Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), before 2015 known as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU), is a public collegiate university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. 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 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.
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Motto in English | Excellence in action is yoga |
Type | State Government University |
Established | 26 July 2000 |
Chancellor | Governor of Uttar Pradesh |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. J. P. Pandey |
Location | Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh , 26.9443029°N 80.9396275°E |
Campus | Urban |
Language | English, Hindi |
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Affiliations | UGC, AICTE |
Website | aktu |
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.