Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (popularly known as HBTI) is an academically autonomous engineering college affiliated to the Uttar Pradesh Technical University located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh in India. The HBTI was named after Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, governor of the United Provinces of British India.Its programs have been conferred autonomous status under the university. It is one of the oldest engineering institutes in the country and holds the ISO 9001:2000 certification. It offers Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral programs in engineering, as well as Masters programs in Business Administration, and Computer Applications. In 1959, when the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) was established, its classes were initially held in the canteen building of HBTI until IITK had its own campus. HBTI is the mother institute of the National Sugar Institute (in 1936, then known as Imperial Institute of Sugar Technology), the Government Central Textile Institute (in 1937), now known as the Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute, and the Glass Institute. It was also one of the 127 technical institutions in India which were the recipients of funding from World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) in the phase one (2004-2009) of the Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement Project (TEQIP) - the first World Bank project in Higher education in India.

• A pass in 10+2 or its equivalent.
• For all programs: Minimum 50% aggregate in Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry.

• Admissions are made through UPSEE rank followed by counselling.

• Autonomous institute.
• Institute of national importance.
• Courses affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Technical University.
• NBA accredited for B.Tech EE, CE, CSE and FT.
• MOU with Hanbat National University, Daejeon.
• Placement assistance provided.
• Promotes entrepreneurship development.
• State-of-the-art infrastructure.
• Scholarships for deserving students.

• Separate placement cell, a team of student representatives that consists of the placement managers who primarily coordinate activities on two paths of campus placements - the company coordination and logistics which is executed by the company coordinators and student employability enhancement.
• Provide their best possible assistance to the recruiters and also put their consummate efforts, extending from contacting companies to managing all logistics of arranging for tests, pre-placement talks and conducting final interviews.

• Accenture
• Adani Wilmar
• Aditya Birla Chemicals Ltd
• Adobe
• Asian Paints
• Bajaj Energy
• British Paints
• Dabur

• ABP NEWS rated HBTI, Kanpur as Best Government Engineering College and awarded "National B-School Award - 2013".
• Best Government Engineering College in ABP News National B-School Awards - 2012 and 2013.
• Best Government Engineering College in Star News National B-School Awards - 2011.
• Ranked 24th in Science & Engineering category as per Outlook Magazine Survey.
• India Today magazine survey rates HBTI, Kanpur at 25th rank amongst 100 Engineering Colleges of India.

• Medical insurance for all students.
• Computer Centre.
• Councils/Clubs.
• Games & Sports Facilities.
• Hostels.
• Dispensary.
• Library.
• Banking and Postal Facilities.
• Medical Facility.
• General Computing Facilities.
• Guest House.