KTU - APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University Thiruvananthapuram Answered Questions

AKTU has maintained a 90% placement record for its students, with the highest placement offer being Rs. 1.13 crore per annum. The university has partnered with top companies to provide students with lucrative job opportunitiesthe average package is about 6.7 Lacs and the lowest is about 3.3 Lacs per year. Wipro, Tech Mahendra and IBM are the top companies

No, you cannot join KTU directly. KTU admissions are based on marks obtained in the entrance exam conducted by the Commission for Entrance Examinations, Government of Kerala. The admission criteria for courses offered by KTU are as follows: • Admission to the BTech programme is based on KEAM entrance exam followed by a counselling round• Candidates need to clear the NATA exam for BArch admission which is conducted by the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture (NIASA)• Admission to Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BHMCT), is based on an entrance exam conducted/approved by KTU• For MBA programme, admissions are based on a valid score in CAT/ KMAT/ CMAT followed by a personal interview• Reservation policy set by the Government of Kerala and the Government of India is followed for MBA admission• Selection of candidates for the M.Tech programme is done centrally or monitored by the Directorate of Technical Education as per the guidelines by the Government of Kerala• For MCA, the selection is done based on Kerala CEE exam followed by a personal interview• Candidates for M.Arch are selected based on merit in UG level examinationAdmission is confirmed only after fulfilling all the requirements mentioned in the admission letter and the payment of respective course fee

UG PROGRAMSB.Tech – Civil EngineeringB.Tech – Mechanical EngineeringB.Tech – Electrical & Electronics EngineeringB.Tech – Computer Science & EngineeringB.Tech – Electronics & Communication EngineeringB.Tech. – Artificial Intelligence & Machine LearningB.Tech. – Mining EngineeringDIPLOMADiploma – Civil EngineeringDiploma – Mechanical EngineeringDiploma – Electrical & Electronics EngineeringDiploma – Computer Science & EngineeringDiploma – Mining EngineeringPG PROGRAMSSNO COURSE Specialization1 M.Tech (EEE) Electrical Power Systems2 M.Tech (MECH) Thermal Engineering3 MBA HR, FINANCE, MARKETINGFEES STRUCTURES.NO NAME OF THE COURSE FEE AS PER GOVT. NORMS1. B.Tech  65000 per year2. M.Tech  57000 per year3. MBA  45000 per year4. Diploma  15000 per year

Yes, you can get into KTU APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University with 70% in CAT. For MBA, a candidate must have appeared in CAT/ CMAT MAT with a minimum cutoff of 50 percentile in order to be eligible for the program. For Masters Plan, students must hold a Bachelor's degree. Architecture degree in the relevant field with at least an 8.0 GPA

Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a Recognized University with not less than 50% marks (or Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 5.5 in the 0-10 scale grading system) in the aggregate. This is a second-cycle study programme to which persons who have completed bachelor's (first-cycle) studies and have at least three years of practical work experience are admitted, who meet the requirements set by the University related to the nature of the program. 

AKTU has maintained a 90% placement record for its students, with the highest placement offer being Rs. 1.13 crore per annum. Offering salary packages ranging from Rs 1 Lacs per annum to as high as Rs 20 Lacs per annum. The university overall has provided more than 25,000 placement opportunities to over 700 AKTU-affiliated colleges.

Fees Collected for PG courses at KTU - APJ Abdul Kalam Technological Universitya) Student Administration Fee: Rs. 1,000/- per student (One-time fee collected at the time of admission)b) Examination Registration Fee : Rs.500/- per Semester + Rs. 200/- per theory paper (At the time of registration of the courses)c) Late Fee: Rs.500/-d) Answer Copy Request: Rs.800/-e) Revaluation Fees:– Rs.600 ( will be refunded if change of 15% or more) f) Supplementary Registration:– Rs.200/- The Fees will be collected by the university from the colleges. Students have to remit the fees to the colleges.  

The seat intakes for Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at Kalam Technological University (KTU) for 2 year course is 130 and for part time course is 30 students respectively. This course is a second-cycle study programme to which persons who have completed bachelor's (first-cycle) studies and have at least three years of practical work experience are admitted, who meet the requirements set by the University related to the nature of the program

They must have scored a minimum passing aggregate of 45% (40% for SC/ST/OBC) in Higher secondary examination with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and English as the compulsory subjectsThe cutoff percentage can be checked from the official college website after completing the application process or any other active education website.