Chaudhary Charan Singh University
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
 General Bipin Rawat, former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) 
 Sushil Kumar, wrestler
 K. C. Tyagi, former Member of Parliament (MP)
 Kamal Davar, Indian Army officer, first Director General of the Defence Intelligence Agency
 Arun Govil, film actor
 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
 Sanjeev Tyagi, film and television actor

