Chhatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj University (formerly Kanpur University) was established in 1966 and is a leading research-led State University of North India that carries a legacy of academic excellence.
The sprawling Green campus of the University is spread over 264 acres, where the environment encourages education and landscaping leads towards learning.
Presently the University offers 39 undergraduate and 47 postgraduate programs, including Ph.D., 06 Postgraduate Diplomas, 07 Diplomas, and 09 Certificate programs ranging from Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering, and Technology to Legal Studies, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
CSJM University has 45 Centers of Excellence, and various Schools, each consisting of several departments that offer creative freedom to its scholars with a commitment to world-class learning and cutting-edge research.
University offers modern tech-led services in admission procedures and evaluation processes. In addition, the University has also developed an e-learning portal: GyanSanchay, and an electronic library database accessible to all faculty members and students. Also, the University has ICT-enabled classrooms, campus-wide internet, and Wi-Fi facilities.
CSJMU strives to provide an exemplary teaching, learning, and research environment. The University also has forty-nine collaborative partnerships and 72 MoUs, internships, and combined forty-three multiparty research programs with government bodies.
The department of Lifelong Learning and Extension at Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (Formerly known as Kanpur University) was established on October 24th, 1988 by University Grants Commission. It was founded to train the adults of the society in the disciplines to increase their employability. The other objective of the department is to familiarize people about the socio-political dimensions of being. The department is responsible for organizing various workshops, seminars and training programs in collaboration with various national and international organizations along with degree colleges at different centres in Kanpur.