Who was the first Vice-Chancellor of Haryana Agricultural University ?
Penny Thomas
Incorrect AnswerKS Khokhar
Incorrect AnswerNomenee Robinson
Incorrect AnswerA.L Fletcher
Correct AnswerExplanation:
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University is a public funded agricultural university located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is one of the biggest agricultural universities in Asia. The university has 8645 Acres land (around 7219 Acres. at main campus, 1426 Acres. at outstations).It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh.
It was initially a satellite campus of Punjab Agricultural University at Hisar. It was established as a university by Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, ratified 2 February 1970 and was named as Haryana Agricultural University. So basically it is considered as the first established university of state Haryana.On October 31, 1991, it was renamed as Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. A. L. Fletcher was the first Vice-Chancellor of the university.
Anthony Leocadia Fletcher (9 December 1909 – 14 December 1974) was an Indian civil servant. He was the founder of Campus School CCS HAU, Hisar.Fletcher was appointed the first Vice-chancellor of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University on 29 March 1970 and served until his death on 14 December 1974.