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{{Short description|University in Hisar, Haryana, India}}
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| name                  = CCS HAU
| other_name            = HAU
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| motto                 = Inspiring Agriprenuers
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| established           = {{start date and age|2 February 1970}}
| founder               = [[Anthony Leocadia Fletcher|A. L. Fletcher]]
| type                  = [[Public universities|Public]]
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| budget                = [[Indian rupee|INR]] 697.3 Crore (2022-23)
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| chancellor            = [[Bandaru Dattatraya]]
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| vice_chancellor       = Dr. (Prof.) B. R. Kamboj
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| academic_staff        = 459<ref name=budget>{{cite web|title=Budget 2009-10|url=http://www.hau.ernet.in/admin/cau/caubud0910.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103114703/http://www.hau.ernet.in/admin/cau/caubud0910.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2013|publisher=Haryana Agricultural University|access-date=15 June 2012}}</ref>
| administrative_staff  = 2211<ref name=budget/>
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| city                  = [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]]
| state                 = [[Haryana]]
| postalcode            = 125004
| country               = India
| campus                = [[Urban areas|Urban]]
| former_names          = Haryana Agricultural University (till 30 October 1991)<ref name="former name">{{cite web|title=Constitution|url=http://hau.ernet.in/alumni/constitution_al.pdf|publisher=Haryana Agricultural University|access-date=15 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103114738/http://hau.ernet.in/alumni/constitution_al.pdf|archive-date=3 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| colours               = {{Color box|#008000}}{{Color box|#800020}}Green and Maroon
| athletics_affiliations  = [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Sports Complex|Giri Centre]]
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| website               = {{url|https://www.hau.ac.in}}
| logo                  = Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University logo.png
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| coordinates           = {{Coord|29.14|75.70|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| academic_affiliations = [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research|ICAR]], [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
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[[File:Ccs hau.jpg|Fletcher Bhawan, one of the main Administrative building constituting the Campus Core|thumb]]
'''Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University''' is a [[Public university|public funded]] [[List of agricultural universities and colleges|agricultural university]] located at [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]] in the Indian state of [[Haryana]]. It is the biggest [[agriculture|agricultural]] [[university]] in Asia. The university has {{cvt|8645|acre}} of land (around {{cvt|7219|acre}} at main campus, {{cvt|1426|acre}} at outstations).<ref name=bioinformatics>{{cite web|title=CCS HAU and Bioinformatics|url=http://hau.ernet.in/bioinfo/haubif.htm|publisher=Bioinformatics Section, HAU|access-date=16 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120013427/http://hau.ernet.in/bioinfo/haubif.htm|archive-date=20 January 2012}}</ref> It is named after India's [[Prime Minister of India|fifth Prime Minister]], [[Choudhary Charan Singh|Chaudhary Charan Singh]].<ref name=infrastructure>{{cite web|title=Infrastructure|url=http://hau.ernet.in/about/infrastructure.htm|publisher=HAU|access-date=16 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817175321/http://hau.ernet.in/about/infrastructure.htm|archive-date=17 August 2011}}</ref>

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.<ref name=infrastructure/> On 31 October 1991, it was renamed as Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. [[Anthony Leocadia Fletcher|A. L. Fletcher]] was the first [[vice-chancellor]] of the university.<ref name=aravali>{{cite web|title=Glimpses of Aravali Hostel |url=http://www.hau.ernet.in/clink/aravali.pdf |publisher=HAU |access-date=16 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103115306/http://www.hau.ernet.in/clink/aravali.pdf |archive-date=3 November 2013}}</ref>

The university publishes the largest number of [[Academic paper#Scholarly paper|research papers]] among agricultural universities in India.<ref name="research paper">{{cite web|title=Mapping agricultural research in India: A profile based on CAB abstracts 1998|url=http://www.dsir.gov.in/pubs/itt/itt0104/cabrep.htm|publisher=Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Government of India|access-date=16 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206062014/http://www.dsir.gov.in/pubs/itt/itt0104/cabrep.htm|archive-date=6 February 2012}}</ref> It won the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]]'s Award for the Best Institute in 1997 and in 2017.<ref name=infrastructure/> It contributed significantly to [[Green Revolution in India|Green Revolution]] and [[White Revolution (India)|White Revolution]] in India.<ref name=infrastructure/>

'''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.

==History==

According to the data maintained by the Government of India's Department of Statistics, the HAU's Department of Agronomy was established in 1930 and department of Entomology was founded in 1956 in Punjab Agricultural University.<ref name=B5>[http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/Directories_of_Establishment(Modified)/Rural_06.pdf Establishment details and start dated, page 205] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016193152/http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/Directories_of_Establishment%28Modified%29/Rural_06.pdf |date=16 October 2016 }}</ref>

