Uttar Pradesh Technical University
(UPTU), Lucknow, India was
established by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on 8th May 2000 vide Act No.
1248(2)XVII-V-I-I-19-2000 Uttar Pradesh Adhiniyam Sankhya 23 of 2000. Under the
University Act, 'Technical Education' includes programmes of education,
research and training in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Town Planning,
Pharmacy, Applied Arts & Crafts and such other programmes and areas that
the central Government may in consultation with All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE) by notification in Gazette declare.
The University is
affiliating in nature and its jurisdiction spans the entire state of U.P. in
affiliating B.Tech., M.B.A., M.C.A., B.Arch., B. Pharma., B.H.M.C.T., M.Tech.
and Ph.D. programmes in 785 colleges/institutions imparting graduate,
postgraduate and doctoral level training in all government and private
institutions located all over U.P. in engineering, technology, architecture,
pharmacy, hotel management and catering technology as well as M.B.A. and M.C.A.
programmes.
U.P. being the largest
state of India with an area of around two lacs forty thousand square kilometers
and population of more than 165 million people makes UPTU as one of the largest
technical universities not only in India but perhaps in Asia. Because of its
gigantic size and number of colleges affiliated to it and geographic
dispersion, it has been sub-divided into five zones with 150-160 colleges in
each zone for the ease of management and facilitating inter-zonal comparison
and possible internal competition to enhance quality of teaching-learning
processes.
UPTU envisions to
facilitate and nurture the quality of technical education and research in its
own premises as well as all affiliating institutions. The total number of
affiliated colleges was 49 in the year 2000 which has now gone up to 238 and
the University is still growing. The University Conducts State level Entrance
Examination U.P.-S.E.E. for admission to various programs in institutions
affiliated to UPTU and some Universities of U.P.. The University conducts
central examinations in each semester for all the affiliated colleges and institutions
and declares results quickly using technology-enabled systems. At present
around 4,00,000 students are enrolled in its various programmes.
UPTU was reconstituted as
"Gautam Buddha Technical University, Lucknow" and "Mahamaya
Technical University, Noida" on 1st May 2010 through amendment of U.P.
Govt. vide act no. 05 of 2010, Subsequently U.P. Government again combined the
Gautam Buddha Technical University and Mahamaya Technical University with
effect from 1st Nov. 2013 vide amendment act 21st of 2013 and reconstituted
U.P.T.U. Lucknow.
UPTU is currently located
in I.E.T. Campus at Sitapur Road in the Capital of U.P. at Lucknow but is in
the process of having its own Headquarter building in its vicinity. UPTU also
has a NOIDA Centre to facilitate closer academic and industrial interaction
around that zone where a prominent cluster of private affiliated colleges
exists.
For online application please visit: AKTU FATE
Last date for application: Extended from May 27, 2017 to June 12, 2017
Date of Examination: June 25, 2017
For details about university please visit: AKTU
