Chaudhary Charan Singh University
{{Short description|Public state university in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Chaudhary Charan Singh University
| motto =
| mottoeng = Where that supreme treasure of Truth resides
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|1965}}
| type = State university
| chancellor = Governor of Uttar Pradesh
| vice_chancellor = Sangeeta Shukla
| head_label =
| head =
| accreditation = NAAC A++
| city = Meerut
| state = Uttar Pradesh
| country = India
| campus = Urban
| former_names = Meerut University
| nickname =
| website = {{URL|http://www.ccsuniversity.ac.in|ccsuniversity.ac.in}}
| image_name = Chaudhary Charan Singh University logo.png
| caption = Official Seal
| affiliations = UGC
}}
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.{{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}} It was later renamed to its current name after Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime minister of India. The university celebrated its silver jubilee in 1991.
File:Chaudhary_Charan_Singh_University,_Meerut,_Uttar_Pradesh,_India.jpg
Notable alumni
{{alumni|date=December 2017}}
- Mayawati, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh{{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}}
- Murli Manohar Joshi, former Union Human Resources & Development Minister, Padma Vibushan Awardee, Founding member of BJP
- Rekha Gupta, 9th Chief Minister of Delhi
- Ramesh Bidhuri, Member of Lok Sabha{{Cite web |date=2023-09-22 |title=Ramesh Bidhuri, no stranger to row: Tughlakabad strongman known for letting loose tongue, aggression |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/ramesh-bidhuri-profile-8951988/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
- Sushil Kumar, wrestler{{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 |access-date=10 June 2020 |archive-date=19 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819053024/http://www.ncpenoida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/PROSPECTUS-2018.pdf |url-status=dead }}
- K. C. Tyagi, former Member of Parliament{{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 }}
- Kamal Davar, Indian Army officer, first director general of the Defence Intelligence Agency
- Jai Verma, Nottingham-based poet and advocate of Hindi language and culture
- Alka Tomar, wrestler
- Satyadev Prasad, archer
- Divya Kakran, wrestler
- Rajeev Kumar Varshney, Agricultural scientist
- Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, businessman and politician
- Rakesh Tikait, national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union{{cite web |title=राकेश टिकैत: मेरठ यूनिवर्सिटी से LLB, किसानों के लिए छोड़ी Delhi Police की नौकरी, 44 बार जा चुके हैं जेल
|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/up-uttarakhand/who-is-rakesh-tikait-whose-name-came-in-delhi-tractor-parade-violence-in-lal-quila-kisan-andolan-rakesh-tikait-biography-dvup/837057 |website=Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand |date=28 January 2021 |language=hi |trans-title=Rakesh Tikait: LLB from Meerut University, left Delhi Police job for farmers, has gone to jail 44 times}}
- Sanjeev Tyagi, film and television actor
- Nayab Singh Saini, Chief Minister of Haryana{{Cite web|date=2019-07-01|title=MLA Details|url=http://www.haryanaassembly.gov.in/MLADetails.aspx?MLAID=827|access-date=2020-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701113631/http://www.haryanaassembly.gov.in/MLADetails.aspx?MLAID=827|archive-date=1 July 2019}}
- Satya Pal Singh, former Member of Lok Sabha and Chancellor of Gurukul Kangri University in Haridwar.
- Ved Prakash, former Chairman of UGC.{{cite web|title= VED PRAKASH UGC CHAIRMMAN |url=https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0740546_pressrelease.pdf}}
References
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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}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.ccsuniversity.ac.in/}}
{{Universities in Uttar Pradesh}}
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Category:Universities and colleges in Meerut
Category:Universities in Uttar Pradesh
Category:Memorials to Chaudhary Charan Singh
Category:Universities and colleges established in 1965
Category:1965 establishments in Uttar Pradesh
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