Hisar (city) - Education

Education

See also: List of Universities and Colleges in Hisar and List of schools in Hisar

Before British Raj, indigenous schools provided elementary education. Till 1892, the city had only one middle school. The first private school, CAV High School was set up by Arya Samaj in 1918. The first university that came into existence in Hisar was Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University in 1971. It is one of Asia's biggest agricultural university. Other universities located in the city are Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology and Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences. GJUST is first Indian government run institute providing Post Graduation in Printing Technology. Apart from universities there are some noted colleges providing education in Hisar such as Chajju Ram Memorial Jat College, Dayanand College, Fateh Chand College for Women and Govt. Post Graduate College; all established in the 1950s and 1960s. A lot of colleges have sprung up in 1990s and 2000s (decade). Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, situated at Agroha provides medical education. The city has a good number of private and government schools providing education.

A few agricultural and veterinary research centres are also situated in the city such as National Research Centre on Equines, Central Sheep Breeding Farm, National Institute on Pig Breeding and Research Northern Region Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute and Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB). In 1988, the city hosted the 2nd World Buffalo Congress.

The important libraries in the city are Nehru Library, District Library, Gandhi Adhyan Kendra, Chatterjee Memorial Library, Sushila Bhawan Trust Library, Sanatan Dharam Library, Lala Lajpat Rai Municipal Library, Singh Sabha Library, Vivekanand Library, Bar Library and the Public Relation Information Centre at Mini-Secretariat. There is one museum in the city which is maintained by CCS HAU in its Gandhi Bhawan and exhibits evolution of agriculture and vanishing antiques.

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