In February 1948, the Punjab College of Veterinary Sciences was opened at Railway Road [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]] in a rented building which was shared with the [[Govt. Post Graduate College, Hisar|Govt College Hisar]] from 1950 onward. In 1961, the Punjab College of Veterinary Sciences later moved to the [[Government Livestock Farm, Hisar]] and it eventually came under the [[Punjab Agricultural University]] (PAU) as a [[satellite campus]] when PAU was established in 1962. In 1962, the College of Agriculture was established. In 1964, the College of Basic Sciences and Humanities was established. In 1966, the College of Animal Sciences was established. In 1966, when [[Haryana#Formation|Haryana was formed]], it was declared as an autonomous institution. On 2 February 1970, it was ratified and established as a university by Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, and was named as Haryana Agricultural University, with [[A. L. Fletcher]] as its first [[Vice-Chancellor]]. The four constituent colleges of HAU located at Hisar, namely, College of Agriculture, College of Basic Sciences, College of Animal Sciences and College of Veterinary Sciences became a part of Haryana Agricultural University. In 1971, A regional campus of the university was opened at [[Kaul Village|Kaul]] in 1971. In 1972, the College of Sports and in 1973 the College of Home Science were established. In 1973, College of Home Sciences was added. On 31 October 1991, the HAU was renamed as ''Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University''. In 1992, the College of Agricultural Engineering was established.<ref name=infrastructure/><ref name=gaz1>{{cite web| url=http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf| title=Gazetteer of India: Haryana, Hisar, pp.210| author=Haryana Gazetteers Organization| publisher=Controller of Printing and Stationery| location=Chandigarh| date=1987| access-date=31 May 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501213030/http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf| archive-date=1 May 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="college kaul">{{cite web|title=College of Agriculture, Kaul|url=http://hau.ernet.in/coa/coa_kaul.htm|publisher=HAU|access-date=16 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103141255/http://hau.ernet.in/coa/coa_kaul.htm|archive-date=3 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=aravali/><ref name="hisar jano">{{cite web|title=Hisar Jano|url=http://www.hisarjano.com/sylabs.pdf|publisher=Jambh Shakti Trust|access-date=16 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6878ttFm3?url=http://www.hisarjano.com/sylabs.pdf|archive-date=2 June 2012}}</ref>

In 2010, College of Veterinary Sciences and College of Animal Sciences were separated from the university and became a part of the newly formed [[Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences]] (LUVAS).<ref name=llruvas>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://llruvas.edu.in/chancellor.php?AM1|publisher=LLRUVAS|access-date=16 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629031615/http://llruvas.edu.in/chancellor.php?AM1|archive-date=29 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Campus==
It is located about 5&nbsp;km from the [[Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology]]; 4&nbsp;km from the [[Blue Bird Lake]]; 2&nbsp;km from the bus station along the [[National Highway 9 (India)|National Highway 9]], (old NH 10) 1&nbsp;km from the town center & main market area; 100 meter from [[Mahabir Stadium]]; 1&nbsp;km from [[Hisar Junction railway station]], 6&nbsp;km from the [[Hisar Airport]]; 167&nbsp;km from the [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]; 180&nbsp;km from the [[New Delhi railway station]]; and 235&nbsp;km from the [[Chandigarh International Airport]].

The main campus of CCS HAU has four gates, Gate No-1 near [[Mahabir Stadium]], Gate No-2 and Gate No-3 behind [[Campus School, CCS HAU|Campus School]] and next to [[Haryana Agricultural University Stadium|Giri Centre]] respectively both on the [[List of highways in Haryana#Major District Roads (MDR)|MDR107 Balsamand road]], and Gate No-4 on [[National Highway 52 (India)|NH52 Rajgarh road]].

The development plan of the university is based on the concept of a Central Campus Core around which academic buildings for various colleges, schools and departments, residential, recreational and common facilities such as Faculty House and Club, Farmers' Hostel, Students' Hostel, Hospital, Shopping Centre etc., are built. The buildings comprising the Core are Gandhi Bhawan, Nehru Library, Indira Gandhi Auditorium and the Administration Building, situated on three sides of great Plazza, the greater part of which is four feet above ground level.

The main campus of the university is situated at Hisar at a distance of162&nbsp;km North-West of Delhi on National Highway No.10 and is 2&nbsp;km from the railway station and 3&nbsp;km from the Bus Stand.  University is spread over an area of 7219 Acres at Hisar and 1426 Acres at outstations. Area at Hisar under farms is 6483 Acres and under buildings and roads is 736 Acres.

HAU has a central campus core formed by Fletcher Bhawan, Gandhi Bhawan (built 1975–1978), Indira Gandhi Auditorium (built 1982–1985) and Nehru Library, around which the other buildings and facilities are built.  The university has a total land of {{cvt|29.15|km2}} ({{cvt|12.91|km2}} at the main campus at Hisar, {{cvt|10.68|km2}} Dr. Ramdhan Singh Seed Production Farm at Hisar, and {{cvt|5.56|km2}} at outstations).<ref name="infra">[http://hau.ernet.in/infrastructure.htm CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, INDIA<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304071735/http://hau.ernet.in/infrastructure.htm |date=4 March 2007 }}</ref>

=== Facilities ===
[[File:Campus school hisar entrance.jpg|right|thumb|[[Campus School, CCS HAU]] located inside university campus caters to the children of university employees.]]

Spread over an area of 298 hectares, the university has six constituent colleges viz.  College of Agriculture, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, College of Veterinary Sciences, College of Animal Sciences, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities and College of Home Science. Each college building is a complete institution in itself having large number of lecture rooms, laboratories, auditorium, seminar rooms, audio-visual Laboratories, computer facilities etc.

