Established in 1976, the university is named after the noted Indian social reformer Dayananda Saraswati.

25 of 1975 of the Haryana Legislative Assembly in 1976, with the objective to promote inter-disciplinary higher education and research in the fields of environmental, ecological and life sciences.

A large, lush green 700-acre main campus was established for the needs of the University at Delhi Road.

[2]MDU offers undergraduate arts,Law,commerce ,science and engineering programs that awards BA,BSc,BCom,BALLB Bachelor of Engineering (BE) or Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degrees.

The university also offers postgraduate programs that lead to Master of Technology (M.Tech.