This university was founded on 1970.In 1980, it was renamed to honour the freedom fighter Prof. Barkatullah. The campus spans over an area of 360 acres. It is a residential-type campus and, apart from the quarters for the vice-chancellor and the staff, there are four hostels for boys and a hostel for girls. On the campus, there are buildings for departments such as the Institute of Physics and Electronics, Department of Pharmacy, University Institute of Technology, Management Institute, Department of Law, Psychology Department, etc. along with an administrative building, a guest house, an auditorium and a playground
