University of Lucknow

Established in 1867, the University of Lucknow is a public state university. It is one of the oldest government-owned higher education institutions in India. The university has eight faculties: the faculty of arts, the faculty of commerce, the faculty of education, the faculty of law, the faculty of science, the faculty of engineering, the faculty of fine arts and the faculty of Ayurveda (a system of medicine originating from the Indian subcontinent). Its main campus, which spans 219 acres, is located at Badsha Bagh, the University Road area of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, with a second campus located in Jankipuram. At this campus teaching is split between Canning College, which houses the faculties of arts, science, commerce and law and the King George’s Medical College and Hospital, which houses the faculty of medicine. As a teaching, residential and affiliating university, the university is organised into over 160 colleges and institutes, which are spread throughout the city and other nearby areas. There are approximately 19,000 students altogether. Notable alumni include a range of distinguished politicians, scientists, poets, novelists and journalists, such as Shankar Dayal Sharma, the ninth President of India and author and novelist Nitya Prakash. Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, is known for being a cultural and artistic hub and flourished under the Shia Nawabs in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is India’s 14th most populous city and it is a popular tourist destination for domestic and international travellers alike.