APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University

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

KTU is an All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and University Grants Commission (UGC) approved university that offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees in engineering, technology, and management-related streams. Named after the Indian aerospace scientist and statesman A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in 2015, it is both an affiliation and teaching university, with more than 170 affiliated colleges and over 160,000 students enrolled, having jurisdiction over the 14 districts of Kerala.

It is a relatively new and reformed technological university, with its first batch enrolled in the academic year 2015-16.

History
KTU was established by the Government of Kerala through an Ordinance on 21 May 2014. 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. Classes for the first batch under KTU began on 1 August 2015.

Academics
The language of instruction is English. KTU offers the following academic degrees in undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels.

Undergraduate programs

 * 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)

Postgraduate programs

 * Master of Technology (M.Tech)
 * Master of Architecture (M.Arch)
 * Master of Business Administration (MBA)
 * Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

Doctoral programs

 * Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)