To accommodate administrative staff, the university has an administrative block known as Fletcher Bhawan.  Directorate of Extension Education along with the Directorate of Publications is housed in a double storeyed spacious building named Gandhi Bhawan. Adjacent to Gandhi Bhawan is the Dean, Postgraduate Studies Block housing Dean PGS staff.

In addition to the colleges, the university campus has the following facilities:
* Fletcher Bhawan, the administrative block
* [[Jawaharlal Nehru|Nehru]] Library, a collection of 300,000 books and 700 journals on a floor area of {{convert|100000|sqft|m2}}.<ref name=nehru>[http://hau.ernet.in/libinfo.pdf Nehru Library on the March: Serving the Academia]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF), [http://hau.ernet.in/libinfo.pdf Google cache]{{dead link|date=February 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Campus School CCS HAU, Hisar|Campus school]] for the children of the faculty.
* Indira Gandhi Auditorium at HAU
* [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Gandhi]] Bhawan, serving as the Directorate of Extension Education
* HAU Campus Hospital, a 50-bed [[hospital]] for the university community.
* Government High School at HAU opened in 1980<ref name=B5/>
* HAU Faculty Club 
* HAU Faculty House
* HAU Farmers' Hostel and Kisan Ashram for visiting farmers
* Residential Buildings (970 at Hisar and 242 at outstations) for staff and faculty
* Shopping Centre with [[grocery shop]]s, [[bank]]s, [[post office]], [[book store]]s etc.
* HAU Community centre complex
* Academy of Agricultural Research and Education Management (AAREM) 
* HAU Counselling and Placement Cell which provides students the opportunity to interact with National and International organisations for facilitating the job opportunities and other activities related to their career advancement.

==Organisation and administration==
===Governance  ===

[[File:Fletcher Bhawan of CCS HAU.jpg|thumb|Fletcher Bhawan, administrative office of the university.]]

[[Board of Management]] is the main [[Policy maker|policy making]] body responsible for the management of the university.<ref name=bom>{{cite web|title=Board of Management|url=http://hau.ernet.in/admin/bom.htm|publisher=HAU|access-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817175758/http://hau.ernet.in/admin/bom.htm|archive-date=17 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Governor]] of [[Haryana]] is the [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the university and the Honorary Chairman of the Board of Management. The [[Vice-Chancellor]] is the working chairman of the board, and is the principal executive and academic head of the university. Official members include the secretaries of agriculture, finance and community development of the [[Government of Haryana]]. Non-official members are also nominated by the Government of Haryana.<ref name=bom/> Director of [[Agriculture]] and Director of [[Animal husbandry|Animal Husbandry]] of the [[Government of Haryana]] act as [[Technical advisor|Technical Advisors]] whereas the [[Registrar (education)|Registrar]] is the Secretary of the Board.<ref name=bom/>

The Office of the Registrar is responsible for academics, employees and faculty related affairs of the university.<ref name=registrar>{{cite web|title=Office of the Registrar|url=http://hau.ernet.in/admin/registrar.htm|publisher=HAU|access-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817175840/http://hau.ernet.in/admin/registrar.htm|archive-date=17 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Office of the [[Comptroller]] is responsible for finance, investment, budget and expenditure related affairs of the university<ref name=comptroller>{{cite web|title=Office of the Comptroller|url=http://hau.ernet.in/admin/cau/comptroller.htm|publisher=HAU|access-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817175814/http://hau.ernet.in/admin/cau/comptroller.htm|archive-date=17 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Directorate of Students Welfare is responsible for housing, boarding and welfare of the students and for various non-academic activities. The supreme academic authority is the Academic Council, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor. There are Board of Studies headed by Deans, one for each college in the university. There are some Non Statutory Committees to assist the general administration.<ref name=council>{{cite web|title=Academic Council|url=http://hau.ernet.in/admin/ac.htm|publisher=HAU|access-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817175525/http://hau.ernet.in/admin/ac.htm|archive-date=17 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Colleges ===
HAU has four colleges in the main campus at [[Hisar, Haryana|Hisar]]:
* College of Agriculture (CoA)
* College of [[Agricultural Engineering]] and Technology
* College of [[Basic Science]]s & [[Humanities]]
* Indira Chakravarty College of [[Home Science]]
*College of Fisheries Science (CoF)

===Research stations===
There are two additional research stations and colleges of Agriculture.

====Kaul Agriculture Research stations====
It is located at [[Kaul]] in [[Kaithal district]].

====Bawal Research stations====
It is located at [[Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabua|Jhabuwa]] near [[Bawal]] in [[Rewari district]].

