Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), formerly Kanpur University, is a public state university located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pradesh. The campus is spread across 264 acres. The main university campus is situated on Grand Trunk Road, 17 km from Kanpur Central railway station, 4 km from Kalyanpur railway station and 28 km from Kanpur Airport. Kanpur University was established in 1966 when Agra University split into Agra and Kanpur universities