Babu Banarasi Das University (also known as BBD University) is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. Dep ...

having its Main Campus in

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

, India established by Akhilesh Das in 2010 and named after his father and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh,

Babu Banarasi Das Babu may refer to: Place * Babu District, in Hezhou, Guangxi, China Title * Babu (title), South Asian term of respect (meaning 'boss' or 'father'), term also used to refer to Bureaucrats of various governments People *Babu (name), list o ...

. The university was incepted by an Act (No. 25 of 2010) of State Legislature of Uttar Pradesh as a State Private University and UGC vide its letter no 8-30/2010(CPP-I/PU) dated 17 February 2011 empowered it to award degrees under section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956.

Campus

The main campus of the university is located in Faizabad road, a busy highway road. The campus has Ganesha temple at the entrance, large academic buildings and library, hostels for boys and girls, and a cricket ground. The Crown Mall, containing shops, restaurant and theatre, is nearby.

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* {{Authority control Universities and colleges in Lucknow Private universities in Uttar Pradesh 1998 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Educational institutions established in 1998