===Regional centres===

{{See also|List of agricultural centres established by CCS HAU}}
The university has research facilities spread throughout the state of Haryana.
* Eight ''Krishi Vigyan Kendras'' (Agricultural Science Centres) situated at [[Devigarh]] ([[Kaithal]]), Kurukshetra, [[Bhopani]] ([[Faridabad]]), [[Jagdispur]] ([[Sonepat]]), [[Sadalpur]] ([[Hisar, India|Hisar]]) [[Jind]], [[Ujha]] ([[Panipat]] )and [[Damla, Haryana|Damla]] ([[Yamunanagar]])
* Twelve ''Krishi Gyan Kendras'' (Agricultural Knowledge Centres) at [[Karnal]], Rohtak, Jind, [[Ambala]], [[Sirsa, Haryana|Sirsa]], [[Gurgaon]], Sonipat, [[Bhiwani]], Panchkula, [[Palwal]] ([[Faridabad]]), Hisar and [[Mahendragarh]]
* ''Regional Research Stations'' at Bawal (Rewari), Rohtak, Uchani ([[Karnal]]), Kaul ([[Kaithal]]), [[Buria]] ([[Yamunanagar]]), Ambala and [[Balsamand]] (Hisar)
* A ''Training Institute'' at [[Nilokheri]] [[Karnal]].
* Six ''Disease Investigation Labs'' at [[Rohtak]] [[Ambala]], [[Sirsa, Haryana|Sirsa]], [[Jind]], [[Gurgaon]] and [[Karnal]].

=== Associated institutions ===
* Academy of Agricultural Research and Education Management
* [[Haryana Space Applications Centre, Hisar]], a nodal agency of the Department of Science and Technology, [[Government of Haryana]], for Remote Sensing and GIS applications.<ref name=harsac>[http://www.harsac.org -> [[Haryana Space Applications Centre, Hisar]] ::<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Hisar|Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Hisar]]<!-- draft article created, pending approval-->

===Directorate ===

====Farm Information and Communication Service====

The Farm Information and Communication Service of the Directorate provides audio-visual and mass media support to the various wings, sections and departments of the university.<ref name="hisar gazetteer"/> Publication Unit: Like other units, publication unit including Press and Photography is also one of the important units. Monthly magazine Haryana Kheti, based on research evidences and experiences of the subject matter experts is published by the Unit. Other publications like Package of Practices Kharif, Rabi and Horticultural & Vegetable crops, Animal Husbandry and Home Science and other extension literature are published to provide need based, problem oriented information to the farming community. The magazine and other publications are supplied by the publication unit to the subscribers on payment basis. The University Press caters to the printing work of the university as a whole.

====Agri-tourism Centre and farmers fair  ====
{{anchor | Mela | Fair | Kisan mela | Kisan Mela | Kissan mela | Kissan Mela | Farmers fair | Farmer's fair | Farmers Fair | Farmer's Fair }}
{{see also | Surajkund#Fair | l1= Surajkund International Crafts Fair | Gita Mahotsav | l2= International Gita Mahotsav at Kurukshetra | Pinjore_Gardens#Fair_and_Festivals | l3= Pinjore baishakhi and mango fairs | Nahar_Singh_Mahal#Current_status | l4= Ballabhgarh Kartik cultural festival  }}

"Haryana State Farmer's and Agri-tourism Fair", simply called the "Kisan Mela", is an annual fair organised at HAU by this unit.<ref name="hisar gazetteer"/> It is largest fair of iots kind in the state. It entails "open house" visits to Agri-tourism Centre as well as at another location within HAU exhibition with stalls of various departments and suppliers of agri products and equipment. This is done to encourage agri-tourism, disseminate information to farmers, facilitate networking of farmers and farm input suppliers, buyers, food processing units, and consumers.

This unit also organizes exhibitions, such as Farm Darshan, at state, zonal and district levels in collaboration with other two wings of the Directorate & other departments/colleges.<ref name="hisar gazetteer">{{cite web|title=Gazetteer of India Haryana, Hisar|url=http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf|website=revenueharyana.gov.in/|publisher=Government OF Haryana|access-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501213030/http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf|archive-date=1 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Haryana Rural Antique Museum===
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{{main|Haryana Rural Antique Museum}}
{{see also|Jahaj Kothi Museum|Rakhigarhi Indus Valley Civilisation Museum}}

The [[Haryana Rural Antique Museum]] in Gandhi Bhawan, established by this unit, exhibits evolution of agriculture and vanishing antiques.<ref name="hisar gazetteer"/>

[[Jahaj Kothi Museum]], named after [[George Thomas (soldier)|George Thomas]], is located inside [[Firoz Shah Palace Complex]] and maintained by [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref name=HT-JK1>[http://haryanatourism.gov.in/showpage.aspx?contentid=5262 Jahaj Kothi museum]</ref> The [[Rakhigarhi Indus Valley Civilisation Museum]] is located at [[Rakhigarhi]], which is an [[Indus Valley civilisation]] site 60&nbsp;km away, also has a museum developed by the state government.<ref name=RGM1>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Harappan-museum-at-Rakhigarhi/articleshow/50971406.cms Harappan museum at Rakhigarhi]</ref>

