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

Meerut Meerut (, ISO 15919, ISO: ''Mēraṭh'') is a city in the western region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located in the Meerut district, it is northeast of the national capital, New Delhi, and is ...

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. The university was established in 1965. It was later renamed to its current name after Chaudhary Charan Singh, former

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. The university celebrated its silver jubilee in 1991.

Notable alumni

* Mayawati, former

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, former Union Human Resources & Development Minister, Padma Vibushan Awardee, Founding member of BJP *

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, 9th Chief Minister of Delhi *

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, Member of Lok Sabha * Sushil Kumar, wrestler * K. C. Tyagi, former Member of Parliament * Kamal Davar,

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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 * Raja Iqbal Singh, BJP politician * Rakesh Tikait, national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union * Sanjeev Tyagi, film and television actor * Nayab Singh Saini, Chief Minister of Haryana * Satya Pal Singh, former Member of Lok Sabha and Chancellor of Gurukul Kangri University in

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. * Shantanu Bhardwaj - Lawyer and Cricketer * Ved Prakash, former Chairman of UGC.

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