AKTU to launch part-time PostGraduate, PhD courses

These part-time PG and PhD courses will be run at AKTU’s constituent institutions like the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Lucknow, Centre of Advanced Studies, Lucknow, Faculty of Architecture, Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh Institute of Design, Noida.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) is all set to launch part-time M Tech/M Arch/M Design courses and part-time PhD courses. According to the reports, the academic council of AKTU on June 2, 2020, approved running of part-time Post Graduate courses and part-time PhD courses, from the new academic session.

These part-time PG and PhD courses will be run at AKTU’s constituent institutions like the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Lucknow, Centre of Advanced Studies, Lucknow, Faculty of Architecture, Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh Institute of Design, Noida.

Talking about the decision to launch part-time PG and PhD courses, AKTU vice-chancellor Vinay Kumar Pathak said, “These courses will be started for such students who are employed in any industrial sector or government and non-government institutions and wish to do M Tech/M Arch/M Design and Ph D courses. The proposal for running part-time M Tech/M Arch/M Design courses and part-time Ph D course has been agreed with the condition that students taking admission in the said courses have to ensure attendance in regular classes.”

He further added, “It was also decided in the meeting that the university will provide educational autonomy to private affiliated institutions, keeping in view their performance in academic, research, innovation, training and placement, etc. In this regard, a committee has been constituted.”

In order to ensure quality among affiliated institutions, AKTU also approved the introduction of Abdul Kalam Institutional Ranking Framework (AIRF). According to the VC, AIRF rankings is introduced with an objective to prepare the institutions for the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking with the assurance of quality in the associated institutions.

He said, “It will be mandatory for each affiliate institution to participate in the AIRF ranking. This ranking is proposed to be done on the prescribed standards of NIRF ranking. The top 25 institutes which will appear in the AIRF ranking will be provided all possible support by AKTU, by working as a mentor for NIRF rankings.”

Meanwhile, the academic council unanimously approved the process of conducting practical examinations of various engineering courses through virtual labs.The academic council also approved the establishment of four other student welfare cells in Agra, Bareilly, Jhansi and Sultanpur.

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