University of Lucknow

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University of Lucknow
Logolkouniv.jpg
Former name
Canning College
MottoLight and Learning
Type State university
Established25 November 1920;103 years ago (25 November 1920)
Founder Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan
Accreditation NAAC A++
Academic affiliations
 UGC
Budget₹137 crore (US$17 million)
Chancellor Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor Alok Kumar Rai [1]
Students17,056 [2]
Undergraduates 10,776 [2]
Postgraduates 6,280 [2]
Location
Lucknow
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
India
Campus Urban, 225 acres (91 ha) Old Campus, 75 acres (30 ha) New Campus
Language
  • Hindi
  • English
  • Urdu
  • Awadhi
Website www.lkouniv.ac.in

The University of Lucknow (informally known as Lucknow University, and LU) 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.[ citation needed ] 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.

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LU is a teaching, residential and affiliating university, organized into 556 colleges and 17 institutes, located throughout the city and other surrounding areas. It is also one of the oldest residential universities of India. The University has jurisdiction over colleges in five districts: Lucknow, Raebareli, Hardoi, Sitapur and Lakhimpur Kheri. [3] [ better source needed ] The university is opening a third campus in Sitapur district where vocational and skill development courses will be offered. [4]

The University of Lucknow is the only state university of Uttar Pradesh to be awarded "Category-I" university status by the UGC for excellence in teaching and research. It is also the first public university in the State of Uttar Pradesh to be accredited with A++ status by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. [5] [6]

History

The idea of establishing a university at Lucknow was conceived by Raja Sir Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan, Khan Bahadur, K.C.I.E. of Mahmudabad. He contributed an article in then popular newspaper, The Pioneer , urging the foundation of a university at Lucknow. Later Sir Harcourt Butler was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces, and was also made Mohammad Khan's well-known interest in all matters, specially in educational matters. The first step to bring the university into being was taken when a General Committee of educationists and persons interested in university education appointed for the purpose, met in conference at Government House, Lucknow, on 10 November 1919. At this meeting Sir Harcourt Butler, being the chairman of the committee, outlined the proposed scheme for the new university.

Eventually, The King George's Medical College (today's King George's Medical University), The Canning College, The Isabella Thoburn College provided structural as well as educational and administrational help for the establishment of the university. [7]

List of Vice Chancellors

Following is a list of the Vice Chancellors of the University of Lucknow:

  1. Rai Bahadur Gyanendra Nath Chakraborty (1920-1926)
  2. Dr. M.B. Cameron (1926-1930)
  3. Pt. Jagat Narain (1930-1932)
  4. R._P._ Paranjpye (1932-1938)
  5. Sri S.M. Habibullah (1938-1941)
  6. Raja Maharaj Singh (1941)
  7. Lt. Col. Raja Viseshwar Dayal Seth (1941-1947)
  8. Narendra Deva (1947-1951)
  9. Acharya Jugal Kishore (1951-1955)
  10. Radhakamal Mukerjee (1955-1958)
  11. Prof. K.A.S Iyer (1958-1960)
  12. Prof. Kali Prasad (1960-1961)
  13. Sri Randhir Singh (1961)
  14. Dr. A.Vitthal Rao (1961-1968)
  15. Makund Behari Lal (1968-1971)
  16. Dr. Gopal Tripathi (1971-1973)
  17. Sri Ashok Kumar Mustafi (1973-1975)
  18. Dr. Girija Prasad Pandey (1976 & 1981)
  19. Dr. Rajendra Vir Singh (1975-1978)
  20. Dr. Girija Shankar Mishra (1978-1979)
  21. Dr. Radha Prasad Agarwal (1981-1982)
  22. Ratan Shankar Mishra (1982-1985)
  23. Dr. Shambhu Nath Jha (1985-1986)
  24. Dr. Sheetla Prasad Nagendra (1986-1989)
  25. Dr. Hari Krishna Awasthi (1989-1992)
  26. Mahendra Singh Sodha (1992-1995)
  27. Dr. Suraj Prasad Singh (1995-1997)
  28. Prof. Ramesh Chandra (1997-1998)
  29. Prof. K.K Kaul (1998)
  30. Prof. Roop Rekha Verma (1998-1999)
  31. Prof. Devendra Pratap Singh (1999-2002)
  32. Prof. Shiv Bahadur Singh (2002-2005)
  33. Ram Prakash Singh (2005-2008)
  34. Prof. Ajaib Singh Brar (2008-2009)
  35. Prof. Upendra Nath Dwivedi (2009)
  36. Prof. Manoj Kumar Mishra (2009-2012)
  37. Prof. G.B. Patnaik (2012-2013)
  38. Prof. S.B. Nimse (2013-2016)
  39. Prof. S.P. Singh (2016-2019)
  40. Alok Kumar Rai (2019-present)

Campus

Old Campus Of Lucknow University Lucknowuniversity.jpg
Old Campus Of Lucknow University

In the early days, the Canning College had no building of its own, and the scene of its activity periodically changed as one or other building proved unsuitable or insufficient. During the first twelve years, the college was shifted from its original location, the Aminuddaulah Palace, to a number of places, one after another, including the Lal Baradari. At last, it was housed in its own building at Kaisar Bagh. The foundation stone of this new building was laid by the Viceroy, Sir John Lawrence, as far back as 13 November 1867, but the work of construction was not completed until 1878. On 15 November of that year, Sir George Couper, Lt. Commissioner of Avadh, formally opened the new building.

The University has three main libraries, apart from each department having its own. The Central Library of the university known as the Tagore Library, established in 1941, is one of the richest libraries in the country. It was designed by Sir Walter Burley Griffin, the designer of Australian capital city of Canberra. [8] It has 5.25 lakh books, 50,000 journals and approximately 10,000 copies of approved Ph.D. and D.Litt. dissertations. The whole library is online with its own website. The Cyber library is fully air conditioned and consists of more than 500 computers. The Cooperative Lending library was established in 1966 to lend books to economically under privileged graduate and post graduate students for the whole session to be restored only after their examinations are over. [9]

The university also provides residential facilities to teachers, students and non-teaching staff. There are overall 18 hostels for boys and girls in the university. [10] [11] Kailash Hall and Nivedita Hall can house nearly 600 female students. [10] Extra-curricular and employment needs of the students are taken care of by various centres and associations, such as Delegacies, Athletic Association, Centre for Cultural Activities, Information and Employment Bureau and Centre for Information, Publication and Public Relations. An important feature of the university is the organization of regular National Service Scheme programmes to create awareness for social service amongst the students. The university also imparts military training to the students through its NCC Wing.

During the past 20 years, there has been an extension of the University Campus. This is borne out by the fact that a huge and majestic building, as part of the New Campus, has been constructed on 75 acres of land provided by the State Government on Sitapur Road near the Institute of Engineering and Technology. [12]

Organisation and administration

Faculties

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Commerce [13] [ third-party source needed ]

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Law [15]

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Engineering & Technology

Faculty of Fine Arts

Faculty of Yoga and Alternative Medicine

Faculty of Ayurveda [19]

Faculty of Unani [20] [ third-party source needed ]

Institute and centres

Academics

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022) [25] 197
NIRF (Overall) (2023) [26] 115
Law – India
India Today (2020) [27] 10

Notable alumni

Politics

Education and science

Government

Literature

Law

Others

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