Gurukula Kangri (deemed to be university; 'गुरुकुल कांगड़ी समविश्वविद्यालय') is a government-aided deemed to be university u/s 3 of the UGC act 1956 located in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. It is fully funded by UGC. It is a NAAC "A" grade Accredited. Situated near the bank of the Ganges about 6 km from Haridwar and about 200 km from New Delhi. Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University) was founded on 4 March 1902 by the Arya Samaj sannyasi Swami Shraddhanand, who was a follower of Dayananda Saraswati, with the sole aim to revive the ancient Indian gurukula system of education.