Kurukshetra University, established in 1956, is located on the western bank of
Brahma Sarovar in
Kurukshetra.
From the humble beginning, with just the Department of Sanskrit, it has grown into a multi-faculty university with about 40 university teaching departments and 127 colleges. In addition to the postgraduate courses, research facilities are also available in the university for M Phil and Ph D.
The university is about 4 km from Kurukshetra Junction Railway Station and about 8 km from Pipli, a road junction on National Highway 1.