=== {{anchor | ABIC }} Agri Business Incubation Centre (ABIC) ===
The '''Agri Business Incubation Centre, CCSHAU''' was established as a [[business incubator]] with INR11.75 crore funding by the [[National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development|NABARD]] to encourage [[Startup company|startup]] value-addition entrepreneurship, training and guidance to the youth.<ref name=nab2>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/incubation-centre-at-hau-to-push-agribusiness-startups/513393.html Incubation centre at HAU to push agribusiness startups], [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], 15 December 2017.</ref><ref name=nab1>[http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/chandigarh/nabard-sanctions-rs-15787-cr-to-haryana.html NABARD sanctions Rs 15,787 cr to Haryana], [[Daily Pioneer]], 1 May 2018.</ref> Its foundation stone was laid on 2 February 2018.<ref name=nab3>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nabard-lays-foundation-stone-for-agri-business-centre-at-hisar-118020201230_1.html Nabard lays foundation stone for agri business centre at Hisar], [[Business Standard]], 2 February 2018.</ref> To generate employment and to double the farmer's income, ABIC will act as single-window access for consultancy, incubation, initial business proposal development, procurement of resources and finance, risk mitigation, etc.<ref name=nab3/>

==={{anchor | AEC }} Agricultural Extension Centres (AEC)===
{{main|List of agricultural centres established by CCS HAU| label 1 = List of AEC}}
The CCSHAU Directorate of Extension Education started establishing Krishi Gyan Kendra (Agricultural Knowledge Centres) in districts of the state of [[Haryana]] from 1966,<ref name=extension>{{cite web|title=Directorate of Extension Education|url=http://hau.ernet.in/extension/extension.htm|publisher=CCS HAU|access-date=7 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115024125/http://hau.ernet.in/extension/extension.htm|archive-date=15 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> with funding from [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]].<ref name=farmer>{{cite web|title=CCS HAU in service of farmers|url=http://hau.ernet.in/farmer/sfarmer.pdf|publisher=CCS HAU|access-date=7 July 2012}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1989, the new extension centres were named as Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Farm Service Centres) and since then one Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) was established in each district of [[Haryana]],<ref name=extension/> to disseminate information and to provide [[vocational training]] in the relevant technologies among farmers, rural youth and rural development agencies.<ref name=farmer/> There are a total of 11 KGKs and 19 KVKs (c. 2012).<ref name=extension/>

The first Kisan Sewa Kendra (Agricultural Technology Information Centre) was established at the university main campus in 2002,<ref name=atic>{{cite web|title=Agricultural Technology Information Centre|url=http://hau.ernet.in/extension/atic.htm|publisher=CCS HAU|access-date=7 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418002830/http://hau.ernet.in/extension/atic.htm|archive-date=18 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and currently there are a total of three Kisan Sewa Kendra (KSKs) (c. 2012)<ref name=extension/> with [[Toll-free telephone number|Toll-free]] helpline agricultural services for the farmers.<ref name=farmer/> Seeds of various crops, fruits, vegetables, [[fertiliser]]s and [[Animal product]]s are provided to farmers at [[Subsidy|subsidised]] rates through these centres.<ref name=farmer/>

=== {{anchor | DUCEOF }} Deendyal Upadhaya Centre of Excellence for Organic Farming (DUCEOF) ===
The non-profit Deendyal Upadhaya Centre of Excellence for Organic Farming, attached with the dairy, was established on 139 acres of land on 31 October 2017 to promote and impart the training in the organic farming.<ref name=jayanti1>[http://www.uniindia.com/khattar-inaugurates-swarna-jayanti-dwar-organic-farming-centre-at-ccshau/states/news/1032764.html Khattar inaugurates swarn jayanti dwar and organic farmign centre at CCSHAU], [[United News of India]], 31 October 2017.</ref><ref name=jayanti2>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/live-updates-haryana-madhya-pradesh-kerala-chhattisgarh-karnataka-celebrate-foundation-day/ Five states celebrate foundation day: Whoever lives in Karnataka must learn Kannada, says CM Siddaramaiah], [[Indian Express]], 1 November 2017.</ref> The organic produce will be sold in the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]].<ref name=jayanti1/>

== Academics ==
===Academic programmes===
The institute offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs. Undergraduate programs award [[BSc]] ([[Honors course|Hons]]) and [[BTech]] in various agricultural fields. Postgraduate programmes award [[MSc]] and [[M.B.A.]] programme.<ref name=mba>[http://www.indianmba.com/haryana/H3/body_h3.html Department of Business Management, CCS Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061024131429/http://www.indianmba.com/haryana/H3/body_h3.html |date=24 October 2006 }}</ref> and there is also [[PhD]] programme.

===Admission===
Admission to the undergraduate programmes (except BSc Home Science and BTech in Agricultural Engineering) is through a Common Entrance Test that includes questions on Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Mathematics/Agriculture. Admission is offered in July in order of merit in two counseling sessions.<ref name=prospectus>[http://hau.ernet.in/prospectus_06.pdf 2006 Prospectus] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212010522/http://hau.ernet.in/prospectus_06.pdf |date=12 December 2006 }}</ref> 75% of positions are offered to residents of Haryana, and the rest 25% are filled through an all-India entrance test organized by the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]]. The seats for BTech in Agricultural Engineering are filled through [JEE] and exam by Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

===Laboratories===
The university has laboratories that provide facilities like [[DNA sequencing]], UV [[transillumination|trans-illuminator]], [[Polymerase chain reaction|PCR]], [[FT-IR]], [[gene gun]], [[gene pulser]], [[electron microscope]], plasma [[spectrometer]], [[X-ray diffraction]], [[chromatography]] etc. [[Screen house]], [[green house]] and [[transgenic]] green house are also available to researchers.

