Chaudhary Charan Singh University (चौधरी चरण सिंह विश्वविद्यालय), formerly Meerut University is a public 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 and is now one of the premier educational institutions of the country. The university has a vast campus outside the city in a pollution-free environment which sprawls over 219 acres (0.89 km) of land with vast playgrounds and experimental fields, botanical garden, rose garden with life-size statue of the late Prime Minister Ch.Charan Singh, gymnasium, indoor stadium, well equipped library, administrative block, spacious auditorium, guest house, community centre and medical centre. The various teaching departments under different faculties are housed in spacious buildings and have well-equipped laboratories. The academic programme exposes the students to practical aspects through seminars, group discussions and lectures of experts invited from other institutions.