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Harcourt Butler Technological Institute

Overview

  • •This is a premier engineering college in the region.
  • •This is the oldest engineering college of North India, after Roorkee.

Highlights

  • This is a premier engineering college in the region.
  • This is the oldest engineering college of North India, after Roorkee.
  • It was established in 1921 by the then Governor of United Province (now Uttar Pradesh) Sir Harcourt Butler.
  • It has a sprawling 280 acres lush green campus having almost all the branches of engineering and Chemical-Technology.
  • It is named after its visionary and relentless proponent-in-chief Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, a highly regarded ICS officer and Governor in British India, who preferred to be addressed as "Harcourt Butler".

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

Facilities

Website: https://hbtu.ac.in/

Festivals

  • •The college organizes several annual events open to all students.
  • •Adhyaay is the annual cultural open festival, previously called Odyssey, while Taal is the intra-college cultural competition.
  • •The annual technical event is Technika (earlier, Zest), and Aagaz is the inter-college sports meet.
  • •Separate events have been organised by different departments and clubs in the past decades.

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This is a premier engineering college in the region. This is the oldest engineering college of North India, after Roorkee.

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Events

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The college organizes several annual events open to all students. Adhyaay is the annual cultural open festival, previously called Odyssey, while Taal is the intra-college cultural competition.

CultureEasy

Frequently Asked Questions

This is a premier engineering college in the region. This is the oldest engineering college of North India, after Roorkee.

Address: Nawabganj. It is about 5.4 km from central Kanpur.

The most comfortable months are January, February, October, November and December; June is the hottest, with highs around 39°C.

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Best Time

October to March

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