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Former name | Canning College |
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| Motto | Light and Learning |
| Type | State university |
| Established | 25 November 1920 |
| Founder | Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan |
| Accreditation | NAAC A++ |
Academic affiliations | UGC |
| Budget | ₹137 crore (US$16 million) |
| Chancellor | Governor of Uttar Pradesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Alok Kumar Rai[1] |
| Students | 17,056[2] |
| Undergraduates | 10,776[2] |
| Postgraduates | 6,280[2] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban, 225 acres (91 ha) Old Campus, 75 acres (30 ha) New Campus |
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| Website | www |
The University of Lucknow (informally known as Lucknow University, and LU) is a public state university based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1867, the University of Lucknow is one of the oldest government owned institutions of higher education in India.[citation needed] LU's main campus is located at Badshah Bagh, University Road area of the city with a second campus at Jankipuram. It is the largest state university of Uttar Pradesh. It is also the only public university of the state to offer both on-campus and online programmes of study.
LU is a teaching, residential and affiliating university, organized into 556 colleges and 17 institutes, located throughout the city and other surrounding areas. It is also one of the oldest residential universities of India. The University has jurisdiction over colleges in five districts: Lucknow, Raebareli, Hardoi, Sitapur and Lakhimpur Kheri.[3][better source needed] The university is opening a third campus in Sitapur district where vocational and skill development courses will be offered.[4]
The University of Lucknow is the only state university of Uttar Pradesh to be awarded "Category-I" university status by the UGC for excellence in teaching and research. It is also the first public university in the State of Uttar Pradesh to be accredited with A++ status by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.[5][6]
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- ^ a b c "University Student Enrollment Details". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "List of Associated Colleges". University of Lucknow. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "लखनऊ विश्वविद्यालय सीतापुर में खोलेगा तीसरा नया परिसर, राज्य सरकार ने दिया भवन". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Lucknow University accredited with NAAC A++ grade - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Good News: Lucknow University creates HISTORY, gets A++ grade by NAAC". Zee News. Retrieved 31 July 2022.