Chaudhary Charan Singh University (formerly, Meerut University) was established in 1965, to cater to the needs of higher education in western Uttar Pradesh. The University celebrated its silver jubilee in 1991. Presently, it is one of the premier educational institutions of the country encompassing a vast, beautiful, and pollution-free campus that sprawls over 222 acres of land having vast playgrounds and experimental fields, a botanical garden, a rose garden with a life-size statue of the late Prime Minister Ch. Charan Singh, Gymnasium, Indoor Stadium, well equipped Library, Hostels for both girls and boys, Administrative Block, Spacious Auditorium, Guest House, Community Centre, Medical Centre, Residential Quarters for faculty members and employees, Canteen, Bank, and Post office.