AICTE has permitted the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) to have design courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels from this academic session.

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has permitted the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) to have design courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels from this academic session.

AKTU is now the first university in the country to have the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) and Master of Design (M.Des) courses. “The university has received the AICTE’s approval to run specialized post-graduate courses in Lucknow,” said university vice-chancellor Vinay Kumar Pathak.

Classes for these courses will be conducted at the UP Institute of Design in Noida, which was established last year. While the B.Des course will take 40 students a year, the M.Des course will take 18, said institute official Virendra Pathak.

On the same lines, the AICTE has also approved three specialized courses – M Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, M Tech in Nano Technology and M Tech in Mechatronics – at Lucknow’s Centre for Advanced Studies. All the three courses have an intake of 18 each.

Students pursuing post-graduate courses will also get a monthly scholarship of Rs 12,500 from the government. The GATE score sheet will be used for according admission in these courses.