Education and research work in Lucknow

Lucknow is a hub of education and research with many premier institutions.




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:

1. Bal Vidya Mandir
2. Nirmala Convent Inter College
3. Cathedral School
4. Central Academy Senior Secondary School
5. Christ Church College
6. City Montessori School
7. Colvin Taluqdar's College
8. D.A.V College
9. Delhi Public School
10. Emma Thompson School - Girls' School
11. Govt. Jubilee Inter College
12. HAL School, HAL Township, Faizabad Rd, Lucknow
13. La Martinière College
14. Loreto Convent
15. Lucknow Christian Inter College
16. Lucknow Public School
17. Mahanagar Boys Inter College
18. Maharishi Vidya Mandir
19. Modern School, Lucknow
20. Mount Carmel, Lucknow
21. New Public Inter College
22. New Way College
23. Police Modern School
24. Rani Laxmi Bai Memorial Senior Secondary School
25. Red Rose Inter College Lucknow
26. Seth M.R.Jaipuria School, Lucknow
27. Spring Dale College
28. St. Agnes' Loreto Day School
29. St. Antony's Inter College,Lucknow
30. St. Dominic Savio College
31. St. Fidelis College
32. St. Francis' College, Lucknow
33. St. John Bosco College
34. St. Marys
35. St. Paul's College, Lucknow
36. St. Teresa's Day School & College
37. Study Hall, Lucknow
38. The Army Public School
39. The Cathedral, Lucknow
40. Unity Public School
41. U.P. Sainik School

Universities at Lucknow

Lucknow is home to a number of universities offering courses on campus. These universities are:-

1. Uttar Pradesh Technical University
2. University of Lucknow
3. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National University
4. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University
5. Amity University
6. 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 (Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, etc.), MCA (Master of Computer Application), MBA (Master of Business Administration), BPHARMA, BARCH, etc. The university has more than 300 affiliated Engineering Colleges with some prestegious colleges like HBTI Kanpur, IET Lucknow, KNIT Sultanpur, MMMIT Gorakhpur, JSS Noida, IMS Gaziabad, BBDNITM Lucknow etc.

Medical Institutes at Lucknow

1. Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS)SGPGI is a superspeciality hospital and it is rated very high in the area.
2. CSMMU the Chhatrapati Shahu ji Maharaj Medical University, earlier known as KGMU
3. ERA's Lucknow Medical College a private sector medical college which is rapidly acquiring a standing of its own.

 

Management Institutes at Lucknow

 

IIM Lucknow

1. Institute of Management Sciences, University of Lucknow
2. Indian Institute of Management
3. Jaipuria Institute of Management
4. Department of Business Administration, University of Lucknow

Technology Institutes at Lucknow

1. Uttar Pradesh Technical University
2. Institute Of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow
3. Sri Ramswaroop Memorial College of Engineering and Management Lucknow
4. BBD National Institute of Technology & Management, Lucknow
5. Saroj Institute of Technology & Management, Lucknow
6. Azad Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow
7. Northern India Engineering College, Lucknow

sherwood college of engineering

1. College of engineering, Sciences & Technology, 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 - the Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, ITRC, which is the only institution of its kind in South-East Asia.

1. National Botanical Reasearch Institute (NBRI)
2. Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI)
3. Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) (Formerly : Industial Toxicology Research Centre (ITRC))
4. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (IISR)
5. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR)
6. Central Institute for Sub-Tropical Horticulture(CISH) (Popularly known as Mango Research)
7. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP)
8. Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany
9. Institute of Judicial Training and Research
10. Research Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO, Indian Railways)

Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), which is involved in biomedical research and claims to have the infrastructure and skills to develop a drug "right from concept to market". It is involved in basic and applied reeach related to metabolic disorders as well as tropical illnesses like malaria, filaria and leishmaniasis. The organisation's R & D division includes fields like Biochemistry, parasitology, Molecular and Structural Biology and Pharmacokinetics.
Both these institutions help establish Lucknow on the world's biotechnology map. It offers PhD degree in association with JNU, New Delhi. Post-Doctoral training as well as M.Sc. (Summer) training are also offered. Students from all over India come to conduct research (PhD) at CDRI and ITRC.
Besides these Lucknow is home to the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), the country's premier plant sciences research centre, including 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.
CIMAP, a premier plant science research institute, is involved in research related to medicinal plants, bioinformatics, bioprospecting etc. It possesses superb research infrastructure on DNA Fingerprinting, Proteomics and Plant Molecular Biology.
However, the city's lack of job opportunities results in a 'brain drain 'which means that young people leave the city for greener pastures in other places like Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai.

Other educational bodies/private coaching institutes at Lucknow

Lucknow is home to a large number of academic coaching institutes. These institutes train students for college entrance examinations like IIT-JEE for engineering colleges and Common Admission Test for the IIM business schools.
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.