Rama University is a state private university located in Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is part of the Rama Group of Institutions and offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes across disciplines such as medicine, engineering, management, law, pharmacy, agricultural sciences, and humanities.
| Name | Rama University |
|---|---|
| Type | State private university |
| Location | Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Country | India |
| Affiliation | Rama Group of Institutions |
Rama University was established under a state legislation of the Government of Uttar Pradesh, which empowered the institution to function as a self-financed private university with the authority to award its own degrees. The university grew out of the Rama Group, which had earlier been operating professional colleges in the Kanpur region in fields such as medical sciences, dental sciences, and engineering.
The university is organised into several faculties and constituent institutes. Its academic offerings typically include:
Programmes leading to professional degrees in medicine and dentistry are subject to recognition and regulation by the relevant national statutory bodies in India.
The university campus is situated on the outskirts of Kanpur, one of the largest urban and industrial centres in Uttar Pradesh. The campus houses academic blocks, hostels, laboratories, and a multi-specialty teaching hospital that supports clinical training for students of medical and allied health sciences.
As a private university recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under the relevant state Act, Rama University contributes to higher education capacity in central Uttar Pradesh. Its medical and dental colleges add to the healthcare training infrastructure of the Kanpur region, while its professional programmes serve students from across northern India.