Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), before 2015 known as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU), is a public

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, India. It was established as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University through the

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on 8 May 2000. To reduce workload and to ensure proper management, the university was bifurcated into separate universities, Gautam Buddh Technical University (GBTU) and Mahamaya Technical University (MTU), with effect from 1 May 2010. In 2013, as a new government came into power, the university was formed again by combining the two on 5 January 2013. It is an affiliating university, with approximately 800 colleges affiliated to it. The university was earlier on the IET Lucknow campus. Now it is in its newly inaugurated campus in Jankipuram, Lucknow. Additionally, the university had a Centre and Regional Office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

History

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow formerly known as 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

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(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 1 May 2013, the Uttar Pradesh government decided to merge GBTU and MTU to bring back the original form of UPTU. On 31 October 2013, GBTU (Gautam Buddha Technical University, Lucknow) and MTU (Mahamaya Technical University, Noida) merged back to with old name UPTU (Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow), the university with the maximum number of colleges affiliated to it, in India. On 18 September 2015, the university was officially renamed as Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University.

Overview

The university is affiliating in nature and its jurisdiction spanned the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the largest technical universities in India and perhaps in Asia. Because of its size, the number of colleges affiliated with it, and geographic dispersion, it is sub-divided into five zones with 150–160 colleges in each zone for the ease of management and facilitating inter-zonal comparison and possible internal competition to enhance the 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, now in August 2019, 785 colleges and institutions. The task of the university included conducting the

SEE-UPTU The State Entrance Examination - Uttar Pradesh Technical University(SEE-UPTU) (formerly known as UPSEAT) is an annual college entrance examination in Uttar Pradesh for engineering, architecture, pharmacy and management courses. All institutions ...

for admission to programs affiliated with it. The university conducted central examinations each semester for all the affiliated colleges and institutions. Results were declared using technology-enabled systems. At present, in August 2019 around 4,00,000 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 (2011), the engineering talent pool of the university was found to be significantly better than the national average.

Colleges

Constituent Colleges

Source: *

Institute of Engineering and Technology Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow (IET, Lucknow) is a state government-funded technical institute in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a constituent college of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (erstwhile Utta ...

* Faculty of Architecture and Planning * Centre for Advanced Studies, Lucknow * U.P. Institute of Design, Noida

Affiliated colleges

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Formerly affiliated institutions

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT or NIT Allahabad), formerly Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College (MNREC), is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), located in Prayagraj of Uttar Pradesh in India. The ...

(2000 to 2002) *

Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (MMMUT) is a state university in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 2013 by upgrading Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College (MMMEC), which was established in 1962, into a un ...

(2000 to 2013) *

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(2000 to 2016) * Jauhar College of Engineering and Technology (2010 to 2014) *

Pharmacy College Saifai Faculty of Pharmacy, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, formerly Pharmacy College Saifai, is a government pharmacy college in Saifai, Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, established in 2015. It is first grant-in-aid college run by Utta ...

(2015 to 2016)

Courses offered

The university offers undergraduate courses in

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...

, hotel management and catering technology, fashion and apparel design, and

pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

. These lead to degrees of

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, B.Arch, BHMCT, BFAD, and B.Pharma respectively. The university offers postgraduate courses in

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and

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leading to degrees of MCA,

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and MBA (Rural Development).Courses offered by gbtu
, uptu.ac.in Retrieved 09-07-2012 The university received its lowest number of applications in 2016, lowest in past 5 years. The university offers training and placement support to affiliated colleges and institutes through the University industry interface cell(UIIC).

Notable alumni

List of notable people who studied at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow. * Sudhanshu Trivedi, MP *

Praveen Kumar Nishad Praveen Kumar Nishad (born 19 February 1989) is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of Lok Sabha from Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh since 2019 elections. He is the son of Sanjay Nishad, founder of th ...

, former MP *

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, former MLA * Abdullah Azam Khan, former MLA *

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, MP *

Arun Verma Arun Verma (born 12 June 1986) is an Indian musical artist, politician and actor also he is the member of the Samajwadi Party. He was previously MLA of Sadar constituency of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was India's second youngest MLA (at the a ...

, former MLA * Utkarsh Verma, MP * Kumudini Tyagi, Indian aviator * Vinay Kumar Pathak, Vice Chancellor Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Uttarakhand Open University, Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

Film and television

* Reecha Sinha, actress *

Prachi Mishra Prachi Misra Raghavendra (née Mishra; born 11 February 1988) is an Indian real estate broker, actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Femina Miss India Earth 2012 and represented her country at Miss Earth 2012. She was also cro ...

, actress

Entrepreneur and other

* Srijan Pal Singh, Author * Ruchita Misra, Author * Shishir Dua, Data Editor,

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Vice-chancellors

* Durg Singh Chauhan (July 2000 to July 2006) * R. K. Mittal (July 2006 to July 2006) * Prem Vrat (July 2006 to July 2009) * Kripa Shanker (July 2009 to September 2012) *

R.K. Khandal R.K. Khandal (born 6 September 1957) is an Indian academic. He is a former vice- chancellor of Uttar Pradesh Technical University. He is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Khandal was also the president of the World Associatio ...

(September 2012 to April 2015) *

Onkar Singh Onkar Singh (born 8 October 1968) is an Indian Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Vice Chancellor of Uttarakhand Technical University, Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun and Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarak ...

(April 2015 to August 2015) * Vinay Kumar Pathak (August 2015 to August 2021) * Vineet Kansal (August 2021 to January 2022) * Pradeep Kumar Mishra (January 2022 to February 2023) * Alok Kumar Rai (February 2023 to May 2023) * J. P. Pandey (May 2023 to Present)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Technical universities and colleges in India Educational institutions established in 2000 Universities and colleges in Lucknow Universities in Uttar Pradesh 2000 establishments in Uttar Pradesh

Technical University An institute of technology (also referred to as technological university, technical university, university of technology, polytechnic university) is an institution of tertiary education that specializes in engineering, technology, applied science ...