Desh Bhagat University is a private university at Mandi Gobindgarh in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab. The university emerged from an educational network that began before university status; institutional records identify an affiliated-college establishment date in 1996 and a university establishment date of 25 October 2012. Its name reflects the inspiration of freedom fighter Sr. Lal Singh, whose public service and participation in India’s freedom struggle were recognized by the Government of India with a Tamra Patra in 1972. Desh Bhagat University operates as a unitary state private university and has developed a broad multidisciplinary academic structure. Its teaching areas include engineering, management, computer science, commerce, law, agriculture, pharmacy, nursing, Ayurveda, dental science, paramedical fields, education, hospitality and tourism, media, performing arts, languages, social sciences, applied sciences, fashion and related professional disciplines. The university emphasizes experiential and project-based learning, industrial orientation, mentoring and personality development alongside formal academic study. Its campus on Amloh Road near Mandi Gobindgarh places it close to an important industrial belt of Punjab, giving several professional programmes a useful regional context. Research and postgraduate education complement the university’s large undergraduate and professional programme base. The institution also highlights accreditation and statutory recognition within India’s higher-education framework. Desh Bhagat University’s history is best understood as a transition from an education group operating affiliated institutions to an independent private university established by Punjab legislation. The 1996 date retained in the source workbook reflects the older institutional origin, while the university itself formally came into existence in 2012. This layered history helps explain the wide range of professional colleges and disciplines now operating within a single university structure. Its broad structure enables students from technical, healthcare, agricultural and liberal disciplines to share one institutional environment, while the university’s Punjab setting keeps teaching connected with regional professional and community needs.