The Kurukshetra University was established on 11 January 1956 in Kurukshetra in Haryana, India. The University received Grade 'A' rating in the 2009 National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) grading. It is affiliated to undergraduate programs and postgraduate programs. The Department of Sanskrit was the first and the only department in the university when it was inaugurated by India's first president, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Its campus is spread over 400 acres. There are 51 subjects that are taught to the students in the university. There are few subjects that are started and inaugurated by great personalities in its early days. In the convocation of the university personalities like Mother Teresa also visited.

Kurukshetra University is putting forth world-class instruction to understudies from all through India and different nations by giving a learning background intended to create savvy capacities, and also social, good and moral qualities. The University is outfitting its understudies with the aptitudes, bits of knowledge, a state of mind and commonsense experience that will empower them to wind up perceiving subjects.

The Campus of the University has regularly been evaluated as a standout amongst the most wonderful facilities in India. It looks like a huge, independent town with address theaters, course rooms, convenience, cafeterias, containers, shops and games offices, libraries and research centers. The most momentous gimmick of the facilities is the consistent interconnection of nature and the constructed environment.