Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut was established in 1965.Formerly known as Meerut University , to cater to the needs of higher education in western Uttar Pradesh.

The CCS University celebrated its silver jubilee in 1991. It is one of the premier educational institutions of the country encompassing a vast, beautiful and pollution-free campus which sprawls over 222 acres of land having vast playgrounds and experiemental fields, botanical garden, rose garden with life-size statue of the late Prime Minister Ch. Charan Singh, Gymnasium, Indoor Stadium, well equipped Library, Hostels for both girls and boys, Administrative Block, Spacious Auditorium, Guest House, Comuunity Center, Medical Center, Residential Quarters for faculty members and employees, Canteen, Bank and Post Office. The teaching department belonging to different faculties, are housed in spacious buildings and have well-equipped laboratories and advanced facilities. The University also has a separate engineering college, which is currently offering courses leading to B.Tech. degree in several different branches of Engineering.

Initially, The M.Phil and Ph.D. Programmes were started in 1969 taking credit of becoming first University in the country to introduce M.Phil. Programme. In 1973, Post Graduate level courses were also introduced with the modernized syllabi. Since then, the University has been progressing at a steady rate. During the VIII Five years plan, introduction of self-financed courses keeping in pace with the changing demands of the society and also for human resources development, were planned. Now, there are five faculties with 22 UGC sponsored and 35 selffinanced / job oriented courses being run in the campus 252 professional colleges / institutions 109 colleges and one consistent college are affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University.

Under the able leadership of the Vice Chancellor, a renowed innovative technologist and an established committed academic administrator, the university is offering a large number of new and innovative post-graduate, under-graduate, diploma, advanced diploma and post graduate diploma courses under self-financed scheme in areas of Agricultural Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Journalism, Mass Communication and Multimedia Techniques, Earth Sciences, Teacher & Physical Education, Fine Arts, Legal Studies, Applied Sciences, Home Sciences, Business Studies, Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Censoring.

The various departments of the CCS University are housed in spacious buildings and have well-equipped laboratories and advanced facilities.

OUR VISION

To Produce such professionals who have global competence, vision, and skills are as necessary to meet the challenges of emerging global knowledge economy, by the power of innovation, creativity and efficient learning ability.

OUR MISSION

To emerge among the top ten universities in India within next ten years through defining, implementing and operating dynamic - academic, administrative and functional processes, for optimal use of available resources.