Gurukul was first established on 16th may 1900 at Gujrawala in Punjab by venerable swami Shradhanand ji Maharaj but his idea was to establish Gurukul on the bank of holy river Ganga. For this noble cause,Sh. Amar Singh a person of great integrity donated his 1600 sq . yards of land for the establishment of Gurukul. On 4th may 1902, Gurukul was shifted to Kangri village near haridwar and thus it is known as Gurukul Kangri. Unfortunately, Gurukul Kangri University had to face a huge destruction because of heavy flood in river Ganga on september 1924 because of this, Gurukul was shifted to its present place at Haridwar in 1930

Initially the title of Vidyalankara was conferred in Gurukul Kangri. Under this title there was a system of reading and teaching of Ayurveda. Thus, Ayurveda college was established under Gurukul Kangri in 1922. The first Director of Ayurveda college was Dr. Radhakrishnan who held his position from 1922 to 1939. During his tenure, Ayurveda college continued to flourish. In 1926, Ayurveda commission appointed by UP govt. said, Gurukul Kangri University Ayurveda medical college is the best college of India.

Gurukul Kangri University conferred Ayurveda Alankar degree to the graduate Ayurveda college. Additionally, Ayurveda Vachaspati was a post-graduate degree offered by university. These titles were recognized all over India. The qualified graduates of this institution gained fame in the country and abroad. Scholar shri Jaydevji Vidyalankar translated Bhaishajya Ratnawali, Chikitsa kalika and Charak Samhita in hindi, commented on the Vedas and published revised versions of nine ancient texts like Rashridya etc. He edited Shivdas Sen tika of Chakradutt. He translated Charak Samhita, Sushrut Samhita, Ashtang Hridya, Ashtang Sangrah in hindi. In the same tradition, the names of many Ayurveda scholars like Shri Satyadev Vidyalankar, Shri Niranjan dev ji, Shri Indrasen Ayurveda Alankar, Vaidya Ranjit rai Ayurveda Alankar, Braham dutt Sharma Ayurveda Alankar, Ramesh bedi Ayureda Alankar, Vaidya Dharam dutt etc. are worth remembering.