Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), formerly Kanpur University, is a public state collegiate university located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

It is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pradesh.

[citation needed] The administration is the Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor and the members of the executive council, the court and the academic council of the university.

The Kulpati (Vice-Chancellor) is a whole-time salaried officer of the university and is appointed by the chancellor from amongst the names submitted to him by a committee constituted in accordance with the provisions above U.P.

[1] In 2024, National Institutional Ranking Framework ranked Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University among top 101-125 Pharmacy colleges/universities in India.