Harcourt Butler Technical University
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Harcourt Butler Technical University (HBTU) formerly known as Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI) is a premier state Technical University in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] 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.[2] 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).
हरकोर्ट बटलर प्राविधिक विश्वविद्यालय | |
Former names | Harcourt Butler Technological Institute |
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Motto in English | Work is Great Austerity |
Type | State University (Government) |
Established | 1921 (103 years ago) (1921) |
Founder | Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler |
Accreditation | NAAC A+ Grade |
Chancellor | Governor of Uttar Pradesh |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Samsher |
Undergraduates | 912 (Engineering) |
Location | Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh , India |
Campus | Urban, 348 acres (141 ha) |
Nickname | HBTU |
Website | hbtu |
HBTU is the mother institute of the National Sugar Institute (in 1936, then known as Imperial Institute of Sugar Technology),[3] the Government Central Textile Institute (in 1937),[4] now known as the Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT/K) in 1960,[5] the Glass Institute and Rajkiya Engineering College Mainpuri (also known as Government Engineering College, GEC/M) in 2015. It was also one of the 127 technical institutions in India which were the recipients of funding from World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) in the phase one (2004–2009) of the Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement Project – the first World Bank project in Higher education in India.[6]