Higher Education
Considering the size of Uttar Pradesh, it is not surprising that it has a large number of academic and research institutes. These institutes are either under the jurisdiction of the State Government, the Central Government, or are privately run. The state has two IITs - at Kanpur and Varanasi, an IIM at Lucknow, an NIT and a IIIT at Allahabad.
The Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology:The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOP&NG), Government of India set up the institute at Jais, Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh through an Act of Parliament. RGIPT has been accorded "Institute of National Importance” along the lines of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM). With the status of a Deemed University, the institute awards degrees in its own right. RGIPT is co-promoted as an energy domain specific institute by six oil public sector units (ONGC, IOCL, OIL, GAIL, BPCL and HPCL) in association with the Oil Industry Development Board (OIDB). The Institute is associated with leading International Universities/Institutions specializing in the domain of Petroleum Technology.
A good number of State and Central Government universities are founded in Uttar Pradesh to provide Higher Education in various course works.
Beside above mentioned institutes of higher learning, in Uttar Pradesh, a range of Government Degree College has been set up by the Government of Uttar Pradesh for providing Higher Education to scholars who are interested in different course work (Under Graduate, Post Graduate and Research) and program (Humanities, Science and Commerce) in higher studies. At present in Uttar Pradesh, 137 Government Degree Colleges has been established to fulfill the above criteria. The UP Government administers and controls these colleges through Department of Higher Education, Uttar Pradesh, however, syllabus and affiliation to the universities concerned are depending upon the locality of Government Degree College. Several private college like IIMT Group of Institutions known Institute of Integrated Management and Technology, Varanasi are too established.
Uttar Pradesh Board of Technical Education is the body responsible for pre degree vocational and technical education.
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