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There are a number of engineering colleges in India. They are both private and government owned and spread across all parts of India. [1]
Here is a comprehensive list and information on engineering colleges in Kanpur, India.
| College name | University | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IIT Kanpur | IIT Kanpur |
| 2 | Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur | HBTU Kanpur |
| 3 | Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (PSIT), Kanpur [2] | UPTU |
| 4 | Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped Kanpur [3] | UPTU |
| 5 | Allenhouse Institute of Technology [4] | UPTU |
| 6 | University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kanpur University | Kanpur University |
| 7 | Government leather Institute | UPTU |
| 8 | Maharana Pratap Engineering College | UPTU |
| 10 | Government Polytechnic Kanpur | BTEUP |
| 11 | Maharana Institute of Professional Studies | UPTU |
| 12 | Maharana Pratap College of Management and Information Technology | UPTU |
| 13 | Bhabha Institute Of Science and Technology | UPTU |
| 14 | Bhabha College of engineering | UPTU |
| 15 | Bhabha institute of technology | UPTU |
| 16 | PSIT College of Engineering (PSITcoe) | UPTU |
| 17 | Krishna Institute of Technology | UPTU |
| 18 | Krishna Girls Engineering College | UPTU |
| 19 | Naraina College Of Engineering & Technology | UPTU |
| 20 | Naraian Vidya Peeth Eng. & Mgmt. Institute | UPTU |
| 21 | Banshi College Of Engineering | UPTU |
| 22 | Advance Institute of Biotech and Paramedical Sciences College Kanpur | UPTU |
| 23 | Vision Institute of Technology-Kanpur | UPTU |
| 24 | Anubhav Institute of Engineering & Management | UPTU |
| 25 | Apollo Institute of Technology | UPTU |
| 26 | Axis Institute For Technology &Management | UPTU |
| 27 | Prabhat Engineering College | UPTU |
| 28 | Anubhav Institute Of Engineering And Management | UPTU |
| 29 | Govt. Central Textile Institute | UPTU |
| 30 | Vidya Bhawan College for Engineering Technology | UPTU |
| 31 | RAMA Institute of Engineering and Technology | UPTU |
| 42 | RAMA Institute of Technology | UPTU |
| 33 | Seth Sriniwas Agarwal Institute Of Engineering and Technology | UPTU |
| 34 | Virendra Swarup Institute of Computer Studies | UPTU |
| 35 | Axis Institute of Fashion Technology (AIFT) | UPTU |
| 36 | Axis Institute of Technology and Science (AITS) | UPTU |
| 37 | Axis Institute of Technology and Management (AITM) | UPTU |
| 38 | Subhash Institute of Software Technology | UPTU |
| 39 | United Institute of Designing | UPTU |
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