Kanpur is home to several educational institutions which have made it a popular educational center.
Technological institutes:

• Appolo College of Engineering
• Govt. Central Textile Institute(GCTI)
• Harcourt Butler Technological Institute
  Harcourt Butler Technological Institute
  Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur is an academic autonomous engineering college under the Uttar Pradesh Technical University. Its programs have been conferred autonomous status under the university. It is the second engineering institute in Uttar Pradesh after the former University of...
  
   (HBTI)
• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
  Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
  The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is a Central deemed University located in Uttar Pradesh, about 15 km north-west of the city of Kanpur in the Kalyanpur suburb....
  
   (IIT Kanpur)
• Institute of Company Secretaries of India
  Institute of Company Secretaries of India
  The Institute of Company Secretaries of India is statutory professional body constituted under the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 passed by the Parliament of India. ICSI is the only recognized professional body to develop and regulate the profession of Company Secretaries in India...
  
   (ICSI kanpur)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is a national professional accounting body of India. It was established on 1 July 1949 as a body corporate under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 enacted by the Constituent Assembly of India to regulate the profession of Chartered Accountancy in...
  
   (ICAI Kanpur)
• National Sugar Institute
  National Sugar Institute
  The National Sugar Institute established in 1936, is involved in research, training and advisory services to the sugar and allied industry, and functions under the Department of Food and Public Distribution of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution...
  
   (NSI)
• University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kanpur University
  University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kanpur University
  The University Institute of Engineering and Technology , Kanpur, India, founded in 1996, is an engineering and technology institute located in Kanpur, India....
  
   (UIET Kanpur or IET Kanpur)
• Government Leather Institute
• Dr. Virendra Swarup Group of Institutions (VSGOI)
• Bhabha Institute of Technology,Aunahan, Kanpur
• Bhabha College of Engineering,Aunahan, Kanpur
• Maharana Pratap Engineering College (MPEC)
• Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (PSIT)
• Pranveer Singh Academy of Technology (PSAT)
• Kanpur Institute of Technology (KIT)
• Krishna Institute of Technology (KIOT)
• Krishna Girls Engineering College (KGEC)
• Rama Institute of Engineering & Technology (RIET)
• Anubhav Institute of Engineering & Technology (AIEM)
• MPEC Management Studies
• Maharana Institute of Professional studies
• Rama Institute of Technology (RIT)
• Kanpur Instittute of Technology and Management Studies (KITMS)
• Government Polytechnic
• Indian Technical Institute (ITI)
• Vision Group of Institute

Medical and allied colleges:

• Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College
  Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College
  Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College is a medical college in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh....
  
   (GSVM)
• Rama Dental Medical College (RDMC)
• Maharana Pratap Dental College
• Maharana Pratap College of Pharmacy
• J L Rohatgi Memorial Eye Hospital
  J L Rohatgi Memorial Eye Hospital
  J L Rohatgi Memorial Eye Hospital is a big eye hospital and training institute for ophthalmology in kanpur, India.The full name is Association For The Prevention of Blindness & it's unit Dr.Jawaharlal Rohatgi Memorial Eye Hospital. The Association for the prevention of blindness, U.P...
  
   & Dr. Rajendra Rohatgi Institute of Ophthalmology
  J L Rohatgi Memorial Eye Hospital
  J L Rohatgi Memorial Eye Hospital is a big eye hospital and training institute for ophthalmology in kanpur, India.The full name is Association For The Prevention of Blindness & it's unit Dr.Jawaharlal Rohatgi Memorial Eye Hospital. The Association for the prevention of blindness, U.P...
  
  
• Jawahar Lal Nehru Homeopathic College

Universities:

• Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University(CSJMU) formerly Kanpur University
  Kanpur University
  Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University , formerly Kanpur University, is a public university located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pradesh. The university has more than 350 affiliated colleges spread over 15 districts of...
  
  (KU)
• Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology

Others:

• DAV College, Kanpur
  DAV College, Kanpur
  DAV College in Kanpur, India established 1919 by Lala Diwan Chand is the second oldest college in the city, and counts among its ex-students revolutionaries like Chandra Shekhar Azad and numerous political figures. The college is situated opposite the Green Park cricket stadium. There are about...
  
  
• V.S.S.D. College, Kanpur
• Christ Church College, Kanpur
  Christ Church College, Kanpur
  Christ Church College, Kanpur is a college established in 1866, affiliated with Kanpur University. Earlier in 1840, SPG Mission School was established to educated Christian students. Later its name turned to present one. It is managed by Church of North India...
  
  
• PPN Degree College, Kanpur
• Halim Muslim Degree College, Kanpur
• BND College, Kanpur

Kakadeo

Kakadeo

CUGL, Central UP Gas Limited. Kakadeo is a locality in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.Kakadeo is first locality in Kanpur with Pandu Nagar where Piped Natural Gas is provided to the users at their home via Central UP Gas Limited gas pipelines.. Central UP Gas Limited is engage to replace poluted fuel...

, Kanpur has engineering and medical entrance preparation coaching centers in North India

North India

North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...

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Literacy rate of Kanpur is 87.63%, which is well above the national average.