List of educational institutions in Lucknow

Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state of India, attract thousands of students from all over India. It has a large number of Schools, Degree Colleges, Universities & Research Institutions and Colleges.

Universities at Lucknow

Lucknow is home to a number of universities offering courses on campus. These universities are:-

University of Lucknow, also known as Lucknow University, was founded in 1921. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in India. The motto of the university is "Light and Learning". Some of its most well known departments are Sociology, Business Administration, Botany, Geology, Chemistry, Western History and Economics. The university has an attractive campus in an area called Badshah Bagh. The famous Tagore Library of the university overlooks a park and an artificial canal, which gives the university a nice ambience.

Uttar Pradesh Technical University, also known as UPTU, was founded in 1998. It is one of the largest technical educational institute in India. The motto of the university is to provide high quality technically skilled manpower to the country. Some of its most well known branches are B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, etc., MCA (Master of Computer Application), MBA (Master of Business Administration), B.Pharma, B.Arch, etc. The university has more than 300 affiliated Engineering Colleges with some prestigious colleges like HBTI Kanpur, IET Lucknow,BIET Jhansi, KNIT Sultanpur, MMMIT Gorakhpur, JSS Noida, IMS Gaziabad, BBDNITM Lucknow,Institute of Environment and Management (IEM) Lucknow etc.

Medical Institutes at Lucknow

Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS)SGPGI is a superspeciality hospital and it is rated very high in the area.
CSMMU the Chhatrapati Shahu ji Maharaj Medical University, earlier known as King George Medical University.
ERA's Lucknow Medical College a private sector medical college which is rapidly acquiring a standing of its own.

Management Institutes at Lucknow

Institute of Management Sciences, University of Lucknow
Indian Institute of Management
Jaipuria Institute of Management
Department of Business Administration, University of Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh Technical University

Technology Institutes at Lucknow

Institute of Environment and Management (IEM), Lucknow
Northern India Engineering College, Lucknow

sherwood college of engineering

College of engineering, Sciences & Technology, Lucknow

National level Research Institutes

Besides having prestigious educational and coaching institutions, Lucknow is also home to some of the country's best research institutions

Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI)
National Botanical Reasearch Institute (NBRI)
Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) (Formerly : Industial Toxicology Research Centre (ITRC))
Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (IISR)
National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR)
Central Institute for Sub-Tropical Horticulture(CISH) (Popularly known as Mango Research)
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP)
Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany
Institute of Judicial Training and Research
Research Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO, Indian Railways)

Central Drug Research Institute, CDRI, a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India, (CSIR India) was inaugurated in 1951 by the then Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. The institute is involved in biomedical research has the infrastructure and skills to develop a drug "right from concept to market". It is focussed in basic and applied research related to metabolic disorders as well as tropical diseases like malaria, filaria and leishmaniasis. The major divisions of CDRI are Medicinal Chemistry, Biochemistry, Parasitology, Molecular and Structural Biology, Experimental Medicine, Toxicology, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutics and Animal House. It also offers doctorate degree in association with JNU, New Delhi.

Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, IITR formerly known as Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, is also a constituent laboratory of CSIR, that was established in 1965 with the motto of "Safety to Environment & Health and Service to Industry", and is the only institution of its kind in South-East Asia. The institute is dedicated towards Fundamental and Applied Toxicology research fosussing on major thrust areas such as Genetic Toxicology, Aquatic Toxicology, Nanomaterial Toxicology, Food Toxicology, Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Carcinogenesis and Toxicogenomics.

Besides these Lucknow is home to another constituent laboratory of CSIR, the National Botanical Research Institute, NBRI, the country's premier plant sciences research centre, actively involved in the fields of Plant molecular biology, Biotechnology and Transgenics. It conducts muti-disciplinary research on areas ranging from traditional Taxonomy to cutting edge areas of Modern Biology such as Bioinformatics and In-Silico Biology.

Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, CIMAP is another premier plant science research institute, which is a constituent of CSIR too, is involved in research related to medicinal plants, bioinformatics, bioprospecting etc. It possesses superb research infrastructure on DNA Fingerprinting, Proteomics and Plant Molecular Biology.

All these institutions portrays Lucknow on the world's Biotechnology map. The Ph.D. programme offered by such prestigious institutions attract students from all over India to pursue research. Postdoctoral training as well as M.Sc. or M.Tech (Summer) training is also offered.

However, the city's lack of job opportunities reults in a 'brain drain 'which means that young people leave the city for greener pastures in other places like Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai.

Major schools and colleges at Lucknow

Primary and secondary education are both of the highest quality with most schools affiliated to the ICSE or the UP Board though a few offer the CBSE programme as well. Some of the major schools and colleges in Lucknow are:

Degree/PG Colleges

Other educational bodies/private coaching institutes at Lucknow

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Thousands of students from nearby towns and cities travel to Lucknow in search of guidance and coaching to prepare for competitive standardized examinations. Coaching is a thriving business in Lucknow. Although various coaching institutes claim very high success rates, it is not independently verified.