List of educational institutes 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:-

#Uttar Pradesh Technical University
#University of Lucknow
#Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University
#Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
#Amity University-situated at gomtinagar
#Integral University

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
#Lucknow Institute of Management & Technology , Lucknow

Technology Institutes at Lucknow

#Azad Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow
#Uttar Pradesh Technical University
#Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow
#Sri Ramswaroop Memorial College of Engineering and Management Lucknow
#B.B.D National Institute of Tech. %26 Management, Lucknow
#Saroj Institute of Technology & Management, Lucknow
#Institute of Environment and Management (IEM), Lucknow
#Northern India Engineering College, 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

# [http://www.cdriindia.org/home.asp Central Drug Research Institute] (CDRI)
# [http://www.nbri-lko.org/ National Botanical Research Institute] (NBRI)
# [http://www.iitrindia.org/ Indian Institute of Toxicology Research] (IITR) (Formerly : Industial Toxicology Research Centre (ITRC))
# [http://www.iisr.nic.in/ Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research] (IISR)
# [http://www.nbfgr.res.in/ National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources] (NBFGR)
# [http://www.cishlko.org/ Central Institute for Sub-Tropical Horticulture] (CISH) (Popularly known as Mango Research)
# [http://www.cimap.res.in/ Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants] (CIMAP)
# [http://www.bsip.res.in/home.htm Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany]
# [http://www.ijtr.nic.in/ Institute of Judicial Training and Research]
# [http://www.rdso.gov.in/ 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:

*Bal Vidya Mandir
*City Montessori School
*Cathedral School
*Central Academy Senior Secondary School
*Christ Church College
*Colvin Taluqdar's College
*D.A.V College
*Emma Thompson School - Girls' School
*Govt. Jubilee Inter College
*HAL School, HAL Township, Faizabad Rd, Lucknow
*La Martinière College
*Loreto Convent
*Lucknow Christian Inter College
*Lucknow Public School
*Lucknow Public College A-block raja ji puram
*Mahanagar Boys Inter College
*Maharishi Vidya Mandir
*Modern School, Lucknow
*Mount Carmel, Lucknow
*New Public Inter College
*Police Modern School
*Pioneer Montessori Inter collebe
*Rani Laxmi Bai Memorial Senior Secondary School
*Red Rose Inter College Lucknow
*Seth M.R.Jaipuria School, Lucknow
*Spring Dales College
*Shri Yogeshwar Rishikul Inter College, Lukcnow
*St. Agnes' Loreto Day School
*St. Antony's Inter College,Lucknow
*St. Dominic Savio College
*St. Fidelis College
*St. Francis' College, Lucknow
*St. Paul's College, Lucknow
*St. Teresa's Day School & College
*Study Hall, Lucknow
*The Army Public School
*The Cathedral, Lucknow
*The Lucknow Public Collegiate
*Unity Public School
*U.P. Sainik School

Degree/PG Colleges

*D.A.V.P.G. College, Lucknow
*Lucknow Christian PG College, Golaganj, Lucknow
*Shia PG College, Daliganj Lucknow
*Shia Girls PG College Nakkhas, Lucknow
*Avadh Girls Degree College
*Isabella Thoburn (IT) Girls PG College, IT crossing Lucknow
*CMS Degree College, Kanpur Road, Lucknow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMS_Kanpur_Road_Branch]
*Karamat Hussain Muslim Girls PG College, Nishatganj, Lucknow
*Khun Khun Ji Girls Degree College, Lucknow
*Amiruddaula Islamia Degree College,Nishatganj, Lucknow
*Mumtaz Degree College, Lucknow
*Vidyant Degree College, Lucknow
*Kalicharan Degree College, Lucknow
*KKV Degree College, Lucknow
*KKC Degree College, Lucknow

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.