Integral University

{{Short description|Private university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India}} {{For|the learning community based on Ken Wilber's integral theory|Integral Institute}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2014}} {{Primary sources|date=February 2025}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2011}} {{Infobox university | name = Integral University | image = Integral University, Lucknow logo.png | image_size = 170px | caption = IU Lucknow logo | former_names = Institute of Integral Technology, Dasauli | motto = Inspiring Excellence<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.integraluniversity.ac.in/net/Default.aspx |title=Integral University |access-date=25 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502004532/http://integraluniversity.ac.in/net/Default.aspx |archive-date=2 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | type = [[Private university|Private]] | established = {{start date|1998}} | founder = S.W Akhtar | chancellor = S. W. Akhtar | vice_chancellor = [[Furqan Qamar]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iul.ac.in/About/leadership/ViceChancellor.aspx |title=Vice Chancellor |website=Integral University |publisher=Integral University Lucknow |access-date=6 March 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Vice-Chancellor at Integral University, Lucknow |url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/furqan-qamar-00629a23_im-happy-to-share-that-im-starting-a-new-activity-7435528218998337536-maou |website=LinkedIn |author=Furqan Qamar |access-date=6 March 2026 }}</ref> | accreditation = [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] A+ | coor = {{coord|26.9585|N|80.9981|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:IN_type:edu|display=inline,title}} | city = [[Lucknow]] | state = [[Uttar Pradesh]] | country = [[India]] | campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]] | students = 12000+ | colors =  | academic_affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] | website = {{url|https://iul.ac.in/}} }}

'''Integral University''' is a private university in [[Lucknow]], the capital of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]], It is located in the North-eastern part of the city in Dashauli, approximately 17Km from the center of the City. Integral University, the first enacted Minority University in the country, started functioning from 1 April 2004. U.G.C. accorded Integral University recognition under section 2(f) of the U.G.C. Act, 1956. The university was founded in 2004.

==History== {{more sources|section|date=September 2022}} ===Founding=== The foundation stone was laid on 3 November 1993 by [[Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi]], rector of [[Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama]] at the Institute of Integral Technology, Lucknow. The main building was inaugurated by the then governor of Uttar Pradesh [[Motilal Vora]] on 14 January 1996. An engineering college was simultaneously established by the Islamic Council for Productive Education (ICPE) in 1997, which started functioning in 1998 with two courses; Computer Science Engineering, and Electronics Engineering. Later other courses like Architecture, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Master of Computer Application <ref>{{Cite web |title=Master of Computer Applications (MCA Course) {{!}} Integral University |url=https://www.iul.ac.in/Program/PG/master-of-computer-application-mca-course.aspx |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=www.iul.ac.in}}</ref> were added. [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], the then prime minister of India, laid the foundation stone of a residential complex on 30 June 1999. During his speech, he expressed his hope that the Institute of Integral Technology, Lucknow having the abbreviation IIT will maintain the same standard as the [[Indian Institutes of Technology|other IITs]] do. The Institute is then affiliated to [[Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU)|Uttar Pradesh Technical University]].

===Transformation into university=== In recognition of the growth of the school, then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] declared that the Institute of Integral Technology, Lucknow shall be elevated to a full-fledged university in no time. {{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} He granted Minority Status to the institute. Soon after this declaration, he got the bill passed in the Assembly on 26 February 2004 and issued Govt. Gazette Notification No. 389/ lkr - fo -1-1 (d)-9-2004 dated 27 February 2004 for the formation of Integral University, Lucknow, under Act Number 9 of 2004 by the Uttar Pradesh state government.<ref name="lawsofindia.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/uttar_pradesh/2004/2004UP9.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911144358/http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/uttar_pradesh/2004/2004UP9.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 September 2014|title=The Integral University Act, 2004 : Act 9 of 2004|website=Lawsofindia.org|access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref> It is approved under Sections 2(F), 22(1) & 12(B) of UGC Act, 1956. It has been declared eligible to receive Central Assistance under Section 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956. U.G.C. accorded Integral University recognition under section 2(f) of U.G.C. Act, 1956. The university started in 2004. The existing faculties in the university were re-organized and new faculties of Science, Pharmacy, Education, Management Studies, Health & Medical Sciences, Agricultural Science & Technology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Computer Applications, Medical Sciences & Allied Health Sciences, and Law were added.<ref name="lawsofindia.org"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/statelaw/1669/TheIntegralUniversityAct2004.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015234855/http://www.lawsofindia.org/statelaw/1669/TheIntegralUniversityAct2004.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=15 October 2012|title=Laws of India : The Integral University Act, 2004|website=Lawsofindia.org|access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref>

