AKTU- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University is a public university in Lucknow in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on 8 May 2000.
To reduce workload and to ensure proper management, the university was bifurcated into separate universities, Gautam Buddha Technical University and Mahamaya Technical University, with effect from 1 May 2010. In 2013, as a new government came into power, the university was formed once again by combining the two back together on 5 January 2013.
It is an affiliating university, with approximately 800 colleges affiliated to it. The university is on the IET Lucknow campus. Additionally, the university had a Centre and Regional Office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, which was retained by Mahamaya Technical University.
On 18 September 2015, the university was officially renamed as Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University.
AKTU | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
डॉ ए॰ पी॰ जे॰ अब्दुल कलामप्राविधिक विश्वविद्यालय, लखनऊ
Motto
Sanskrit: योगः कर्मसुकौशलम्yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam
Motto in English
Excellence in action is yoga
Type
State university
Established
8 May 2000 (between 1 May 2010 to 2013 as GBTU and MTU)
Chancellor
Ram Naik
Vice-Chancellor
Prof. Vinay Kumar Pathak
Registrar
Mr. Kamlesh Kumar Chaudhary (Senior P.C.S officer)
Location
Lucknow
Campus
Urban
Affiliations
UGC, AICTE
Website
aktu.ac.in
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AKTU(Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University) History
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow formerly Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) was established by the government of Uttar Pradesh on 8 May 2000 (Act No. 1248 (2)XVII-V-I-I-19-2000 Uttar Pradesh Adhiniyam Sankhya 23 of 2000).
Under the University Act, ‘Technical Education’ includes programmes of education, research and training in engineering, technology, architecture, town planning, pharmacy, applied arts and crafts and such other programmes and areas that the central government may declare by notification in the Gazette in consultation with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
The university was bifurcated into the Mahamaya Technical University and Gautam Buddha Technical University as of 1 May 2010 for better management of education in the state. On 05/01/2013 the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to merge GBTU and MTU to bring back the original form of UPTU. On 31/10/2013, GBTU and MTU finally merged up back to UPTU, the university with the maximum number of Colleges affiliated to it, in India.
AKTU Overview
The university is affiliating in nature and its jurisdiction spanned the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the largest technical universities not only in India but perhaps in Asia. Because of its size and the number of colleges affiliated to it and geographic dispersion, it is sub-divided into five zones with 45–50 colleges in each zone for the ease of management and facilitating inter-zonal comparison and possible internal competition to enhance quality of teaching-learning processes.
The university envisioned to facilitate and nurture quality technical education and research in its own premises as well as all affiliated institutions. There were 49 affiliated colleges in 2000. The task of the university included conducting the SEE-UPTU for admission to programs affiliated to it.
The university conducted central examinations each semester for all the affiliated colleges and institutions. Results were declared using technology-enabled systems. At present around 150,000 students are enrolled in its programmes. The medium of instruction and examination is English.
As per a dipstick study conducted by MeritTrac in association with UPTU Watch magazine, the engineering talent pool of the university was found to be significantly better than the national average.Around 20,000 fake teachers were found in 640 colleges of the university in 2016.
AKTU Executive council members
- Ajay Chaudhary, Managing Director, Softpro Technologies India
- Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART
- Syed Iqbal Hasnain (Padma Shri), Former Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
- Sanjay Govind Dhande, Former Director, IIT, Kanpur
- Dr. D B Shakywar, Director, Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute
- K. K Chaudhary, Registrar, AKTU-Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
List of AKTU affiliated colleges
Courses offered at AKTU(Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University)
The university offers undergraduate courses in engineering, architecture, hotel management and catering technology, fashion and apparel design, and pharmacy, leading to degrees of B.Tech, B.Arch, BHMCT, BFAD, and B.Pharma respectively. The university offers postgraduate courses in computer applications and business administration leading to degrees of MCA, MBA and MBA (Rural Development).
The university offered the Bachelor of Technology course in the following fields:The university received lowest number of applications in 2016, lowest in past 5 years.
Engineering fields
Electrical Engineering and Allied Fields
Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Allied Fields
Mechanical Engineering and Allied Fields
Computer Engineering and Allied Fields
Textile Engineering and Allied Fields
Agriculture Engineering and Allied Fields
Civil Engineering and Allied Fields
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