The NorthCap University (NCU), is promoted by the Educate India Society that was founded in 1996.Previously an engineering and management college(ITM), the institute gained the status of a State Private university in 2009, under Act No. 25/2009 by the Legislature of the State of Haryana and accorded UGC approval under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act 1956.

NCU rebranded itself on 31 August 2015 vide Haryana Government Ordinance No. 2 of 2015, followed by a UGC notification dated 26 August 2015. NCU is a single campus university located in Sector 23-A, Gurugram,Haryana. It has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) 2016-2021.