Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University [APJAKTU], Lucknow

Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow was formerly known as Uttar Pradesh Technical University [UPTU], was established by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, in 2015. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education [AICTE].

AKTU Admission can be done on the official college website. The courses include B.Tech, M.Tech, B.Voc, B.Pharm, BHMCT, BFAD, B.Arch, MBA, MCA, and PhD programs. The university aims at providing and upgrading education, training, and research in the field of technical education. It also makes provisions for the advancement of technical education amongst the weaker sections of the society through its programs.

Here are some of the key highlights of the University:

The University's objective is to provide an upgraded education in the fields relating to training and research of technical education, and also create an entrepreneurship environment by cooperating with the industries. The university aims to impart education to the backward sections of the society, help them in the overall development, and eventually make them compete in the international and national levels.

The college has decided to provide seed funding to the 100 best innovative gallery projects out of which 22 projects have been shortlisted. College also has an advanced attendance monitoring system to track the real-time attendance of the students via the University Intranet. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Infrastructure includes the latest equipment and amenities.

Not just knowledge transmission, but also the knowledge creation is prioritized by the university through implementing well-planned programs of research in all the trending areas, and also application of knowledge by tackling the issues by providing valuable solutions to the industry.

APJAKTU Lucknow Quick Links:

Following are the quick summary links about AKTU, Lucknow:

• Courses
• Placements
• MOUs and Collaboration
• Extra-Curricular Activities
• Constituent Colleges
• Eligibility Criteria
• Admissions 

AKTU Courses:

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University Courses are offered to the students as undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral. The Courses offered to touch various disciplines such as engineering, pharmacy, hotel management, design, architecture, and so on. The courses offered by the university can be seen below in detail:

AKTU Placements:

The placement cell organizes seminars, conducts special programs to prepare the students for final APJAKTU Placement drives in national and international reputed organizations. University has a training and placement cell which provides the students with the best quality training and guidance in order to prepare them for the future placements. The college has the following Placement details:

• Organizes various mock interview and group discussion sessions to prepare the students for final placements
• Provides the visiting companies with the best candidates according to their requirements
• The placement cell helps the students in improving their soft skills which result in overall personality development of the students.

MOUs and Collaboration:

For collaborative growth, University has MOUs with the following

• IIT Kanpur for “Moocs” and “Startup innovation and entrepreneurship”
• Google Code lab to come up with 1lakh US Dollar grants for skill development from google.
• To amplify students' skills in the field of IoT (internet of things), R-Systems are to establish innovation labs at selected campuses of the university-affiliated institutions.
• NASSCOM to increase the employability of students and facilitate the development of a sustainable faculty development program.
• Ph.D. Chamber of Commerce has plans to enhance the industry and academia collaboration.
• To help farmers and their farms, Alternate Farm Tech (VIKALP) have taken steps to promote, nurture and incubate innovations in rural areas.
• MOUs are signed with CSIR, NIT Meghalaya and Srijan Sanchar.

Extra-Curricular Activities:

The Student Welfare staff of Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technical University plans events to make sure that students not just involve in studies but also in other activities throughout the year where the students get to experience and explore more than coursework and to benefit their studies.

• Dr. Abdul Kalam Sports Fest is organized by the university at the state level where students participate from various institutes and win prizes.
• Dr. Abdul Kalam Arts and Cultural Fest is also organized at the state level with a motive to promote the various cultures of the states.
• Dr. Abdul Kalam Technical, Literary and Management Fest is organized by the college at the state level where the title of the event was “Abhigyan” which included various technical, literary, and management events allowing students to actively participate and win awards.
• Convocation Ceremonies are organized to present meritorious students with medals and award doctoral degrees for those who completed the same.
• Alumni awards in 5 different domains are awarded to the students.
• Teachers' day is celebrated in the college to acknowledge and praise the efforts of new faculty members along with the veterans. 
• Innovation Day is conducted on the 15th of October where the best innovations get a chance to be recognized and awarded. Activities such as Technical Quiz, debate on Science and Technology can also be seen happening. 
• Dr. Kalam Innovation Gallery promotes ingenious and innovative thinkers in students 

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Constituent Colleges:

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Affiliations is with 756 Colleges. However, The constituent colleges are four: The names of the constituent colleges are listed below:

• Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow 
• U.P. Institute of Design, NOIDA
• Center for Advanced Studies, AKTU Lucknow
• Faculty of Architecture, Lucknow