Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

Not to be confused with APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University.

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
Dr. A.P.J.D Abdul Kalam Technical University
Former names
  • Uttar Pradesh Technical University
  • Gautam Buddh Technical University
  • Mahamaya Technical University
Motto in English
Excellence in action is yoga
TypeState Government University
Established26 July 2000 (24 years ago) (2000-07-26)
ChancellorGovernor of Uttar Pradesh
Vice-ChancellorJ. P. Pandey
Location
Lucknow
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
India

26°56′39″N 80°56′23″E / 26.9443029°N 80.9396275°E / 26.9443029; 80.9396275
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish, Hindi
Colors     
AffiliationsUGC, AICTE[1]
Websiteaktu.ac.in

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]

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]

  1. ^ "Accreditation: Universities: Uttar Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow". All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) website. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  2. ^ "UPTU Circular" (PDF) (in Hindi). Lucknow. 28 May 2010. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Govt merges MTU, GBTU to form UPTU". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Institute List". Gautam Buddh Technical University. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).