the indian institute of technology, national institute of technology and indian institute of management have campuses in several cities of north india such as delhi, kanpur, roorkee, sonipat, varanasi, lucknow and kashipur. one of the first great universities in recorded history, the nalanda university, is in the state of bihar. there has been plans for revival of this ancient university, including an effort by a multinational consortium led by singapore, china, india and japan.