The Haryana Agricultural University was established on February 2, 1970, as a result of bifurcation of the erstwhile Punjab Agricultural University, through a Presidential Ordinance, ratified later by the Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970(Act No 16 of 1970) passed by the Lok Sabha on 29th March, 1970. From 31st October, 1991, it has been renamed as Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University . The University Campus The main campus of the University is situated at Hisar at a distance of162 KM North-West of Delhi on National Highway No.10 and is 2 KM from the railway station and 3 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. During its existence so far it has made rapid progress in building an excellent infrastructure. It has one of the best developed campuses in India to meet academic and extra-curricular needs of the students.