Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCS University), formerly Meerut University, is a public state university located in Meerut,

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

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. The university was established in 1965. It was later renamed to its current name after

Chaudhary Charan Singh Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987) served as the 5th Prime Minister of India between 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980. Historians and people alike frequently refer to him as the 'champion of India's peasants.' Charan S ...

, former

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. The university celebrated its silver jubilee in 1991.

Notable alumni

* Mayawati, Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh politician * Bipin Rawat, General, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) *

Sushil Kumar Sushil Kumar Solanki (born 26 May 1983) is a former Indian wrestler. He carried the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of 2012 London Olympics. His 2008 Olympic medal was second for India in wrestling, and the first since Khashaba Dadasaheb Ja ...

, wrestler *

K. C. Tyagi Kishan Chand Tyagi (born 10 December 1950) is an Indian politician who is a former member of the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Indian Parliament) representing the state of Bihar and serves as the Chief General Secretary and National Spokesp ...

, Indian politician *

Kamal Davar Lieutenant General Kamal Davar is a retired Indian military officer and security expert who served as the first director general of the Defense Intelligence Agency and deputy chief of the Integrated Defense Staff. Early life and education Dav ...

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officer, first Director General of the Defence Intelligence Agency * Arun Govil, film actor *

Jai Verma Jai Verma is an Indian-born Hindi writer, educationalist, poet, and advocate of Hindi language and culture. Early life Jai Verma was born in Jiwana, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, March 1950, the eldest of five children. After her primary educ ...

, Nottingham-based poet and advocate of Hindi language and culture * Alka Tomar, wrestler *

Satyadev Prasad Satyadev Prasad (born 19 September 1979) is an athlete from India. He competes in archery. Prasad competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of e ...

, archer *

Divya Kakran Divya Kakran (born 1998) is a freestyle wrestler from India. Divya has won 60 medals, including 17 gold medals in the Delhi State Championship, and has won the Bharat Kesari title eight times. She has been vocal about being disappointed by the ...

, wrestler * Rajeev Kumar Varshney, Agricultural scientist *

Karim Uddin Barbhuiya Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, also known by his daak naam Saju ( bn, সাজু), is an Indian All India United Democratic Front politician and businessman. He has been serving as a Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Sonai since 2021. Early ...

, businessman and politician *

Rakesh Tikait Rakesh Tikait (born 4 June 1969) is a national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) from Uttar Pradesh, India. Early life Tikait was born on 4 June 1969 in Sisauli town of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. He is the son of a prominent ...

, national spokesperson of the

Bharatiya Kisan Union Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) (English: Indian Farmers' Union) is a farmer's representative organisation in India. It was founded by Chaudhary Charan Singh from the ''Punjab Khetibari Union'' (Punjab Farming Union) which became its Punjab branch. ...

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* Universities and colleges in Meerut Universities in Uttar Pradesh Memorials to Chaudhary Charan Singh Educational institutions established in 1965 1965 establishments in Uttar Pradesh {{UttarPradesh-university-stub