Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (formerly Kanpur University), established in 1966, is a leading research-led University of Uttar Pradesh State Government. It is acclaimed for its global teaching methodology, research activities, and academic and non-academic services to local, national, and international communities through its NCC and NSS offices. It has a rich, cultural, and historical legacy, with its notable alumni serving at eminent positions, nationally and internationally. The University follows a decentralized approach, and comprises of 13 schools, each with multiple interconnected departments covering a wide range of disciplines such as Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Engineering and Technology, Legal Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences, Business Management, Creative and Perofrming Arts, Teacher Education, Agriculture Sciences, Basic Sciences,Health Sciences, Hotel Management and Languages. With a wide range of academic programmes, distinguished teachers, diverse co-curricular activities, illustrious alumni, modern infrastructure, state-of-art sports facilities, e-learning portal, and e-library resources, the University has emerged as a centre of progressive learning experience. The teachers are provided with the right ambience for world-class learning and cutting-edge research, along with ensuring highest standard of intellectual and creative freedom. The programmes and courses have been ingeniously designed to cater to the ever-evolving demands of both industry and academia. The curriculum design goes beyond the margins of a discipline providing the students a wide array of courses to choose from, apart from their core courses.The university has developed an integrated curriculum that covers multiple disciplines to address cross-cutting issues related to gender, environment, sustainability, human values, and professional ethics in its educational delivery. The curriculum and programme quality are ensured by a continuous 360-degree feedback system incorporating inputs from key stakeholders focusing on local, regional and global diversity. The academic rigor of the system is enhanced by the implementation of a choice-based credit system, offering electives and value-added courses, facilitating MOOCs and MoUs between industry and academia for innovation, employability, and research, thereby completing the holistic growth of the students. In the current era of technology, the university continuously strives towards greater digitization by transforming the input - process - output mechanism into an entirely digital format