Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
University based in Uttar Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[2] In 2013, as a new government came into power, the university was formed again by combining the two on 5 January 2013.[3]
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Motto in English | Excellence in action is yoga |
Type | State Government University |
Established | 26 July 2000 (23 years ago) (2000-07-26) |
Chancellor | Governor of Uttar Pradesh |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. J. P. Pandey |
Location | , , 26.9443029°N 80.9396275°E / 26.9443029; 80.9396275 |
Campus | Urban |
Language | English, Hindi |
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Affiliations | UGC, AICTE[1] |
Website | aktu |
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 in its newly inaugurated campus in Jankipuram, Lucknow. Additionally, the university had a Centre and Regional Office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.[5]