Harcourt Butler Technological Institute

Established in 1921 as "Government Research Institute, Cawnpore", Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur is one of the oldest [ [http://www.hbti.ac.in/intro.html Harcourt Butler Technological Institute - Kanpur ] ] engineering colleges in India. On 25 November 1921, the then Governor of the United Provinces, Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler (1869 - 1938), K.C.S.I., C.I.E., formally laid the foundation of the present building. It was rechristened "Government Technological Institute" in 1921. Finally, in 1926, it got the name of "Harcourt Butler Technological Institute". Its first principal of Indian nationality though was Dattatreya Yashwant Athawale (Rao Saheb Rai Bahadur).

HBTI is oldest technology institute in Uttar Pradesh. In 1959, when Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur was established, IIT classes were held in canteen building of HBTI till IITK had its own campus. [ [http://www.iitk.ac.in/infocell/iitk/newhtml/history.htm IITK - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ] ]

Till 1970, HBTI was also conducting courses in Sugar Technology, Textiles and Glass Technology. Subsequently, 3 new institutes - National Sugar Institute, Govt Central Textile Institute and Glass Institute were created of these departments.

The Institute offers:
# B.Tech.
# MCA
# M.Tech

B.Tech.(Bachelor of Technology) courses in different fields of engineering:
# Chemical Engineering
# Electronics Engineering
# Electrical Engineering
# Mechanical Engineering
# Civil Engineering
# Computer Science and Engineering
# Information Technology
# Leather Technology
# BioChemical Engineering
# Food Technology
# Oil Technology
# Paint Technology
# Plastics Technology

In addition to bachelor level programs, Diploma Courses of DOEACC, M.Tech. and MBA courses are also available. Besides playing an educational role, the Institute runs various research programs sponsored by reputed government institutions and research organisations.

Resources

External links

* [http://www.hbti.ac.in/ HBTI Official Website]
* [http://www.uptu.ac.in/ University website]
* [http://www.harcourtianalumni.org/ Official website of Alumni cell ]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HBTI_Alumni/ Alumni yahoo group]
* [http://nsi.gov.in/ National Sugar Institute, Kanpur]
* [http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp56192 Portrait of Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler]