Established in 1921 as \"Government Research Institute, Cawnpore\", Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur is an autonomous academic institution and one of the oldest engineering colleges in India. It is considered one of the premier engineering/technology institutes in the country and is the second oldest engineering institute in Uttar Pradesh after the former University of Roorkee. The Institute holds ISO 9001:2000 Certification and was awarded as the only autonomous institute amongst UPTU colleges. HBTI was the first institute in the country to start providing education in the Chemical Technology courses and today it is considered as one of the best in these fields in India. It is also the only institute in North India providing education in Chemical Technology programs.