Mukand Lal National College was established in 1955 by a great visionary and educationist Seth Jai Prakash in the cherished memory of his illustrious father Seth Mukand Lal Ji, who was a renowned Gandhian and philanthropist.

Illiterate himself, he vowed to dispel the darkness of ignorance by opening educational institutions starting with setting up of Mukand Lal National High School at Abdulapur (now Yamuna Nagar).

Seth Jai Prakash, his illustrious son accelerated the pace of opening institutions in the name of his father.

He acted on his principle till the last and contributed large sums of money to educational institutions.

The college was started in the Administrative block near the principal's office, and over time additions have been made to the structure with careful planning to arrive at the today's layout.

College has well-built infrastructure for the various sports and has a reputation for producing good athletes who have participated at national and international level for various teams.

College has various fields built inside the campus for students to practice, which include: Every year, a blood donation camp is organised by M.L.N.

The blood donation driver was started by then principal Lt. Mr Tilak Raj Chadha on 5 September 1972, and since then has been organised every year.

MLN College graduates have gone on to work in several large corporations, including Wipro, TCS, Jamna Auto Industries, ISGEC, and BILT.