It was constituted, among all other total twelve teaching departments, as a full-fledged department as per HBTI Society Bye-Laws in the year 1965.Initially, the Department was offering humanities courses such as literature and philosophy to B.Tech. Engineering and Technology students. Therefore, the department was popularly known as Humanities Department. Later on , as per the academic guidelines of the AICTE, besides the humanities courses, the Department started to offer a number of social science courses such as economics, industrial management, accounting & financial management etc. to B.Tech. and MCA students of different years. When HBTI was brought under the affiliation to UPTU, Lucknow in the year 2001, the courses and syllabus as prescribed and approved by the University for the Department to teach B.Tech. & MCA students were broadly stratified under the streams of English Language and Social Sciences. Besides offering various courses to B.Tech. & MCA students, the Department offer Ph.D Programme in ‘’Management’ and ‘‘Economics’ subject. The Department was recognized as Ph.D research centre in Economics by CSJ University, Kanpur in the year 1998.In order to give an appropriate name to the department, we use to call it the ‘Department of Humanities and Social Sciences’ (HSS), as the same exists in IITs.

In year 2016 status of HBTI was upgraded to the level of university as Harcourt Butler Technical University (HBTU) Kanpur. The department of humanities continued its Ph.D. programme in management and economics from its own university.

In the year 2021, Department of Humanities started Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme.

Presently, the Department is running with two regular faculty members Associate Professor, twelve guest faculty members (lecturers) along with one research assistant and two attendants. In total, the Department has seventeen members. The faculty members of the Department are highly qualified and more competent. The achievements of the faculty members are much attractive in the fields of research, Ph.D supervision, publications, participation in conferences, seminars, workshops and short-term refresher courses, organizing seminars, carrying research projects and participation in administrative and students’ extracurricular activities.

In the Department, adequate facilities are available for the research scholars. More than 1000 different reference books and 10 different international journals in the subjects of Economics and Management are available in the Central Library. Besides computer facilities in the department, there is a Central Computer Centre located in the Department of Computer Engg. & Sciences, which provides the facilities with the researchers for the massive data- processing and statistical works. For the research scholars, other facilities like room-accommodation, sitting arrangement, furniture and other supporting materials are provided by the Department. At the Institute’s level, the facilities of hostel accommodation, messing, medical, postal, banking, etc. are also available to research students.

To achieve excellence in technical education, research and innovation.

• Imparting Knowledge to develop analytical ability in Humanities and Social Sciences to serve the industry and society at large.
• To inculcate entrepreneurial philosophy and innovative thinking to promote research, consultancy and institutional social responsibility.
• To equip and enable people with managerial skills to transform the business organization and society.
• To work with people, society and nation to make sustainable development and quality of life.

POs
NBA has given 12 Graduate Attributes (GAs). Based on these GAs Program Outcomes (POs) have been framed by NBA. We have to follow these 12 POs. These POs are generic to engineering education and applies to all branches of Engineering.

1.Engineering Knowledge: Apply the knowledge of business fundamentals and abusiness specialization to the solution of complex business problems.

2.Problem Analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complexbusiness problems reaching substantiated conclusions using principles of management sciences.

3.Design/Development of solutions:Design solutions for complex business problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.

4.Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.

5.Modern tool usage:Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex business activities with an understanding of the limitations.

6.The engineer and society:Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional businesspractice.

7.Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional business solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.

8.Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the business practice.

9.Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.

10.Communication: Communicate effectively on complex business activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.

11. Project management and finance:Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the business management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.

12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and lifelong learning in the broadest context of technological change.
MBA POs
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

• Graduates will be able to:-seek higher positions in organisations, industries and enterprises and contribute to the development of their respective organizations.
• Graduates will be able to enhance their research acumen and solve the complex problems pertaining to their fields.
• Graduates will be able to develop the entrepreneurial and managerial skills required for business and industry and nurture innovative spirit.
• Graduates will be able to use their innovative and analytical skills to deal with economic issues at large.

Program Specific Objectives (PSOs)

• To provide and inculcate a novel approach to students to take appropriate decisions in holistic business environment.
• Integral management knowledge and specialization various disciplines of management.
• The in- depth knowledge attained through this program will help students to meet the local and global to fulfil individual and societal needs.