Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is carrying out original research of significance and technology development at the cutting edge. It imparts training to students to make them competent, motivated engineers and scientists. The Institute not only celebrates freedom of thought, cultivates vision and encourages growth, but also inculcates human values and concern for the environment and the society.

Apart from having excellent academic reputation and being an Institute of National Importance, IIT K observes its beauty in preserving peacocks, freely roaming around the campus. Newcomers are generally charmed to see them. Situated on the historic Grand Trunk Road about 15 Km from Kanpur city , IIT K has a beautiful, lush green campus, which is almost unique among Indian campuses in being practically pollution-free.