Integral University is a state university in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, India, which was established under the Act Number 9 of 2004 by the Uttar Pradesh state government. The Institute of Integral Technology, Lucknow has been elevated to a full university. The university is located 13 kilometres away from the heart of Lucknow city on Lucknow Kursi Road at a peaceful and serene place against the sylvan beauty of Kukrail Reserve Forest. The project started with a school in small huts. The foundation stone was laid on 30 November 1993 by the scholar Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Hasni Nadvi, Rector of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema, Lucknow. The school was then shifted to a main building which was inaugurated by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh P. Shri Moti Lal Vohra on 14 January 1996. An engineering college was simultaneously established by the Islamic Council for Productive Education in 1997, which started functioning from 1998 with two courses - Computer Science and Engineering, and Electronics Engineering. Late other courses like Architecture, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and MCA were added.