Lakmé Academy, Mall Road, Kanpur

Lakmé Academy operates two centres in Kanpur, on Mall Road at Bada Chauraha and at Tilak Nagar, both delivering courses from the Lakmé Academy network run as a joint venture between Lakmé and Aptech. The relevant programme here is the Certificate Course in Barbering and Grooming, 168 hours, with entry at SSC or Class 10 pass. Both centres list Men’s Grooming Specialist among the job profiles they train towards.

The taught content spans men’s hair and scalp care, cutting including fades, layers and tapers, shaving and beard work, colour across grey coverage, fashion shades, highlighting and weaves, and texture services including frizz control, with a written paper and a practical assessment at the end and Men’s Hair Stylist as the stated exit profile. Anyone weighing this against a nationally recognised award should read the recognition claims carefully. The Beauty and Wellness Sector Skill Council appears among Lakmé Academy’s course families and an NSDC-backed partnership is described at brand level, but neither is published against this course and no NSQF level is given. Fees are not published. Kanpur is the only Lakmé centre in this directory outside Delhi and Bangalore, so students in Uttar Pradesh should confirm intake dates with this branch rather than assuming the Delhi schedule applies.