Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
Uttar Pradesh Technical University
Motto Sanskrit: योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam
Motto in English
 Excellence in action is yoga
Type State university
Established 2000
Chancellor Ram Naik
Vice-Chancellor Vinay Kumar Pathak
Location Lucknow
Noida
Campus Urban (32 acres)
Affiliations UGC, AICTE [1]
Website aktu.ac.in

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, formerly Uttar Pradesh Technical University, is a public collegiate university in Lucknow in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University through 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.[2] 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.[3]

It is an affiliating university, with approximately 800 colleges affiliated to it.[4] The university was earlier on the IET Lucknow campus. Now it is situated in its newly inaugurated campus in Jankipuram, Lucknow. 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.[5]

On 20 June 2017, the newly constructed campus of Faculty of Post Graduate Studies & Research, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow in Jankipuram, Lucknow was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi. The institute being a constituent college of AKTU will soon apply to UGC & AICTE for recognition u/s 2(F) & 12(B) of UGC Act, 1956 so as to function as a grants-in-aid college and will offer M.Tech, PhD & D.Sc programmes.

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.[2]

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.[6]

Executive council members

List of affiliated colleges

Courses offered

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:[7] The university received lowest number of applications in 2016, lowest in past 5 years.[8]

Notable alumni

Vice Chancellors

References

  1. ↑ "Accreditation: Universities: Uttar Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow". All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) website.
  2. 1 2 "UPTU Circular" (pdf) (in Hindi). Lucknow. 28 May 2010. p. 1. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Govt merges MTU, GBTU to form UPTU - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "UPTU Renamed" (August 1, 2015). IndiaToday. IndiaToday. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Engineering Talent Pool Survey Report". UPTU Watch. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  7. ↑ Courses offered by gbtu, uptu.ac.in Retrieved 09-07-2012
  8. ↑ "UPSEE courses not so popular among students?". The Times of India. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.

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