On 23 May, 2013, Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone for the country's first defence university at Binola in Gurgaon of Haryana.

The 457-crore project of Indian National Defence University (INDU) is coming up on 200 acre of land at Binola. The National College of Defence Studies (NCDS), Indian Institute of Defence Technology (IIDT), Indian Institute of Defence Management (IIDM) and the Defence Institute of Distance & Open Learning (DIDOL) will be the constituent colleges and institutions of the INDU.

Modelled on world class institutions like the IITs and IIMs, the Indian National Defence University will provide defence professionals with a deep understanding of the interplay between all attributes of national power. The project will be fully functional by 2018.

The university will develop and propagate higher education in defence studies, defence management, defence science and technology, and promote policy-oriented research related to national defence, apart from providing inputs for policy formulation and preparing officers for higher leadership roles.