The University of Lucknow is a public research university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1864 as Canning College, it was the first state university in Uttar Pradesh and is among the oldest universities in India. Its principal campus is at Badshah Bagh on University Road, a historic royal garden originally developed by Nawab Naseer-ud-Din Haider for his wife, Qudsia Mahal, with a second campus at Jankipuram and a third under development in Sitapur district. It is a teaching, residential and affiliating university with 13 faculties, 51 departments and 16 institutes and centres, and 556 affiliated colleges in Lucknow and nearby districts. It holds Category-I autonomy from the University Grants Commission and an A++ accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.
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