On 18 April 2017, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's administration renamed it after the Maharana Pratap.
[3] Main campus is in Anjanthali village in Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal after 97 acres land of HAU's Regional Research Station was transferred to the Horticulture university.
[3] Captain Pawan Kumar Extension campus is being constructed at Badhana village in Jind district for which INR46 crore (460 million) was released in 2018.
[5] University is establishing a regional cold chain centre in collaboration with United Kingdom.
[6] International Terminal Market for Fruits and Vegetables at near by Ganaur on Grand Trunk Road in Sonepat district is being established on 600 acres which will be larger than .