The Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Kumarhatti-Solan was established in 2010 under the aegis of the Maharishi Markandeshwar University Trust (erstwhile reputed MM Education Trust, Ambala) which was founded by its founder President, a distinguished public figure and promoter of education Shri Tarsem Kumar Garg in November 1993 with the objectives of reconstruction of society through education.

The trust moved fast and in a short span of twenty five years, it established a number of institutions. Beginning with the establishment of the MM Engineering College in 1995 in the ‘tapobhomi’ of Maharishi Markandeshwar in the river bed of sacred ‘Markanda’, at village Mullana-Ambala, it developed into a highly reputed learning centre township of high profile professional institutions of UG/PG Courses of Medical Sciences, Dental Sciences, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Nursing, Engineering & Technology, Business Management, Computer Science, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, GNM and an International School. In recognition of the progress achieved, in June 2007 the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India conferred the Deemed to be University status on ten of its select institutions in the name and style of the Maharishi Markandeshwar University, now known as Maharishi Markandeshwar Deemed to be University, Mullana, Ambala under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. Recently Super Specialty courses of DM in Medical Gastroenterology, Cardiology,M.Ch. Urology, Neurosurgery have also been introduces in the medical College w.e.f. the session 2017-18.

addition, it has also established two other International Schools at Sadopur-Ambala and at Rambha-Karnal.The Trust has the pride privilege of establishing the first self-financing Engineering College, first self-financing Medical College, and the first self-financing Deemed University in the region at Mullana in the State of Haryana. Another University created under the provision of the Haryana Private Universities Act, 2006 with the name of Maharishi Markandeshwar University at village Sadopur-Ambala has been made functional on Delhi-Ambala-Chandigarh National Highway No.1 in the suburb of Ambala towards Chandigarh where to begin with prime courses in the area of Architecture, Pharmacy, Agriculture apart from the courses in other streams including research degree programmes of Ph.D. In

As a part of its expansion programmes, the Trust has also established another Maharishi Markandeshwar University in the lap of 'Devbhooomi' of great Himalayas at Kumarhatti-Solan in Himachal Pradesh in 2010 which was legislated by the Himachal Pradesh Govt. under the provision of the Himachal Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2006, under Act No. 22 of 2010. Initially the University had started the courses of B.Tech., M.Tech. in different disciplines, MBA, BBA; MCA; M.Sc. Chemistry in 2010-11 and other courses. The University has also been recognized by the UGC to award degrees under Section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956. The main focus of the University at Kumarhatti-Solan has been for the courses of Health Sciences with the introduction of the Medical Course of MBBS w.e.f. 2013-14. Besides establishing MM Medical College and Hospital, the University has also established Nursing and Physiotherapy institutes as it’s constituent colleges, like MM Medical College and Hospital, Kumarhatti-Solan. The University is also in the process of establishing other institutes of Professional courses in the area of Pharmacy, Hotel Management, etc. with effect from the coming sessions.