APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) is a

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technological university headquartered at

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. KTU is an

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(AICTE) and University Grants Commission (UGC) approved university that offers

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and

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in engineering, technology, and management-related streams. Named after the Indian aerospace scientist and statesman A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in 2015, it is both an affiliation and teaching university, with more than 170 affiliated colleges and over 160,000 students enrolled, having jurisdiction over the 14 districts of Kerala. It is a relatively new and reformed technological university, with its first batch enrolled in the academic year 2015-16. Engineering universities and colleges in India Technical universities and colleges in India

History

KTU was established by the

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through an

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on 21 May 2014. Kuncheria P. Isaac, a former Member Secretary of the

, was appointed as the first

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of the university on 1 September 2014, and M. Abdul Rahman, former

Director, was appointed as the first Pro-Vice-Chancellor. Classes for the first batch under KTU began on 1 August 2015.

Academics

The language of instruction is English. KTU offers the following academic degrees in undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels.

Undergraduate programs

Bachelor of Technology A Bachelor of Technology (BTech) is an undergraduate degree that is awarded for a higher education program in engineering. Countries Australia In Australia, the Bachelor of Technology degree is offered by RMIT University, Edith Cowan Univ ...

(B.Tech) * Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) *

Bachelor of Design A Bachelor of Design (BDes or B.Design) degree is usually an undergraduate degree in the field of design awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. It is the undergraduate equivalent of the Master of Design, MDes. Bach ...

(B.Des) *

Bachelor of Vocational Education Bachelor of Vocation (B. Voc, BVE or BVEd) is a specialized undergraduate bachelor's degree which qualifies the graduate as a vocational teacher in public schools or trainer for private companies. Some universities, like some vocational universi ...

(B.Voc) * Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BHMCT)

Postgraduate programs

Master of Technology A Master of Engineering (abbreviated MEng, ME, M.E. or M.Eng.) is a professional master's degree in the field of engineering. International variations Australia In Australia, the Master of Engineering degree is a research degree requiring com ...

(M.Tech) *

Master of Architecture The Master of Architecture (M.Arch. or MArch) is a graduate professional degree in architecture qualifying the graduate to move through the various stages of professional accreditation (internship, exams) that result in receiving a license. Ove ...

(M.Arch) *

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...

(MBA) *

Master of Computer Applications A Master of Science in Information Technology (abbreviated M.Sc.IT, MScIT or MSIT) is a master's degree in the field of information technology awarded by universities A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiar ...

(MCA)

Doctoral programs

Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of Postgraduate education, graduate study and original resear ...

(PhD)

List of vice chancellors of KTU

References

External links

* Universities in Thiruvananthapurambr>Official website

Students website
Engineering colleges in Thiruvananthapuram Educational institutions established in 2014 All India Council for Technical Education 2014 establishments in Kerala Technological University {{authority control