National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra (NIT Kurukshetra), an Institute of National Importance in India, is one of the leading institutions established in 1963 for imparting higher technical education in major fields such as engineering, technology, science, and management; it was conferred the status of a Deemed University on June 26, 2002, and has since been known as NIT Kurukshetra (Deemed University), and is a fully residential institution well recognized for its dedicated faculty, supportive staff, and state-of-the-art infrastructure, offering a wide range of academic programs including B.Tech., M.Tech., M.C.A., M.B.A., and Ph.D. degrees, along with an excellent placement record for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Kurukshetra is a place of religious pilgrimage and historical significance. It is the land of Mahabharata and place where sermons of 'Bhagwad Gita' were delivered. In medieval period, Thanesar, the old city, was the seat of power of Harshwardhana. Kurukshetra is well connected with rail/road. It is a railway junction on Delhi-Ambala section and is situated on National Highway No. 1 (G.T. Road). It is approximately 160 km from Delhi, 100 km from Chandigarh and 194 km from Shimla. NIT Kurukshetra is about 10 km from Pipli and 6 km from Kurukshetra railway station.

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering came into existence in 1973; in 1987, the Computer Engineering branch was also started, and the department was renamed as “Electronics, Communication and Computer Engineering,” while in 2003, it was again renamed as “Electronics and Communication Engineering” following the establishment of a separate Computer Engineering Department; the department initiated its M.Tech. programs in ECE and VLSI Design in 1987 and 2007 respectively, and currently offers B.Tech. and M.Tech. programs in Communication Engineering and Signal Processing along with Ph.D. programs in specific niche areas, supported by well-equipped and sophisticated laboratories in embedded systems, VLSI, communication engineering, microwaves, and satellite image processing.