Harcourt Butler Technological Institute

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HBTI Kanpur administration building

Established in 1921 as "Government Research Institute, Cownpore", Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur is one of the oldest and best engineering colleges in India. On 25 November 1921, the then Governor of the United Provinces, Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler (1869 - 1938), K.C.S.I., C.I.E., formally laid the foundation of the present building. It was rechristened "Government Technological Institute" in 1921. Finally, in 1926, it got the name of "Harcourt Butler Technological Institute". It's first principal of Indian nationality though was Dattatreya Yashwant Athawale (Rao Saheb Rai Bahadur).

HBTI is the oldest technology institute in Uttar Pradesh. In 1960, when Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur was established, for many years, IIT classes were held in HBTI.

Till 1970, HBTI was also conducting courses in Sugar Technology, Textiles and Glass Technology. Subsequently, 3 new institutes - National Sugar Institute, Govt Central Textile Institute and Glass Institute were created of these departments.

The Institute offers offers the following 13 Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) courses in different fields of engineering
01.)Chemical Engineering
02.)Electronics Engineering
03.)Electrical Engineering
04.)Mechanical Engineering
05.)Civil Engineering
06.)Computer Science and Engineering
07.)Information Technology
08.)Leather Technology
09.)BioChemical Engineering
10.)Food Technology
11.)Oil Technology
12.)Paint Technology
13.)Plastics Technology
In addition to bachelor level programsDiploma Courses of DOEACC, M.Tech., MBA and MCA courses are also available. Besides playing an educational role, the Institute runs various research programs sponsored by reputed government institutions and research organisations.