AICTE has granted the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) to have design courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels from this academic session.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) which was known as uttar Pradesh technical university,is a public collegiate university in lucknow in the Indian state of UP. It was first established as the uttar Pradesh technical university through the government of uttar Pradesh. Their main aim was to reduce workload and to ensure proper management. After that the university was bifurcated into separate universities, Gautam Buddha Technical University and Mahamaya Technical University. This university is also affiliated to approximately 800 colleges.
Approval Granted for AKTU
AICTE i.e. the all India council for technical education has granted the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) to design the courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels from academic session. It has now became the first university in the country to have the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) and Master of Design (M.Des) courses. “The university has received the AICTE’s approval to run specialised post-graduate courses in Lucknow,” said university vice chancellor Vinay Kumar Pathak.Classes for B.Des and M.Des courses will be conducted at the UP Institute of Design in Noida, which was established last year. The B.Des course will take 40 students a year and the M.Des course will take 18, said institute official Virendra Pathak. On this way, the AICTE has also approved three specialised courses – M Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, M Tech in Nano Technology and M Tech in Mechatronics – at Lucknow’s Centre for Advance Studies. All the three courses have an intake of 18 each student.
Students who are pursuing post-graduate courses will also get a monthly scholarship of Rs 12,500 from the government. The GATE score sheet will be used for according admission in these courses.
