Ch. Chhotu Ram (P.G.) College, Muzaffarnagar was established in 1959, is having a green and beautiful campus of 5.4 acres and about 185 bigha agricultural lands. The college is situated at Circular Road of Muzaffarnagar headquarter. The college is affiliated to Maa Shakumbhari University, Saharanpur. The college is having well equipped laboratories, rich computerized library, sound sports facilities and internet facility. The college is imparting education to rural and urban population in Agriculture, Science and Commerce. The college provides a congenial atmosphere for the higher academic pursuits and research facility in Botany and Chemistry in faculty of science and Agronomy, Agricultural chemistry, Horticulture, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Botany, Plant Pathology and Entomology in faculty of Agriculture.
The institution was established in 1910 as Jat hostel to provide residential facilities to the rural students. Ch. Chhotu Ram ji visited Muzaffarnagar on 2nd January 1935 and addressed a large gathering here in the hostel. He suggested the management of the hostel to start a school to provide education to students of rural background along with the hostel facilities. On the same day, foundation of middle school was laid down, which was raised to Jat High school in 1937. In 1944, it was upgraded into intermediate college in arts, science and agriculture classes. In 1959 degree classes in Agriculture faculty were started under affiliation with Agra University. In 1968, at the time of establishment of Meerut University, beside agriculture faculty science faculty was also started with B.Sc. classes in Biology group. In 1970, B.Sc. Maths classes were started. In 1983, the college developed into postgraduate college with M.Sc.(Ag.)Classes in Agricultural chemistry and Horticulture. Later on in year 2000, postgraduate classes in Agronomy (agriculture faculty) and botany (science faculty) were started. In 2018,B.Com classes (Commerce faculty) were started. It is proposed to start M.Sc. Chemistry from academic session 2020-21.
To be multi-faculty co-educational institution with multifaceted development centric approach, a focus towards holistic growth of its stakeholders and responsibility towards societal betterment.
To stimulate and nurture student's interest in Science and Agriculture to achieve their professional goals, to generate, disseminate, integrate and apply knowledge which is vital to society and to provide leadership and service to the nation.
The core values of the college are discipline, respect, excellence, compassion, service, integrity, civility, honesty, leadership and learning for life