Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Chaudhary Charan Singh University
Former names
 Meerut University
Motto in English
 Where that supreme treasure of Truth resides
Type State university
Established 1965
Chancellor Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor Narendra Kumar Taneja
Registrar Deep Chand (IAS officer)
Location Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Campus Urban
Affiliations UGC
Website www.ccsuniversity.ac.in

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.[1] It was later renamed to its current name after Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime minister of India.[1] The university celebrated its silver jubilee in 1991.

Shri Ram Naik is the current vice-chancellor of the university.[2]

History

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. M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes were started in 1969. In 1973, Post Graduate level courses were also introduced with the modernized syllabi.

Academics

There are five Faculties with 22 UGC sponsored and 35 self-financed/job oriented. University has Engineering Collge 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.

Libraries

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 Raja Mahendra Pratap Library.

Affiliated colleges

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, Hapur, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur and Shamli.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "Chaudhary Charan Singh University - About Us". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "UPTU, Chaudhary Charan Singh University get new VCs". Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  3. ↑ "Ms. Mayawati, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, Life History: At A Glance (Official Profile of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh)". upgov.nic.in. Government of Uttar Pradesh. 16 July 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "K.C. Tyagi Indian Parliament Profile". National Portal of India. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

Coordinates: 28°58′12″N 77°44′29″E / 28.9700°N 77.7415°E / 28.9700; 77.7415


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