===Experimental farms===
The university has an experimental farm of {{cvt|9.94|km2}}> at the main campus, and ten experimental farms at regional research stations, a total area of {{cvt|5.68|km2}}. These farms have both [[canal]] and [[tubewell]] irrigation facilities. Recently, the [[Government of Haryana]] has provided additional land of {{cvt|16.08|km2}} to the university exclusively for seed production.

===Printing Press===
There is a full-fledged University Press to cater to the needs of printing of university publications like Haryana Kheti in Hindi and Haryana Farming in English. Besides above, several books in Hindi like Package of Practices for Rabi and Kharif Crops and Preservation, Package of Practices for Kharif Crops in English are printed in HAU Press. Some publications have also been printed on behalf of Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

== Research  ==
The university publishes the largest number of research papers among agricultural universities in India.<ref name=articles>{{cite journal | last = Arunachalam | first = Subbiah | date = December 2001 | title = Mapping Agricultural Research in India: A Profile based on CAB Abstracts 1998 | journal = Information Today & Tomorrow | volume = 20 | issue = 4 | pages = 9–17 | url = http://www.dsir.gov.in/pubs/itt/itt0104/cabrep.htm | access-date = 2007-02-03 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120206062014/http://www.dsir.gov.in/pubs/itt/itt0104/cabrep.htm | archive-date = 6 February 2012}}</ref> It has four official publications: ''HAU Journal of Research'', ''Haryana Veterinarian'', ''Haryana Kheti'', and ''Thesis Abstracts''.<ref name=nehru /> A Kisan Mela (Farmers' Fair) is organized every year in March to promote the spread of agricultural technology among farmers. HAU has released about 250 varieties of [[wheat]], [[barley]], [[rice]], [[maize]], [[millet]]s, [[Fodder|forage]] crops, [[cash crop]]s like [[sugarcane]], [[cotton]] and [[oilseeds]], medicinal plants, [[vegetable]]s and [[horticulture]].<ref name=hauvar>[http://hau.ernet.in/varieties_released.htm Varieties released by CCS HAU<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050519173845/http://hau.ernet.in/varieties_released.htm |date=19 May 2005 }}</ref> Extension department also runs a weather and crop advisory service for the farmers called eMausam.

== Student life ==
=== Residential life ===

Directorate of Students Welfare is responsible for providing residential facilities to the students.<ref name=track>{{cite web|title=About HAU|url=http://hau.ernet.in/about/hau_about.htm|publisher=HAU|access-date=22 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817175147/http://hau.ernet.in/about/hau_about.htm|archive-date=17 August 2011}}</ref> The university has a total of 14 hostels out of which 12 are located at [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]]. Out of 12 hostels located at Hisar, eight are for males, three for females and one for married students. There are separate for in-service and [[International student|foreign students]].<ref name=infrastructure/> There are two hostels, one each for males and females, at [[Kaul Village|Kaul]] in [[Kaithal]].<ref name=track/> The hostels have a total capacity of 1200 students.<ref name=activities>{{cite web|title=Activities of Directorate of Students' Welfare|url=http://hau.ernet.in/clink/dsw1.htm|publisher=HAU|access-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330002743/http://hau.ernet.in/clink/dsw1.htm|archive-date=30 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Aravali hostel is the oldest hostel of the university. Its construction started in 1958. It served as the Administrative Block of the university during the first year of the university.<ref name=aravali/>

Along with the official buildings, university has 1220 units of residential buildings (970 at Hisar and 242 at outstations) distributed into different categories. The hostel accommodation is sufficient enough to house each of the student on the university roll.  University has a two-room set married hostel for married students located in the residential complex.  Each hostel has a separate complex housing catering services and indoor games along with modern recreational and communication facilities like TV and Phone. University has a well-furnished Faculty House having facilities at par with the modern guest houses serving housing need of the national as well as international scientists visiting CCS HAU, Hisar. There is a farmers' hostel just close to the Faculty House with same level of facilities for the farmers visiting the university. The Faculty House of the university can provide accommodation to about 72 persons at a time. Similarly, farmers' hostel could accommodate about 76 persons at its full occupancy. In addition to these modern housing accommodations, there is spacious Kisan Ashram catering to the needs of the farmer trainees attending different short-term courses organized by the Directorate of Extension Education from time to time.

To serve the community needs of the faculty members, university has a spacious Faculty Club.  Similarly, there is a community centre in order to serve the community needs of the supporting staff. />

===Medical Services===

There is a well-equipped 50-bed hospital on the main campus at Hisar and 3 dispensaries at out-station i.e.  College of 
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Agriculture, Kaul (Kaithal), Regional Research Stations, Karnal and Bawal. The hospital at main campus has 5 doctors and a dentist. Round-the-clock medical aid is provided to the students, staff and other trainees.

