HBTU is a government-sponsored, residential, top-tier state technical university in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, established in 1921. It is also known by the names HBTI Kanpur, HBTU Kanpur, HB Technical University Kanpur, and Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in engineering, as well as MCA, giving students a variety of alternatives.