Baba Baijnath Degree College (BBDC), Kanpur is affiliated to Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University.

The Institute started with long term teachers' training programmes for polytechnic teachers in 1967 and was also entrusted with the responsibility of promoting curriculum  development work for the states in the region. To improve the comptence of teachers for implementing new curricula designed by this institute, short term courses have been offered since 1967. The institute established a Media centre in 1981 for preparing print & non-print instructional materials.

The institute also set up the department of Rural Development and the department of Entrepreneurship Development to assist polytechnics in directing their efforts towards training manpower and disseminating information in these areas. The Educational Television and Computer Science departments were established in the year 1981 and 1982 respectively. Since 1983, the Institute has been guiding and assisting the states in the areas of Educational Planning and Management. Since 1992, the institute started offering Regular Master of Engineering Programmes in (i) Engineering Education and (ii) Manufacturing Technology. In the year 1994, two more courses namely Master of Engineering in Construction Technology and Management and Computer Science and Engineering were adding. In the year 1998, two more Master of Engineering Programmes in Instrumentation and Control and Electronics and COmmunication Engineering were added, and, since 2005, the institute started offering Modular Master of Engineering Progammes in all the above disciplines. All these programmes, being offered for teachers of technical institutions and their administrators, professionals from industry and general candidates, are duly approved by AICTE and affiliated to Punjab University, Chandigarh.

They offers Degree courses in Art.

Their aim is to provide broad based and relevant education to boys and girls with a view of shaping them in body, mind and character so as to enable them to claim their rightful place in the modern society of a developing nation.

VISION

To be a lead resource institute for promoting excellence in technical education system.

MISSION

To offer continuing education and training programs for the faculty and staff of the technical education system.

To develop need-based curricula for technical education programs.

To develop instructional material to enhance effectiveness of teaching-learning process.

To undertake research and development in engineering & technology and technical education.

To provide extension and consultancy services to technical education system.