K K Modi University is a private university in Durg, Chhattisgarh, established under Act No. 14 of 2018 within the Chhattisgarh private-university framework. The institution is an initiative of Modi Innovative Education Society and forms part of the wider educational legacy associated with the K. K. Modi and Modi family enterprises. Its official history traces that legacy to Modinagar, established in 1933 by industrialist and philanthropist Rai Bahadur Gujarmal Modi, whose development initiatives included a strong emphasis on education. The university is positioned as career-focused and entrepreneurial, with programmes in management, commerce, computing, engineering, design, hospitality and doctoral study. Its academic model emphasizes flexible career pathways, applied learning, international academic partnerships and industry co-op experiences. The Durg campus is located near the Shivnath River within the Durg-Bhilai region and combines classrooms, laboratories, student facilities and technology-supported teaching. K K Modi University's institutional identity therefore joins a modern private-university structure with a much older corporate-philanthropic education legacy. The 2018 Act created the statutory institution in Chhattisgarh, while subsequent development focused on building career-oriented academic schools, research opportunities and international links. The university describes professional and entrepreneurial preparation as central goals, reflecting its connection to industry and business education. Its history is best understood as a transition from the Modi group's long-running educational initiatives to a dedicated multidisciplinary university serving central India from Durg. The institution presents international partnerships and industry co-op learning as important parts of its academic differentiation. Its Durg location places the campus within the wider Durg-Bhilai industrial and educational region. Operates within the Chhattisgarh Private Universities establishment and operations framework. Its wider institutional legacy is traced by the university to the development of Modinagar in 1933. 1933 — Rai Bahadur Gujarmal Modi established Modinagar, the origin point highlighted in the university's wider institutional legacy.