Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur India

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) is an academic institution of national importance created by an Act of Parliament. It is governed by a Board of Governors constituted by the Government of India. IIT Kanpur is located on a 1050 acres campus, in the city of Kanpur, within the State of Uttar Pradesh which is in the northern part of India. Most of the faculty, staff and students of IIT Kanpur reside inside the campus. The Institution has fourteen academic departments in the following four categories: Engineering, Sciences, Management and Humanities, Life Sciences. In addition, it has five Inter-disciplinary programs: Design, Environmental Engineering and Management, Laser Technology, Materials Science Programme, and Nuclear Engineering and Technology.