Lucknow is the capital and largest city of Uttar Pradesh, serving as the state's principal administrative, educational and cultural centre. Located on the banks of the Gomti River, it is known for its historical monuments, Nawabi-era heritage, traditional arts and cuisine. The city has a large network of schools, degree colleges, universities and research institutions, making it an important centre for higher education and research in northern India.

Universities Lucknow has several universities, including central, state and private universities, as well as specialised institutions in fields such as medicine, technology, law, rehabilitation and languages. UniversityEstablishedTypeSpecialisationKing George's Medical University1905StateMedical and health sciencesUniversity of Lucknow1921StateMultidisciplinaryBabasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University1996CentralMultidisciplinaryDr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University2000StateEngineering and technologyIntegral University2004PrivateMultidisciplinaryDr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University2005StateLawDr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University2008StateRehabilitation and allied disciplinesKhwaja Moinuddin Chishti Languages University2009StateLanguage & MultidisciplinaryBabu Banarasi Das University2010PrivateMultidisciplinaryMaharishi University of Information Technology2014PrivateMultidisciplinaryEra University2016PrivateMedical and health sciencesAtal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University2019StateMedical and health sciencesT. S. Mishra University2023PrivateMedical and health sciences

Regional and off-campus centres Central Sanskrit University — 2002 Amity University — 2004 English and Foreign Languages University — 1979 Maulana Azad National Urdu University — 2009 Chandigarh University — 2024 Rashtriya Raksha University — 2022

Medical institutions There are Medical Colleges in the city: InstitutionEstablishedTypeKing George's Medical University1906PublicSanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences1983PublicEra's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital1997PrivateDr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences2006PublicGCRG Institute of Medical Sciences2008PrivateCareer Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital2011PrivateIntegral Institute of Medical Sciences and Research2013PrivateT.S. Misra Medical College and Hospital2015PrivatePrasad Institute of Medical Sciences2016Private

Degree and postgraduate colleges Lucknow has many degree and postgraduate colleges affiliated with the University of Lucknow, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes primarily in the arts, sciences, commerce, humanities, social sciences and education. These include government, government-aided and self-financed institutions.

Government

Institute of Co-operative and Corporate Management, Research & Training (ICCMRT) — 1978 (government institute; established by the Government of Uttar Pradesh) Antarrashtriya Bauddh Shodh Sansthan (International Buddhist Research Institute) — 1985 (government autonomous institute; established by the Government of Uttar Pradesh) Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Rajkiya Kanya Mahavidyalaya — 1997 (government women's degree college) Neta Ji Subhash Chandra Bose Rajkiya Mahavidyalaya — 1997 Maharaja Bijli Pasi Government P.G. College — 1999 Mahamaya Rajkiya Mahavidyalaya— 2009

Government-aided Government-aided colleges are privately managed institutions that receive financial grants from the government, particularly for approved expenses such as staff salaries. They function as separate institutions under their respective managements, while affiliation with the University of Lucknow provides the academic framework, including prescribed courses, examinations and the awarding of degrees.

Isabella Thoburn College — 1886 (women's degree college; originally established as a girls' school in 1870) Lucknow Christian College — 1919 (degree college; originally established as a school in 1862) Shia College — 1922 (degree college; originally established as a school in 1919) Christian Training College — 1932 Mahila Vidyalaya Degree College — 1939 (women's degree college; originally established as Hindu Girls School in 1895) Shri Jai Narain Misra P.G. College — 1946 (degree college; originally established as an Anglo-Sanskrit school in 1917) Karamat Husain Muslim Girls P.G. College — 1946 (women's degree college; originally established as a Muslim girls' school in 1912) D.A.V. College — 1948 (degree college; originally established as a school in 1918) Vidyant Hindu Degree College — 1954 (degree college; originally established as Vidyant Hindu School in 1938) B.S.N.V. P.G. College — 1954 Shashi Bhushan Girls Degree College — 1954 A. P. Sen Memorial Girls Degree College — 1955 (women's degree college; originally established as Mahakali Pathshala in 1902) Avadh Girls' College — 1958 (women's degree college; originally established as Loreto Degree College) Khun Khun Ji Girls P.G. College — 1959 (women's degree college; originally established as a girls' middle school in 1931) Nari Shiksha Niketan Girls P.G. College — 1963 (women's degree college) Kali Charan Degree College — 1973 (degree college; originally established as Kalicharan High School in 1913) National Post Graduate College — 1974 Mumtaz Degree College — 1974 (women's degree college)

