Prof. Samsher has taken over the charge of the Office of the Vice Chancellor, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur on 20th April, 2021.

Vice Chancellor Message

It is my privilege to be a part of HBTU family in centenary year of its establishment (1921). I welcome all to visit the website of HBTU. HBTU is a place for high quality teaching, research, collaboration and development of marketable products. It functions in a transparent manner using information technology to ensure sustainable development.

The University allows free and open exchange of ideas in a culture of mutual respect with equity and justice in its core. It also allows the participation and inclusion of people of all backgrounds from within the state, other states of the country and foreign countries. All resources are used in most efficient manner to find the solution of local and global issues. All the stakeholders can easily get to know the activities/ processes of the university through dynamic website of the university.

Recruitment of quality teachers and other staff shall be given top most priority as there is shortage of faculty and supporting teaching and non-teaching staff. Teachers are also encouraged to carry research in emerging areas and to participate in national and international conferences and to do national and international collaboration in different aspects of academic and exchange programs.

Student are given flexibility in choosing courses to nurture their hobbies/ talents in the areas of their interest. To ensure over all development of students and to make them a good human being / researcher / leader / entrepreneur, participation in cultural / yoga / NSS / sports / literary / technical / entrepreneurship activities are encouraged. Innovation and research culture is to be developed at the undergraduate level itself. Each student shall be provided a faculty mentor in the first year itself with whom student can share the issues and take career guidance during the stay in the university. Research scholars, who are backbone of research are to be supported by good laboratories and seats for Ph.D. shall be enhanced. Students are also motivated to become entrepreneur by providing special training on this aspect. Start-ups incubation centre has also been established to nurture such talents. Existing library shall also be strengthened by procuring more ebooks and e-journals.

The curriculum in HBTU is very dynamic and is tuned to meet the current and future requirement of the industry and society. All earlier extra-curricular activities shall be made a part of curriculum with definite credits.

University has established good linkage and signed MoUs with reputed institutions / Industries for students / faculty exchange programs and other collaborative / research work. This shall be further expanded to foreign universities.

A very structured connect with Alumni exists in HBTU for mentorship of the existing students and also to support for the development of the university. They are our brand ambassadors working in different part of the globe. Many of our alumni are working in developed countries, their expertise can further be channelised.

The society, which has provided such a beautiful university, faculty, staff and students to us, shall also be connected through outreach activities of the university to ensure participation in development of surroundings.

I invite you all to become a part in development of this historical university by providing feedback to us.

Jai Hind