=== Clubs and societies ===

Different [[Club (organization)|club]]s and [[society|societies]] have been formed to organise different [[Extracurricular activity|extracurricular activities]] inside the university. Dramatics and Music Club is responsible for organising cultural activities. It was formed in 1973.<ref name=dmc>{{cite web|title=About Drama and Music Club|url=http://hau.ernet.in/clink/dmc.pdf|publisher=HAU|access-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103115315/http://hau.ernet.in/clink/dmc.pdf|archive-date=3 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The club presented [[Haryanvi dance|Haryanvi folk dance]] in Indian Festival held at [[Moscow]], Russia in 1986 and have participated in each All India Inter-Agricultural University Youth Festival ( AgriUniFest ) organised by [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] since its inception in 2000.<ref name=dmc/> It has won theatrical events at the festival four times and group songs events six times.<ref name=dmc/>

Graphic Arts Society and Literary Society are responsible for [[arts]] and [[literary]] activities. Graphics Art Society was established in 1970.<ref name=graphic>{{cite web|title=Graphic Art Society|url=http://hau.ernet.in/clink/Intro%20achiv.pdf|publisher=HAU|access-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103115306/http://hau.ernet.in/clink/Intro%20achiv.pdf|archive-date=3 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> It also offers [[photography]] as a co-curricular activity of the university course curriculum for undergraduate students. Many members of this society have won awards at the AgriUniFest.<ref name=graphic/> Students of Literary Society have been awarded in [[elocution]], [[extempore]] and [[debate]] competitions at the AgriUniFest.<ref name=literary>{{cite web|title=Literary Society at CCS HAU|url=http://hau.ernet.in/clink/literary.pdf|publisher=HAU|access-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103114826/http://hau.ernet.in/clink/literary.pdf|archive-date=3 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

CCS HAU Mountaineering Club provides [[mountaineering]] opportunities to the students of the university. The club was started in the year 1971 and its motto is ''Youth for Adventure''.<ref name=mountaineering>{{cite web|title=Mountaineering Club|url=http://hau.ernet.in/haumc/|publisher=HAU|access-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330091729/http://hau.ernet.in/haumc/|archive-date=30 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The club offers [[trekking]] programs, seminars on [[Mountain Sports|mountain sports]] and, basic and advanced courses in [[rock climbing]], [[mountaineering]] and [[skiing]]. in 2007, the club organised a [[Bicycle touring|motorbike expedition]] from Hisar to [[Khardung La]], world's highest motorable pass.<ref name=mountaineering/> The club publishes its own online magazine known as HAUMC Magazine and also operates world's first trekking helpline.<ref name=magazine>{{cite web|title=HAUMC Magazine|url=http://haumc.tripod.com/|publisher=HAU|access-date=22 June 2012}}</ref> The club also organises humanitarian and voluntary activities such as awareness campaigns, environmental campaigns and fundraising events.<ref name=humanitarian>{{cite web|title=Humanitarian activities|url=http://haumc.tripod.com/frmgen.html|publisher=HAU|access-date=22 June 2012}}</ref> The base of the club is located at the Giri Centre for Sports Activities of the university.

=== Other facilities ===

[[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]] and [[National Service Scheme]] (NSS) are available as [[Course credit|credit activities]] in the university.<ref name=activities/> NSS was established at the university in 1970. Many students of the university have been selected for [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day Parade]] and one student has been selected for International Youth Development Exchange Programme held in [[Tokyo]], Japan.<ref name=activities/> Counseling and Placement Centre provides [[Job placement|placement]] opportunities whereas Alumni Association is responsible for handling [[Alumni association|alumni relations]].

===Directorate of Student Welfare===
Director, Students' Welfare is responsible for making arrangements for housing, boarding and welfare of the students and various co-curricular activities other than the academic work. The Directorate of Students Welfare serves as a hub of students' guidance, counseling and placement activities for all its constituent colleges. Directorate helps CCS HAU graduates to get suitable placement in various nationalized banks, agro-based companies/industries/MNCs/NGOs etc. It facilitates students to pursue their higher education in India and abroad by conducting coaching classes, motivation lectures, mock group discussions, and interview simulations etc. The Directorate of Students' Welfare is also responsible for promotion of all co-curricular activities such as Sports, NCC, NSS, Mountaineering, Graphic Arts, Literary, Music, Dance, Drama, NIS, etc.  For promotion of these activities, various trainings are arranged from time to time.