Self-financed

Rajat Degree College — 1991 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Memorial Degree College — 1997 Sherwood College of Professional Management — 1997 Unity P.G. College— 1998 Shri Guru Nanak Girls Degree College — 2000 School of Management Sciences — 2008 Lucknow Public College of Professional Studies — 2009

Note: This is a selected, non-exhaustive list. The University of Lucknow maintains a complete directory of affiliated colleges.

Management institutions Lucknow has management institutes, which include IIM Lucknow. Lucknow University has a Business Administration department. There are institutes in the private sector. Ambalika Institute of Management and Technology Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow School of Management Sciences, Lucknow IILM Academy of Higher Learning, Lucknow Institute of Cooperative and Corporate Management Research & Training (ICCMRT), Indira Nagar, Lucknow

Engineering and technology

Lucknow district has the highest number of colleges affiliated with Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, with 80 colleges. These institutions primarily offer programmes in engineering, technology, management, pharmacy, computer applications and related fields. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow Institute of Engineering and Technology Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow SIMT (Sevdie Institute of Management & Technology), Lucknow Saroj Institute of Technology and Management, Lucknow B.N. College Of Engineering And Technology, Lucknow R. R. Group of Institutions

Architecture Government College of Architecture

Art and culture Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya

Research institutes Lucknow has research and development centres: Central Drug Research Institute Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (Formerly : Industrial Toxicology Research Centre (ITRC)) National Botanical Research Institute Research Design and Standards Organisation Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research National Bureau of Fish and Genetic Resource (NBFGR), Ganga Aquarium

Schools

Aminabad Inter College, Lucknow AvR Academy, Lucknow Bal Vidya Mandir, Lucknow Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan C.P.L. Public Inter College, Nagram Capital Convent College, Lucknow Cathedral School of Lucknow Central Academy Senior Secondary School Chiranjiv Bharati Schools Christ Church, Lucknow City Convent School, Lucknow City International School, Lucknow City Montessori School Colvin Taluqdars' College D.A.V. Inter College, Lucknow Delhi Public School, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow Delhi Public School, Indira Nagar, Lucknow Exon Montessori School, Lucknow Foster Academy, Abrar Nagar, Kalyanpur, Lucknow Government Jubilee Inter College, Lucknow Guru Gobind Singh Sports College HAL School, Lucknow Kali Charan Inter College, Lucknow Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan La Martinière College, Lucknow Loreto Convent, Lucknow Lucknow International Public School Lucknow Nobel Academy, Chinhut, Lucknow Lucknow Public School Maharishi Vidya Mandir Mary Gardiner's Convent School Modern School, Lucknow New Public Collegiate, Lucknow Pioneer Montessori Inter College Rani Laxmi Bai Memorial Senior Secondary School Red Rose Senior Secondary School, Lucknow Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Goel Campus, Lucknow Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Lucknow SKD Academy Spring Dale College St. Agnes' Loreto Day School St. Antony's Inter College, Lucknow St. Dominic Savio College St. Fidelis College, Lucknow St. Francis' College, Lucknow St. John Bosco College, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow St. Mary's Convent Inter College, Lucknow St. Paul's College, Lucknow St. Thomas College, Lucknow Stella Maris Inter College, Lucknow The Millennium School, Lucknow U.P. Sainik School Vidya Ashram Career Institute, Lucknow

Traditional and religious education

Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama Sultanul Madaris

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