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. 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.
Notable alumni
- Mayawati, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Murli Manohar Joshi, former Union Human Resources & Development Minister, Padma Vibushan Awardee, Founding member of BJP, PhD holder in Physics
- Rekha Gupta, Chief Minister of Delhi
- Ramesh Bidhuri, Member of Lok Sabha
- Sushil Kumar, wrestler
- K. C. Tyagi, former Member of Parliament
- 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
- Shantanu Bhardwaj, Lawyer and Cricketer
- 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 Haridwar.
- Ved Prakash, former Chairman of UGC.
- Swami Omvesh, MLA
References
- "Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut". www.ccsuniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
External links
- Official website
