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| | name = APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
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| | image = APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University logo.png
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| | former_name = Kerala Technological University (KTU)
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| | established = {{start date and age|2014}}
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| | coordinates = {{coord|8.5416|76.9057|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| | type = [[Public university|Public]]
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| | budget = {{increase}}₹5 crore
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| | chancellor = [[Governor of Kerala]]
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| | vice_chancellor = Dr. Rajasree M. S
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| | students = 160,000+
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| | city = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
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| '''APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University''', formerly known as '''Kerala Technological University''' ('''KTU'''), is a [[State university (India)|state owned]] [[public university]] headquartered in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the state capital of [[Kerala]], India. It is both a teaching and affiliation university, with more than 150 affiliated colleges and over 160,000 students enrolled, having jurisdiction over the entire area of Kerala. It is an AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) and UGC (University Grants Commission) approved university that offers UG and PG courses under popular streams such as BTech, BArch, BHMCT, MTech, M.Arch, MBA, and MCA. Now, KTU also provides B.Tech Honours as well as Minor programs in addition to regular courses.
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| APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University offers engineering and technology-related courses and has advanced courses and syllabi compared to the courses offered by its predecessor, the old Kerala University. It is a relatively new and reformed university, with its first batch in 2015.
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| As of 2018, the state government has given administrative sanction to set up the headquarters of Kerala Technological University (KTU) at Vilappilshala, on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>{{cite news |last=K |first=Krishnachand |date=2018-12-30 |title=Government nod to set up Kerala Technological University HQ in capital |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/dec/30/govt-nod-to-set-up-ktu-hq-in-capital-1918208.html |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=2020-06-30}}</ref>
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| == History ==
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| In 2014 May, KTU was established by the [[government of Kerala]] through an [[Act of Parliament|Ordinance]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Kerala Technological University Ordinance|date=5 May 2014|publisher=Government of Kerala|url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=22976&tmpl=component&format=raw&Itemid=2702|access-date=29 October 2014|ref=Ord|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029023839/http://www.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=22976&tmpl=component&format=raw&Itemid=2702|archive-date=29 October 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Kuncheria P. Isaac, a former Member Secretary of the [[All India Council for Technical Education]] was appointed as the first [[Vice-Chancellor]] of the Kerala Technological University, and M. Abdul Rahman, former [[All India Council for Technical Education]] Director, was appointed as the first [[Pro-Vice-Chancellor]] of the university.<ref>{{cite journal|title=VC for technical university|journal=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 July 2014|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/vc-for-technical-university/article6235742.ece|access-date=29 October 2014}}</ref>
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| == See also ==
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| * [[List of engineering colleges in Kerala]]
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| ==External links==
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| * [http://ktu.edu.in Official website]
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| [[Category:APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University| ]]
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| [[Category:Memorials to A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|Technological University]]
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