Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is a public institute of technology located in Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh,India. It was declared an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India under the Institutes of Technology Act. IIT Kanpur is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in India.
The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are centrally funded technical institutes under the ownership of the Ministry of Education,Government of India. They are governed by the National Institutes of Technology,Science Education,and Research Act,2007,which declared them institutions of national importance and laid down their powers,duties,and framework for governance. The act lists 31 NITs. Each NIT is autonomous and linked to the others through a common council known as the Council of NITSER,which oversees their administration. All NITs are funded by the Government of India.
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (MMMUT) is a Premier State Technical University in Gorakhpur,Uttar Pradesh,India. It was established in 2013 by upgrading Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College (MMMEC),which was established in 1962,into a university. The MMMUT was named after Madan Mohan Malaviya,an Indian politician and co-founder of BHU. Its programs have been conferred an autonomous status under the university. The university has a very strong alumni network as it has crossed over 60 years of establishment. It offers Bachelor,Master,and Doctoral programs in engineering,natural sciences and humanities as well as Master programs in Computer Application (MCA) and Business Administration (MBA).
Unnao is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Unnao district and a part of Lucknow division,between Kanpur and Lucknow. Unnao is a large industrial city with three industrial suburbs around it. Unnao has the country's largest leather Export in the UPSIDC.
The University of Allahabad is a public state university located in Prayagraj,Uttar Pradesh,India. It was established on 23 September 1887 by an act of Parliament and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance (INI). It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. Its origins lie in the Muir Central College,named after Lt. Governor of North-Western Provinces Sir William Muir in 1876,who suggested the idea of a Central University at Prayagraj,which later evolved to the present university. It was known as the "Oxford of the East". Its Central University status was re-established through the University of Allahabad Act 2005 by the Parliament of India.
Raebareli is a city in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raebareli district and a part of Lucknow Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Sai river,82 km (51 mi) southeast of Lucknow. It possesses many architectural features and sites,chief of which is a strong and spacious fort. As of 2011,Raebareli has a population of 191,316 people,in 35,197 households.
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology,formerly Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College (MNREC),is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology,located in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh in India. The college has the distinction of being the first in the country to start an undergraduate programme in Computer Science &Engineering,in 1976–77.
Kannauj district is an administrative district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India,along the river Ganges. The historic town of Kannauj,northwest of Kanpur,is the administrative center. The district was carved out of Farrukhabad district on 18 September 1997. The native dialect of this district is Kannauji.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU),before 2015 as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU),is a public collegiate university in Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh,India. It was established as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University through the Government of Uttar Pradesh on 8 May 2000. To reduce workload and to ensure proper management,the university was bifurcated into separate universities,Gautam Buddh Technical University (GBTU) and Mahamaya Technical University (MTU),with effect from 1 May 2010. In 2013,as a new government came into power,the university was formed again by combining the two on 5 January 2013.
Sandeep Pandey is an Indian social activist and the present General Secretary of the Socialist Party (India). He co-founded Asha for Education with Dr. Deepak Gupta and V.J.P Srivastava while working on his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California,Berkeley. He has taught as a visiting professor at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore,Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad,Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar,NALSAR University of Law and Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi.
Harcourt Butler Technical University (HBTU) formerly known as Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI) is a premier state Technical University in Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh,India. The HBTU was named after Mr.Spencer Harcourt Butler,Governor of the United Provinces in British India. Its programs have been conferred in autonomous status under the university. It is one of the oldest engineering institute in the country and holds NAAC A+ accreditation and ISO 9001:2000 certification. It offers Bachelors,Masters,and Doctoral programs in engineering,natural sciences and humanities as well as Masters programs in Computer Application (MCA) and Business Administration (MBA).
Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute,is a state government founded textile engineering college in Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the oldest and premier textile Institute of North India,established in 1914. It offers professional degrees of bachelor's of technology (4years) in 4 streams Textile Technology,Textile Chemistry,Man Made Fibre Technology and Textile Engineering;and Master's in technology in textile technology and textile chemistry to students selected through a State Entrance Exam (UPSEE) conducted by Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) every year.
The University of Lucknow is a public state university based in Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1867,the University of Lucknow is one of the oldest government owned institutions of higher education in India. LU's main campus is located at Badshah Bagh,University Road area of the city with a second campus at Jankipuram. It is the largest state university of Uttar Pradesh.
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU),formerly Kanpur University,is a public state collegiate university located in Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh,India. It is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pradesh.
The state of Uttar Pradesh had a small tradition of learning,although it had remained mostly confined to the elite class and the religious establishment.
Gajner is a town located 37 kilometres from the city of Kanpur in the Kanpur Dehat district of the state of Uttar Pradesh,India. Gajner is located 11 kilometres from the district headquarters of Kanpur Dehat. Gajner is a connecting link of Kanpur,Ghatampur,Musanagar and Pukhrayan.
Vinay Kumar Pathak is an Indian professor who has served as lecturer,assistant professor at HBTI Kanpur,project scientist at IIT Kanpur and again as professor and dean at HBTI Kanpur before taking over as vice-chancellor UOU on 25 November 2009. After that he has served many universities of Uttarakhand,Rajasthan and UP as vice chancellor. He has successfully organized many national and international conferences.
Sarvagya Singh Katiyar FRSC popularly known as S. S. Katiyar,was an Indian scientist specializing in enzymology,and the founder Director of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University,Lucknow. He is a former president of the Association of Indian Universities and a former vice chancellor of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University,Kanpur and Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology. He was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri,the fourth highest Indian civilian award,followed by Padma Bhushan,the third highest civilian award,in 2009.
