On 31 October 1991, the HAU was renamed as Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University.
The development plan of the university is based on the concept of a Central Campus Core around which academic buildings for various colleges, schools and departments, residential, recreational and common facilities such as Faculty House and Club, Farmers' Hostel, Students' Hostel, Hospital, Shopping Centre etc., are built.
The buildings comprising the Core are Gandhi Bhawan, Nehru Library, Indira Gandhi Auditorium and the Administration Building, situated on three sides of great Plazza, the greater part of which is four feet above ground level.
The Vice-Chancellor is the working chairman of the board, and is the principal executive and academic head of the university.
Official members include the secretaries of agriculture, finance and community development of the Government of Haryana.
[15] The Office of the Registrar is responsible for academics, employees and faculty related affairs of the university.
The Farm Information and Communication Service of the Directorate provides audio-visual and mass media support to the various wings, sections and departments of the university.
Monthly magazine Haryana Kheti, based on research evidences and experiences of the subject matter experts is published by the Unit.
Other publications like Package of Practices Kharif, Rabi and Horticultural & Vegetable crops, Animal Husbandry and Home Science and other extension literature are published to provide need based, problem oriented information to the farming community.
It entails "open house" visits to Agri-tourism Centre as well as at another location within HAU exhibition with stalls of various departments and suppliers of agri products and equipment.
This unit also organizes exhibitions, such as Farm Darshan, at state, zonal and district levels in collaboration with other two wings of the Directorate & other departments/colleges.
[20] Jahaj Kothi Museum, named after George Thomas, is located inside Firoz Shah Palace Complex and maintained by Archaeological Survey of India.
[25] To generate employment and to double the farmer's income, ABIC will act as single-window access for consultancy, incubation, initial business proposal development, procurement of resources and finance, risk mitigation, etc.
[27] In 1989, the new extension centres were named as Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Farm Service Centres) and since then one Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) was established in each district of Haryana,[26] to disseminate information and to provide vocational training in the relevant technologies among farmers, rural youth and rural development agencies.
[26] The first Kisan Sewa Kendra (Agricultural Technology Information Centre) was established at the university main campus in 2002,[28] and currently there are a total of three Kisan Sewa Kendra (KSKs) (c. 2012)[26] with Toll-free helpline agricultural services for the farmers.
[27] Seeds of various crops, fruits, vegetables, fertilisers and Animal products are provided to farmers at subsidised rates through these centres.
Admission to the undergraduate programmes (except BTech in Agricultural Engineering) is through a Common Entrance Test that includes questions on Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Mathematics/Agriculture.
[32] 75% of positions are offered to residents of Haryana, and the rest 25% are filled through an all-India entrance test organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
Recently, the Government of Haryana has provided additional land of 16.08 km2 (6.21 sq mi) to the university exclusively for seed production.
Some publications have also been printed on behalf of Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt.
[34] Extension department also runs a weather and crop advisory service for the farmers called eMausam.
Each hostel has a separate complex housing catering services and indoor games along with modern recreational and communication facilities like TV and Phone.
There is a well-equipped 50-bed hospital on the main campus at Hisar and 3 dispensaries at out-station i.e. College of Agriculture, Kaul (Kaithal), Regional Research Stations, Karnal and Bawal.
[37] The club presented Haryanvi folk dance in Indian Festival held at Moscow, Russia in 1986 and have participated in each All India Inter-Agricultural University Youth Festival ( AgriUniFest ) organised by Indian Council of Agricultural Research since its inception in 2000.
[38] It also offers photography as a co-curricular activity of the university course curriculum for undergraduate students.
[38] Students of Literary Society have been awarded in elocution, extempore and debate competitions at the AgriUniFest.
in 2007, the club organised a motorbike expedition from Hisar to Khardung La, world's highest motorable pass.
Directorate helps CCS HAU graduates to get suitable placement in various nationalized banks, agro-based companies/industries/MNCs/NGOs etc.
It facilitates students to pursue their higher education in India and abroad by conducting coaching classes, motivation lectures, mock group discussions, and interview simulations etc.
The Directorate of Students' Welfare is also responsible for promotion of all co-curricular activities such as Sports, NCC, NSS, Mountaineering, Graphic Arts, Literary, Music, Dance, Drama, NIS, etc.