Hewett Polytechnic (HP) was started at Gorakhpur in 1904.  After some time in 1908 the institution was shifted to Lucknow in a rented building at Jagat Narain Road, the main reason being that Lucknow. Onwards the institution by virtue of well-trained staff and their spirit of great enterprises progressed by leaps and bounds. It enjoyed not only country wide popularity but a good number of Middle East, Iran, Tibbet, Bhutan, Ceylon etc. had their training in it. In 1934 the institution was formally recognized by the state government and at a later stage by the Govt. of India also.