J.K. Institute of Applied Physics and Technology, University of Allahabad

The J.K. Institute of Applied Physics and Technology is the University of Allahabad's Department of Electronics and Communication, housed in the university's Science Faculty campus in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Jawaharlal Nehru laid its foundation stone on 14 April 1949 and inaugurated the building on 4 April 1956; a charitable trust met the cost of construction. Its parent university was founded on 23 September 1887, making it the fourth oldest in India, and Parliament's University of Allahabad Act, 2005 (No. 26 of 2005) declared it an institution of national importance.

The institute teaches electronics and communication and computer science, with B.Tech, M.Tech, B.Sc and M.Sc programmes; its postgraduate course in computer science began in 1986, and DRDO selected it as a centre for training software manpower. B.Tech admission, currently to Electronics and Communication Engineering and to Computer Science and Engineering with a major in Artificial Intelligence, is on JEE Main ranks through JoSAA and CSAB counselling, followed by physical reporting at the institute. Hostel places are limited and are allotted by the university.