KNIT was established as the Faculty of Technology in Kamla Nehru Institute of Science and Technology, Lucknow, in 1976 by the Kamla Nehru Memorial Trust. It was taken over by the government of Uttar Pradesh in 1979 with a view to develop an engineering institute in the Eastern region of Uttar Pradesh. In 1983 it was registered as a separate society and was renamed as the Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology. The institute is affiliated to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow. Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur has been officially ranked number 4 based on the performance of the students.
Courses of study
The institute offers the following courses under a semester system.
Undergraduate programs: B.Tech (4 years - 8 semesters)
The B.Tech curriculum prescribed by Abdul Kalam Technical University Lucknow comprises a full-time four-year course approved by AICTE. The curriculum consists of theory courses, practicals, projects and seminars. It also provides weightage for industrial training and extracurricular activities. The theory courses are composed of basic science and humanities subjects, engineering courses, core courses and departmental specialized courses with a proportion of 16%, 34% and 50% respectively. There is an emphasis on computer education, and for this each branch, except computer science and engineering, and information technology, includes some computing papers. Students do industrial training of 6 weeks at the third year level in industry. The students deliver seminars in the third year on advanced topics. The intakes are:
This programme fulfills the industry's need for software professionals. MCA is a six-semester full-time postgraduate programme spread over three years. The MCA Programme was introduced in the institute in 1988 with its first batch passing out in 1991, initially with an intake of 30 students, which was increased to 60 students in 2000. The MCA programme runs under the Computer Science and Engineering Department. Experts from industry and academic institutions are invited to deliver lectures on advancements in the field of Computer Science.
KNIT has a 700-acre campus with different blocks allotted for various academic activities which include co-curricular and extra co-curricular activities. Apart from hostels, KNIT has admin blocks, a CSA hall, KNIT grounds, Academic block, various engineering labs like Fluid mechanics lab, Research and development lab, Microprocessor lab and Workshops which consist of various shops like welding, foundry, carpentry, etc. that are generally included in engineering syllabuses across the country. Many of the labs like networking, Java and various CSED are located in academic blocks. The institute maintains a health center equipped with an ambulance to provide primary health care facilities to its students and staff under a fulltime medical officer and pharmacists. However, cases requiring specialized treatment are referred to the District Hospital, Sultanpur.
