Founded in 1993, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the rural setting of the small city of Sriperumbudur (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Tamil Nadu. Officially recognized by the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Human Resources Development of India, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development is a coeducational Indian higher education institution. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.