural people within the State.
– Such other purposes as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, direct. This University was reincarnated as Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University as a consequence of the amendment to the Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act (Haryana Amendment), 1991 which received the Presidential assent on 8 October 1991. Leg.15/91)
The University has an excellent infrastructure to achieve its academic, research, extension education and social objectives. Apart from the buildings housing various colleges, the University has a well planned students’ welfare and activities centre, named as Giri Centre. It is equipped with all modern facilities for indoor games. An impressive administrative block known as Fletcher Bhawan, a magnificent Nehru Library, an excellent Faculty Club, a fine Faculty House, a Hospital to look after the University Community, Farmers’ Hostel, Community Centre, well furnished Hostels for students, Residential Houses, Campus School and Shopping Complex are the other important features of the Campus at Hisar. The Indira Gandhi Auditorium is unmatched in its majesty and grace. The University has now two Colleges of Agriculture at outstations, one located at Kaul (Kaithal) and another at Bawal (Rewari). These cater to the agriculture education requirements of the people in the Northern and Southern parts of the State of Haryana. In addition, the University has 19 Krishi Vigyan Kendras situated at Devigarh (Kaithal), Bhopani (Faridabad), Jagdishpur (Sonepat), Sadalpur (Hisar), Pandu Pindara (Jind), Ujha (Panipat), Damla (Yamunanagar), Karnal, Rohtak, Ambala, Sirsa, Bhiwani, Bawal (Rewari), Fatehabad, Panchkula, Jhajjar, Mahendergarh and Mandkola (Mewat). Besides these, University has ATIC at Hisar and EEI at Nilokheri. There are seven Research Stations at Bawal (Rewari), Kaul (Kaithal), Buria (Yamunanagar), Rohtak, Sirsa, Kharindwa (Kurukshetra) and Uchani (Karnal). The University is proud of having created splendid infrastructure in its life span of 45 years. The teaching and research facilities available in this University are comparable to any institution in any advanced country. The network of Krishi Vigyan Kendras set up by this University has earned admiration for its uniqueness and effective farmer service. It acts as a channel for the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the farmers. It is the devotion and hard work of the faculty and staff, vision and prudence of the University management, financial and moral support extended unhesitatingly by the State Government and Indian Council of Agricultural Research that has enabled the University to stand towering amongst its sister Institutions in the country. Haryana, being a deficit state 45 years ago, is now not only self-sufficient in food grain production but also second largest contributor to central food reserve which amounts to one-third of the total food stock. The wheat production has increased six times, rice eight times, cotton three times, and oilseeds five times. Needless to say that this University established 45 years ago, played a significant role in ushering in the silent revolution in food production in the State of Haryana in particular, and India in general. The state also has the honour of being awarded Krishi Karman Award consecutively for two years for its highest productivity of wheat in the country. The extension educational setup of the University has been recognised as one of the best in the country. The Directorate of Extension Education carries out multifarious extension activities and programmes through its three units, viz. Farm Advisory Service, Farm Training Service and Farm Information and Communication Service. Agricultural Technology Information Centre (ATIC) popularily known as Kisan Sewa Kendra provides a ‘single window’ delivery system for the products, like seed of cereals, vegetables and horticultural crops, nursery plants of vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants, bio-fertilizers, processed products of fruits and milk urea detection kit, etc. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University established IPR Cell in Directorate of Human Resource Management in 2005. The University has so far filed 46 patents of which 10 have been granted. Ours is the first Agricultural University to prepare and implement its IPR policy which has also been included in the course curriculum. The Business Planning and Development Unit (BPD) has been promoting and supporting the spirit of enterpreneurship amongst stake holders and commercialization of agriculture. The University has established international collaboration and signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with universities in USA, UK, Germany, Australia, Netherland and various public and private sectors institutions/companies. The University has been accredited by the ICAR for its excellence in teaching, research and extension. The University has collaborative programmes with the ICAR and other National and International Institutes in the areas of education and research where post-graduate students can take up their advanced studies of research for their Master’s and Ph. D. programmes after completing their course work at this University. The University is on march to great and promising future. It won the ICAR award for the best institute in 1997. The University is looking forward to make great strides in the services of farmers in particular and society as a whole.