APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) is a state public technological university headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Other name | KTU |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2014 |
| Budget | ₹ 50 million |
| Chancellor | Governor of Kerala |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Saji Gopinath |
| Students | 160,000+ |
| Location | Thiruvananthapuram , , India 8.5416°N 76.9057°E |
| Language | English |
| Colours | Blue, Magenta, and Olive |
| Affiliations | AICTE, UGC, AIU |
| Website | ktu |
KTU offers professional degrees in engineering, technology, and management-related streams and has advanced courses and syllabi compared to its predecessor universities in the state. Named after the Indian aerospace scientist and statesman A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in 2015, it is both a teaching and an affiliation university, with more than 170 affiliated colleges and over 160,000 students enrolled, having jurisdiction over the 14 districts of Kerala.
KTU is an AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) and UGC (University Grants Commission) approved university that offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate academic degrees in Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch), Bachelor of Design (B.Des), Bachelor of Vocational Education (B.Voc), Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BHMCT), Master of Technology (M.Tech), Master of Architecture (M.Arch), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Computer Applications (MCA), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The language of instruction is English.
It is a relatively new and reformed technological university, with its first batch enrolled in the academic year 2015-16.