Harish-Chandra Research Institute was established in the year 1975. The institute is provides quality education with highly experienced faculty members.  Harshit Chandra institute is an autonomous institute and is funded by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. Harish-Chandra Research Institute offers course in the field of Doctor of Philosophy, integrated M.Sc, Ph.D program in mathematics, Ph.D., integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. program in physics. The institute is spread across 66 acres of land in Jhusi, Allahabad. The vision of the institute is to expand its activities and to see more interaction between the Institute and the university system in the country.