Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, came into existence on 2 February 1970 as a result of reorganization of the erstwhile Punjab agricultural University.

The university inherited from its predecessor four colleges; College of Veterinary Sciences (1948), College of Agriculture (1962), College of Basic Sciences (1964) and College of Anikal Sciences (1966). The Indira Chakravorty College of Home Science (1973) was added subsequently. The College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology was set up at Hisar in 1992, where as College of Agriculture at Kaul came into existence in 1974. It has 10 Regional Research Stations for conducting research in different agro-climatic zones to develop location-specific appropriate technologies. In addition, university has Krishi Vigyan Kendra in each district of the state for extension activities.