==Academics== ===Faculties=== Integral University consists of 11 faculties:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iul.ac.in/Department/Department_AtoZ.aspx|title=Integral University Lucknow|website=Iul.ac.in|access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref> * Faculty of Agriculture Science & Technology<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty of Agriculture {{!}} Integral University Lucknow {{!}} Agricultural Sciences & Programs |url=https://www.iul.ac.in/Faculty/Fclt_Agr.aspx |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.iul.ac.in}}</ref> * Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Design<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty of Architecture {{!}} Integral University Lucknow {{!}} Architecture Programs & Admissions |url=https://www.iul.ac.in/Faculty/Fclt_Architecture.aspx |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.iul.ac.in}}</ref> * Faculty of Commerce & Management<ref>{{Cite web |title=Excellence in Business Education: Management Faculty at Integral University Lucknow |url=https://www.iul.ac.in/Faculty/Fclt_Management.aspx |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.iul.ac.in}}</ref> * Faculty of Education<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty of Education: Empowering Future Educators at Integral University Lucknow |url=https://www.iul.ac.in/Faculty/Fclt_edu.aspx |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.iul.ac.in}}</ref> * Faculty of Engineering & IT<ref>{{Cite web |title=Engineering Education at Integral University Lucknow: Empowering Future Innovators |url=https://www.iul.ac.in/Faculty/Fclt_Engineering.aspx |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.iul.ac.in}}</ref> * Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences<ref>{{Cite web |title=Excellence in Health and Medical Faculty: Integral University Lucknow |url=https://www.iul.ac.in/Faculty/Fclt_healthMedical.aspx |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.iul.ac.in}}</ref> * Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences<ref>{{Cite web |title=Humanities and Social Sciences Excellence at Integral University Lucknow {{!}} Courses, Faculty, Research |url=https://www.iul.ac.in/Department/HumanitiesSocialSciences.aspx |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.iul.ac.in}}</ref> * Faculty of Law<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transformative Law Education at Integral University Lucknow {{!}} Courses, Faculty, Practical Training |url=https://www.iul.ac.in/Department/Law.aspx |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.iul.ac.in}}</ref> * Faculty of Pharmacy<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty of Pharmacy {{!}} Integral University Lucknow {{!}} Pharmacy Courses & Research |url=https://www.iul.ac.in/Faculty/Fclt_Pharmacy.aspx |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.iul.ac.in}}</ref> * Faculty of Science<ref>{{Cite web |title=Excellence in Science Education at Integral University Lucknow {{!}} Courses, Faculty, Research |url=https://www.iul.ac.in/Department/Science.aspx |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.iul.ac.in}}</ref> * Faculty of Nursing<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty of Nursing {{!}} Integral University Lucknow {{!}} Nursing Courses & Research |url=https://www.iul.ac.in/Faculty/Fclt_Nursing.aspx |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.iul.ac.in}}</ref>

==Rankings== ===Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Design=== Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Design, Integral University was ranked 28 in the department of architecture ranking in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023.

===Faculty of Law=== Integral University was ranked 41 in the faculty of law ranking in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023. ===Pharmacy=== {{Infobox India university ranking | type = |Outlook=|NIRF_O_2024=151-200|OUTLOOK_E_P_U_2022=19|NIRF_P_2024=45}}

Integral University was ranked 45 in the pharmacy ranking in India by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NIRF Ranking 2024 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}}</ref>

Integral University is also NAAC A+ Accredited Institution.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NAAC|url=http://naac.gov.in/index.php/en/2-uncategorised/32-accreditation-status|access-date=2022-02-12|website=naac.gov.in}}</ref>

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[[Category:1998 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1998]] [[Category:Engineering colleges in Lucknow]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Lucknow]] [[Category:Pharmacy colleges in Uttar Pradesh]]