Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow was established on October 12, 2010, by late Akhilesh Das. The University was named after his father and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Banarasi Das.
Commonly known as BBD University, it is a State Private University imparting higher education for the deserving aspirants and has its main campus in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
It was recognised by the University Grants Commission ( UGC) under section 2( f) & 12( B) under Act, 1956 and approved by All India Council for Technical Education ( AICTE) , New Delhi and National Council for Teacher Education, Jaipur to offer various B.Ed., Engineering, & Management courses