Lucknow University’s proposed third campus at Piparsand in Sarojini Nagar has moved closer to implementation after the university submitted a land verification report to the Uttar Pradesh higher education department, with clearance from the district magistrate’s office now awaited.
The higher education department has forwarded the report to the district magistrate’s office for approval. The proposal can be placed before the state cabinet only after the district administration clears the report, according to Lucknow University registrar Bhavana Mishra.
“We visited the site to verify the land and submitted the report to the UP higher education department along with dean of the agriculture department Gauri Saxena,” Mishra said. She added that the university had sent a reminder to the district magistrate’s office on Friday, requesting clearance.
The proposed campus is planned on 50 hectares of land at Piparsand village. It is intended to accommodate Lucknow University’s agriculture faculty and expand the institution’s academic infrastructure. The project therefore depends on completing multiple administrative steps before any construction or campus development can begin.
The land identification process began in July 2024, when an eight-member committee formed by the office of the sub-divisional magistrate in Sarojini Nagar identified agricultural land for the proposed campus. The committee included lekhpals and a revenue inspector, and was tasked with marking land belonging to the agriculture department in Piparsand, Pargana Bijnor, tehsil Sarojini Nagar.
Following the committee’s findings, the Uttar Pradesh higher education department directed Lucknow University to identify suitable land and submit a report specifying the university’s land requirements. The latest verification report is part of that process and is intended to establish whether the identified land is suitable for transfer to the university.
The pending clearance from the district magistrate’s office is the immediate administrative milestone. Once it is received, the proposal will have to be taken forward for consideration by the state cabinet. Cabinet approval would then allow the authorities to proceed with the land transfer process, subject to the required government procedures.
Lucknow University vice-chancellor Professor JP Saini said the university hoped to receive the clearance soon. “The next step will be to complete the land transfer process and take the proposal forward,” he said, adding that the 50-hectare campus would accommodate the agriculture faculty and support the university’s academic expansion.
The submission marks progress on the proposed third campus, but the project has not yet reached the construction stage. Its next steps remain dependent on district-level clearance, state cabinet approval and completion of the land transfer process.
