APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University

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APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
File:APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University logo.png
Other name
 KTU
Type Public
Established 2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Budget Increase₹ 50 million
Chancellor Governor of Kerala
Vice-Chancellor Dr. Saji Gopinath[1]
Students 160,000+
Location
Thiruvananthapuram
,
Kerala
,
India

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Language English
Colours Blue, Magenta, and Olive               
Affiliations AICTE, UGC
Website ktu.edu.in

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APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) is a state public technological university headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

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,[2] it is both a teaching and an affiliation university, with more than 170 affiliated colleges[3] 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.[3][4]

History

KTU was established by the Government of Kerala through an Ordinance on 21 May 2014.[5] Kuncheria P. Isaac, a former Member Secretary of the All India Council for Technical Education was appointed as the first Vice-Chancellor of the university on 1 September 2014, and M. Abdul Rahman, former All India Council for Technical Education Director, was appointed as the first Pro-Vice-Chancellor.[6] Classes for the first batch under KTU began on 1 August 2015.[3]

List of vice chancellors of KTU

Vice chancellors of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
No. Name Term of office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 Dr. Kuncheria P Isaac 1 September 2014 31 December 2017 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
2 Dr. J Letha 1 January 2018 4 October 2018 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
3 Dr. Usha Titus IAS 5 October 2018 21 February 2019 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
4 Dr. MS Rajasree 22 February 2019 3 November 2022 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
5 Dr. Ciza Thomas 4 November 2022 31 March 2023 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
6 Dr. Saji Gopinath 1 April 2023 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.

See also

References

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