LUCKNOW, Aug. 31 -- Lucknow University on Monday announced that it became the first state university in the country to provide Harvard Business School's world-class study material free of cost to its students, on the lines of IIMs. The university has signed a site licence agreement with Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), officials said.

Till now, Harvard's premium teaching material and case studies were limited to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). LU will bear the entire financial burden so that meritorious students can access international material without additional cost.

The facility will be available from session 2026-27 to all first and second semester students of BBA and BCom at UG level and all MBA programmes running in...