== Sports ==

Directorate of Students Welfare is responsible for non-academic activities of the university.<ref name=dsw>{{cite web|title=Directorate of Students Welfare|url=http://hau.ernet.in/clink/dsw.htm|publisher=HAU|access-date=20 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503075020/http://hau.ernet.in/clink/dsw.htm|archive-date=3 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Sports Authority of India]] has established a Sports Training Center at HAU to impart training in [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]], [[Boxing]], [[Judo]] and [[Table tennis]].<ref name=haryanasports>{{cite web|title=Major activities of the Sports and Youth Affairs|url=http://haryanasports.gov.in/pdf/sportsactivity.pdf|publisher=Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt. of Haryana|access-date=20 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003055028/http://haryanasports.gov.in/pdf/sportsactivity.pdf|archive-date=3 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Giri Centre for Sports Activities===
{{main|Haryana Agricultural University Stadium}}
{{see also|Mahabir Stadium}}
The [[Haryana Agricultural University Stadium|Giri Centre]], also housing [[Sports Authority of India]]'s (SAI) "Sports Training Centre", for students sports activities is an outstanding feature of this university. Since 2001 it has dedicated "center of excellence" for several sports,<ref name=giri1>[http://www.amarujala.com/haryana/hisar/luvas-hau-sai-sport-center-international-facilities-hisar ""], [[Amar Ujala]], 27 August 2016 .</ref> including the "Center of Excellence for Wrestling" named after [[Sakshi Malik]],<ref name=giri1/><ref name=giri2>[http://www.jagran.com/haryana/hisar-excellence-center-in-the-name-of-sakshi-malik-14575465.html "साक्षी मलिक के नाम पर बनेगा हकृवि में एक्सीलेंस सेंटर."], [[Dainik Jagran]], 27 August 2016.</ref> hockey, boxing and judo.<ref name=giri3>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMQcxKhZkEw "Khel Haryana: SAI's Hisar centre will not Stop."], Focus Haryana news, 11 April 2015.</ref> It also has two indoor badminton courts with a [[seating capacity]] for 600 spectators, an [[Olympic-size swimming pool]], two indoor squash courts, hobby rooms, two multipurpose indoor gymnasium with a reasonable seating capacity.<ref name="track" /> A synthetic athletics and hockey track of international standard has been built.

All the sports events of the university are held at Giri Centre. It has a [[cricket ground]], a [[Stadium|football ground]] and an [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]] [[stadium]] with a [[Artificial turf|synthetic track]] of [[IAAF|international standard]].<ref name=track/> A [[First-class cricket|first-class match]] was played at the cricket stadium here between [[Haryana cricket team]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team]] on 11 November 1975 during the [[Ranji Trophy]] tournament.<ref name=cricket>{{cite web|title=First-class matches played on HAU Complex, Hisar|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1031_f.html|publisher=Cricket Archive|access-date=20 June 2012}}</ref>



=== University Handball Club ===

[[Team handball|Handball]] is a particularly popular sport at HAU and the university has its own Handball Club.<ref name=handball>{{cite web|title=University Handball Club|url=http://hau.ernet.in/clink/dsw/handball.htm|publisher=HAU|access-date=20 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330091724/http://hau.ernet.in/clink/dsw/handball.htm|archive-date=30 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The club won [[Gold medal]] at the All India Inter Varsity Handball Championship in 1988, [[Bronze medal]] at Senior National Handball Championship and are five times winner of Haryana State Handball Championships.<ref name="handball achievements">{{cite web|title=Handball at CCS HAU|url=http://hau.ernet.in/clink/dsw/hauhb.pdf|publisher=HAU|access-date=20 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103115054/http://hau.ernet.in/clink/dsw/hauhb.pdf|archive-date=3 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university has organised All India Inter Varsity Handball Championship once in 1988.<ref name="handball achievements"/> Three players from the club have represented [[Handball in India|Indian handball team]] at international level<ref name="handball achievements"/> and almost all the players of Haryana handball team belong to HAU.<ref name=handball/>

== Notable people ==
{{alumni|people|date=April 2018}}

=== Notable alumni ===
* [[Anil Kumar Gupta]], professor in the Centre for Management in Agriculture at [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad|IIM, Ahmedabad]], founder of [[National Innovation Foundation#Honey Bee Network|Honey Bee Network]], [[Vice Chairman|Executive VC]] of the [[National Innovation Foundation|NIF]], (2004) [[Padma Shri]] National Award (management education).
* [[Sanjeev Balyan]], Member of Parliament from [[Muzaffarnagar]].
* [[Jagat Jakhar]], [[List of Haryanvi-language films|Haryanvi film]] actor and main lead of the highest grossing Haryanvi film, [[Chandrawal]].
* [[Harsh Vardhan Batra]], former director of the [[Defence Food Research Laboratory]]

=== Notable faculty ===
* [[Jai Bhagwan Chaudhary|Dr. Jai Bhagwan Chaudhary]], Ex Vice-Chancellor of CCSHAU and GBPUA&T Pantnagar, recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] award.
* [[Anthony Leocadia Fletcher]], [[Indian Civil Service|Indian civil servant]], First Vice-Chancellor of HAU.
* [[Megh R. Goyal]], considered as father of [[irrigation]] engineering in [[Puerto Rico]].
* [[Udey Chand]], [[Arjuna Award]] recipient and first individual world championship medal winner from [[independent India]].

=== Notable residents ===
* [[Saina Nehwal]], [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Badminton Championship]] champion and [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]] recipient, student of CCS HAU Campus School.
* [[Yash Tonk]], Indian actor, finalist of [[Nach Baliye 2]], student of CCS HAU Campus School.

== See also ==
* [[State University of Performing And Visual Arts]]
* [[State Institute of Film and Television]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Haryana]]
* [[List of Universities and Colleges in Hisar]]
* [[List of agricultural universities and colleges]]

== References ==

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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://hau.ernet.in}}

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