The Integral University is a Premier University in the Capital of Uttar Pradesh which has been established under the Act number 9 of 2004 by the U. P. State Government. The famous Institute of Integral Technology, Lucknow has been elevated to a full fledged University. This is a historical event that within a span of 6 years, an Engineering College on account of its educational standard, value based education in a highly disciplined and decorous environment has been recognized all over the country with the result that it was elevated as a full-fledged University by the State Government.

The University is located about 13 Km. away from the heart of Lucknow city on Lucknow Kursi Road at a peaceful and serene place against the sylvan beauty of kukrail Jungles. It has a residential complex, well planted landscape and a conducive environment for educational excellence. Hostels and residence buildings, activity centers surrounds the central clusters of buildings with all educational and administrative facilities.

The gigantic project for the establishment of an excellent University was taken up by a small group of devoted and dedicated educationists, engineers and intellectuals, who have a total commitment for achieving the educational excellence in all the spheres of modern technologies and sciences. They started the project with a school in small huts when the foundation stone was laid on 30th November 1993 by the world renowned scholar Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Hasni Nadvi, Rector of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema, Lucknow. Soon thereafter, the school was shifted in the main building which was inaugurated by the then Governor of U. P. Shri Moti Lal Vohra on 14th January 1996. Besides the school, an Engineering College was also simultaneously established by the Islamic Council for Productive Education, in the year 1997 which started functioning from the year 1998 with only two courses viz Computer Science & Engineering and Electronics Engineering. Later on other courses like Architecture, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and MCA were added. The Institute has always made special efforts to ensure high quality of education to the students seeking admission in the Institute. Shri Atal Bihari Bajpayee the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India laid the foundation stone of a residential complex on 30th June 1999. During his speech he expressed his hope that the Institute of Integral Technology having the abbreviation IIT will maintain the same standard as the other IITs do in the country. These hopes of the Prime Minister were fulfilled in its totality when the first batch of Computer Science & Engineering gave 100% result and all of them secured first division, similar was the case with the second group of Electronics Engineering wherein barring two students all the remaining students got first division. The two batches which have so far passed-out from the Institute have had 100% placement. This bears the testimony of the standard of education and the attention on each student which is being paid by the teaching faculty and the administration of the Institute.

The University has seven computer centers and labs, latest State-of-the-Art, computing facilities and 24 hrs. internet facilities. The main computer center of the Institute of Integral Technology was inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor of Dr. R. M. L. Avadh University, Faizabad Dr. Girish Saxena on 25th October 1999. The University has unparalleled workshop, the inauguration of which was done by then Governor of U. P. His Excellency Shri Suraj Bhan on 30th May 2000. The University has ISTE Student’s Chapter. It was inaugurated by Shri Surjeet Banaerjee, the then Principal Secretary, Revenue, U. P. on 25th March 2003. The foundation stone laying ceremony of the Faculty of Architecture was held on 7th January 2004 when the foundation stone was laid by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of U. P. Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav and Shri Mohd. Azam Khan, Hon’ble Minister of Urban Development overwhelmed by the progress and other achievements in the field of educational setup by the Engineering Institute along-with its highly impressive infrastructure, the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav declared that the Institute of Integral Technology shall be elevated to a full fledged University within no time. He also granted the Minority Status to the Institute. Soon after this declaration he also got the bill passed in the Assembly on 26th February ’04 and issued Govt. Gazette Notification No. 389/ lkr - fo -1-1 (d)-9-2004 dated 27th Feb’04 for the formation of Integral University.

In the ever and fast changing scenario of technological advancements the Institute of Integral Technology, from the very inception, has left no stone unturned to make it a seat of educational excellence to develop technical expertise in keeping with present & future requirement of the country. By imparting need oriented education, the Institute within a very short span of time, has been recognized as one of the foremost Institutions of the country.

One of the primary aim of establishing the Institute of Integral Technology was to make the technical education available to all the section of society specially to poor, down-trodden, neglected and minorities masses to bring them in the main stream of educated persons. The objective was that everybody should play a vital role in the nation building and solidify its progress and prosperity. In turn one should earn a respectable livelihood. The main thrust was on the development of high infrastructure for research and use of high technology besides developing the entrepreneurial and moral leadership skills. The value based educational curricula was therefore planned to develop material and spiritual stinct and capabilities of students in a balanced manner, without ignoring the one at the expense of other.

India is facing critical challenges on many technological fronts like agriculture and food processing, education and healthcare, information & communication technology, infrastructure development including river network & self reliance in critical technologies, energy security, land and water conservation, environment protection, nuclear energy systems, non-conventional and renewable energy options, use of fossil fuels, disaster prevention & management, space technology etc. The advent of Integral University has given the required freedom and a wide spectrum to work with. It will cater to the national aspirations by offering most modern and job-oriented courses in Technology, Sciences, Arts, and Commerce to meet the global requirements.
Besides technical courses, the University has to run other courses in Sciences, Art, Commerce and other professional courses and several other interdisciplinary courses on the self financing scheme by generating its own funds.

The University has a marvelous ambience conducive to higher and dedicated academic pursuits. The campus has all the facilities like health center, canteen, students activity center, PCO, Gymnasium, Playground, Post Office and Bank etc.

This promising University has a great challenge before it. But the indefatigable and Undaunted spirit of the members of the society who work in a coherent and integrated approach and, who brought about the formation of the University within six years from the inception of the Institute of Integral Technology will face the challenges squarely and amicably and put the Integral University in the forefront of all the other Universities of the country.