Stay & Live
Campus Life
Kanpur teaches as well as it trades — home to IIT Kanpur and a constellation of colleges that keep the city young.
Institutions
Colleges & Universities
From a world-class IIT to colleges older than the mills.
Kalyanpur
IIT Kanpur
Founded in 1959, one of India's premier engineering and research institutes, with a sprawling green campus and its own airstrip.
- B.Tech
- M.Tech
- PhD
- MBA
Nawabganj
Harcourt Butler Technical University
Established in 1921, renowned for chemical, oil and food technology — one of the oldest technical schools in north India.
- B.Tech
- M.Tech
- MCA
Swaroop Nagar
GSVM Medical College
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, a leading government medical college attached to LLR (Hallett) Hospital.
- MBBS
- MD/MS
- Nursing
Kalyanpur
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University
The state university affiliating hundreds of colleges, with a busy campus offering arts, science, law and management.
- BA/BSc
- LLB
- MBA
- B.Pharm
Mall Road
Christ Church College
Founded in 1866, one of the oldest colleges in the region, known for its historic campus and strong humanities faculty.
- BA
- BSc
- BCom
Civil Lines
DAV College
A long-established postgraduate college with large arts, commerce and law departments and a lively student culture.
- BA
- BCom
- LLB
- MA
Survival kit
Student Tips
What seniors wish they'd known in their first semester.
Getting around
The Kanpur Metro and shared e-rickshaws cover most routes cheaply; a monthly metro smart card saves money. For IIT and Kalyanpur, campus autos run from the main gate.
Budget food
Kakadeo and Swaroop Nagar are the student kitchens of Kanpur: ₹60 thalis, kulhad chai, bun-maska and late-night maggi points within a few lanes.
Study spots
Try the CSJMU central library, the quiet corners of Tilak Nagar's cafés, or the early-morning lawns at Phool Bagh before the city wakes.
Weekend plans
Sunrise at Bithoor ghats (an hour's ride), a Green Park match day, or a day trip to Lucknow for kebabs and the Bara Imambara — back by night on an intercity train.
Weekend sorted: a day trip from Kanpur to Lucknow