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<div>{{about|the general university|the agricultural university|Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Chaudhary Charan Singh University<br />
| motto = <br />
| mottoeng = Where that supreme treasure of Truth resides<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|1965}}<br />
| type = [[public university|Public]]<br />
| chancellor = [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = Prof. Narendra Kumar Taneja<br />
| head_label = [[Registrar (education)|Registrar]]<br />
| head = Shri Dhirendra Kumar<br />
| city = [[Meerut]]<br />
| state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]]<br />
| former_names = Meerut University<br />
| nickname = <br />
| website = {{url|http://www.ccsuniversity.ac.in}}<br />
| image_name = Chaudhary Charan Singh University logo.png<br />
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Chaudhary Charan Singh University''' ('''CCS University'''), formerly '''Meerut University''', is a public state university located in [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. The university was established in 1965.<ref name=au>{{cite web|title=Chaudhary Charan Singh University - About Us|url=http://www.ccsuniversity.ac.in/new/About-us.htm|access-date=19 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721150202/http://www.ccsuniversity.ac.in/new/About-us.htm|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> It was later renamed to its current name after [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]], former [[Prime minister of India]].<ref name="au"/> The university celebrated its silver jubilee in 1991.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The university started as Meerut University later named after Chaudhary Charan singh (Former Prime minister of India). the university having various schools of studies viz. sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Engineering.<br />
M.Phil and PhD programmes were started in 1969. In 1973, Post Graduate level courses were also introduced with the modernized syllabi.<br />
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== Academics ==<br />
There are five Faculties with 22 UGC sponsored and 35 self-financed/job oriented. University has Engineering College located in Campus Sir Chhoturam Institute of Engg. & Technology, It is the most leading and only government engineering college in Western UP. 7 courses being run in the campus. A distinct feature of the academic program is the semester system.<br />
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== Libraries ==<br />
Library was established in 1968 to serve the academic community of the university in particular and this region of the state in general. In 1969, the library was temporarily moved in L.L.R.M Medical College Campus. A few buildings were built in 1970 at the university campus and the library was housed in room No. 106 on the ground floor of the Institute of Advanced Studies. Construction of the library was started in 1970 and it was formally declared open by the first Chancellor, Dr Gopal Reddy on 11 January 1972. The shoebox type library building is designed on modular pattern. It provides 2655.38 sq. meters of floor area spread over four floors. The Library is now known as [[Mahendra Pratap|Raja Mahendra Pratap]] Library.<br />
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==Affiliated colleges==<br />
The University has many degree colleges affiliated to it. They fall in two divisions: [[Meerut]] and [[Saharanpur]] with nine districts including [[Bagpat]], [[Bulandshahr]], [[Gautam Budh Nagar]], [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad]], [[Hapur]], [[Meerut]], [[Muzaffarnagar]], [[Saharanpur]] and [[Shamli]].<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
{{alumni|date=December 2017}}<br />
*[[Mayawati]], politician<ref name="cm_profile">{{cite web| title = Ms. Mayawati, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, Life History: At A Glance (Official Profile of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh)| work = upgov.nic.in| publisher = Government of Uttar Pradesh| date = 16 July 2009| url = http://upgov.nic.in/upinfo/cm_profile_blue%20latest.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080608020955/http://www.upgov.nic.in/upinfo/cm_profile_blue%20latest.htm| archive-date = 8 June 2008| access-date = 26 December 2017}}</ref><br />
* [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]], wrestler<ref name=Prospectus>{{cite web |publisher=Noida College of Physical Education |title=Prospectos: Session 2018-2019 |url=http://www.ncpenoida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/PROSPECTUS-2018.pdf}}</ref><br />
* [[K. C. Tyagi]], Indian politician<ref>{{cite web|url = http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/kc-tyagi|title = K.C. Tyagi Indian Parliament Profile|access-date = 26 December 2017|website = National Portal of India }}</ref><br />
* [[Kamal Davar]], [[Indian Army]] officer, first Director General of the Defence Intelligence Agency<br />
* [[Arun Govil]], film actor<br />
* [[Deepti Bhatnagar]], actress and model<br />
* [[Yuvika Chaudhary]], actress<br />
* [[Jai Verma]], Nottingham-based poet and advocate of Hindi language and culture<br />
* [[Ela Mishra]], scholar and social activist. Author of ''Reshmi Rumaal Sharyantra''.<ref name="reshmi">{{cite book |author1=Dr. Ela Mishra |author-link=Ela Mishra |title=Reshmi Rumaal Sharyantra |publisher=Manak Publications and [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind]] |language=hi}}</ref><br />
* [[Anish Kumar (banker)|Anish Kumar]], Chairman of [[State Bank of India]]<br />
* [[Alka Tomar]], wrestler<ref name=Prospectus /><br />
* [[Satyadev Prasad]], archer<ref name=Prospectus /><br />
* [[Divya Kakran]], wrestler<ref name=Prospectus /><br />
* [[Zeishan Quadri]], actor and director{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
* [[K. P. S. Mahalwar]], Legal education and administrator{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
* [[Kumar Vishwas]], Member of AAP<br />
* [[Bipin Rawat]], Chief of Defence Staff<br />
* [[Rajeev Kumar Varshney]], Agricultural scientist<br />
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==References==<br />
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* {{Cite web|title=Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut|url=http://www.ccsuniversity.ac.in/ccsu/index.php#|access-date=2020-06-17|website=www.ccsuniversity.ac.in}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.ccsuniversity.ac.in/}}<br />
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