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On May 15, 2023, Professor Jai Prakash Pandey was appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow (AKTU). Prof Pandey was earlier the VC of Madan Mohan Malviya Technical University. He will be the VC of AKTU for the next three years after his date of joining, which is May 16, 2023. He completed his graduation in B.Tech from Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University in 1987 and pursued PhD from Uttar Pradesh Technical University. Prof Pandey plans to give a Digital Push to AKTU and promote learning in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Drone Technology, and, Machine Learning. Further, Prof Pandey claims that one of his top priorities is to get the university accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with a good rating. 

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University is soon to follow the Gujarat model of startups. The university will open its Incubation Centres for budding entrepreneurs and interns and will provide support to students’ startup ideas. The motive behind this move is to promote entrepreneurship and young ideas in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Recently, AKTU Lucknow’s Innovation Hub Team went for a 3-day visit to Ahmedabad to understand the Innovation Ecosystem of Gujarat, where students and entrepreneurs are highly encouraged for prospective startups. Mr Anuj Sharma, a faculty member of the university was part of the delegation and expressed that such support and encouragement is crucial for the young entrepreneurs in Uttar Pradesh. 

The Youth Welfare Department of the Government of UP has selected 150 youths from the rural belt of the region to connect them with prestigious institutions like Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) and IIM Lucknow. These students will present their ideas to the university and AKTU will guide the candidates further with the start-up training and tips. 

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) in its two-year MBA course curriculum, intends to incorporate subjects on spirituality and Vedic wisdom. On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, a debate was conducted to discuss the addition and introduction of new and interdisciplinary disciplines to the business management course syllabus in accordance with the New Education Policy (NEP). The other topics discussed during the meeting included the idea to introduce spirituality, Vedic wisdom, happiness, and design thinking. Discussion on giving students the option of leaving a two-year MBA programme after one year also took place. The one who drops out during their first year will be awarded a postgraduate diploma in business administration. According to an AKTU Lucknow representative, at the moment executives are faced with extremely complex and demanding situations and teaching spirituality will eventually help students deal with these as well.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University or AKTU recently, by utilising machine learning technology created a robot that can be instructed or guided using the fingers of both hands. Anuj Sharma, associate dean Innovation and Incubation Centre, AKTU along with his team of students created the technology. There are technologies and robots that work on verbal instructions given by humans, popular devices used for playing music, internet searches, and others. Here machine learning was used to create a robot that can be controlled with the fingers on both hands. People with disabilities, particularly the visually impaired, deaf and mute, and the elderly, can use the robot to perform and complete a variety of tasks. The robots not only will move using finger gestures but will also complete all tasks as programmed.

This technique was developed using computer vision and artificial intelligence. If there is more than one robot with the fingers of the right hand, they will be chosen. For example, the robot with data stored on the thumb will be activated. Similarly, the robots will work on other fingers as well. They are and can be controlled using a computer and a desktop. The right-hand finger will be used to select the robot, while the left hand will be used for instructions such as questioning the robot to turn on the switches, etc. with a thumb, among others.

After severe charges of financial irregularities against Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (AKTU) registrar Sachin Kumar Singh, Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel has ordered his immediate suspension.

Following serious allegations of financial irregularities against him, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has ordered the immediate suspension of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) registrar Sachin Kumar Singh. The phone calls to the suspended registrar went unanswered. In an order dated March 24 (Friday), the governor established a three-member final enquiry committee to investigate Sachin Kumar Singh's misconducts, which were found to be prima facie proved in the preliminary enquiry report dated March 20, 2023 of enquiry judge RC Mishra.

During Singh's suspension, the acting vice-chancellor of AKTU, Lucknow, is to hand over control of the registrar's office to another officer, according to the order. Many complaints have been lodged against Singh, according to the governor. Prof. Anurag Tripathi, ex-controller of examinations at AKTU, filed a complaint with the technical education minister on March 22, last year, alleging serious financial bungling and maladministration by Singh in collusion with then-AKTU VC Prof Pradeep Kumar Mishra.

The minister forwarded Anurag Tripathi's complaint, along with his cover letter, to the governor for action. The technical education minister forwarded to the governor another complaint received by him on February 19, 2023 against Singh and former AKTU VC prof Mishra from another complainant, KK Rawat, senior advocate, district & sessions court, Barabanki.

According to the complaints, Singh, in collusion with the former VC, committed massive waste of funds in items such as road construction on the campus of the Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow, a constituent college of the university, in assigning the repairs work of two constituent college hostels, by engaging a Lucknow-based firm in granting approval for payments contrary to financial rules, and in unauthorisedly increasing the expenditure to be incurred. acting in flagrant violation of the university's statutory provisions, abusing the powers and position conferred on him by the Act and Regulations of the University for his own benefit, and spreading maladministration, etc.

Prof JP Pandey, the incumbent VC of the Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, has also filed a complaint against Singh, alleging that he obtained a false complaint via e-mail from one Manish Mishra alleging that the PhD degree obtained by Prof JP Pandey from the Academic Council of AKTU, Lucknow, in 2006 was suspicious and invalid, and that Singh was involved throughout in maligning Prof Pandey and the vice-chancellor. Given the gravity of the allegations, a preliminary enquiry (fact-finding enquiry) was formed by appointing RC Mishra as the enquiry judge and directing him to submit his report to the governor. In the 25-page preliminary enquiry report, various allegations against AKTU registrar Singh were found to be prima facie true.

The two ministers examined the innovative products developed by startups incubated at 15 government engineering colleges.

LUCKNOW: On Saturday, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the AKTU's Innovation Hub, an incubation facility designed to foster student innovation and foster an entrepreneurial culture. The two ministers examined the innovative products developed by startups incubated at 15 government engineering colleges. They praised the students and young entrepreneurs who displayed their products.

An investment pitch session was also planned for the event. 15 startups from various domains and sectors pitched their ideas to 10 investors as part of the session. Later, 11 of the 15 participating startups received investors intending to invest. Two Memorandums of Understanding were also signed at the event. In the presence of U.P. technical education minister Ashish Patel and AKTU vice-chancellor Professor Alok Kumar Rai, the first MoU was signed with TERI. Another Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Innovation Hub with the SATCOM Industry Association, which works in the field of satellites in India.

In his address to the session, additional chief secretary Arvind Kumar stated that the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors' Summit and trade shows provide an excellent opportunity for startup founders to meet with the best minds and experts from around the world.

Lucknow: An advertisement for the position of vice-chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University has been published by Raj Bhawan. The change follows incumbent Prof. PK Mishra's removal and subsequent resignation. Prof Mishra confirmed it, saying the Raj Bhawan had attached him to Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehab University, while Lucknow University Vice Chancellor Prof AK Rai was asked to take additional charge of AKTU. Raj Bhawan formed a probe panel on Monday after receiving complaints alleging irregularities at AKTU.

Candidates have until March 15, 2023 to submit their online applications, according to a notification from Kalpana Awasthi, the governor's principal secretary. Prof Mishra resigned from his position on February 7, 2023 after Governor Anandiben Patel removed him. During Prof Mishra's tenure, Patel launched an investigation into allegations of corruption. On January 30, the governor appointed retired high court judge Justice SN Agnihotri to investigate the allegations of corruption in AKTU. According to sources, former controller of exams Anurag Tripathi recently filed a complaint against the AKTU administration, alleging abuse of power. Raj Bhawan requested clarification from the AKTU vice chancellor on that complaint last month. Kalpana Awasthi, principal secretary to the governor, then asked AKTU VC Prof PK Mishra to submit a report based on the points raised by former university controller of exams Anurag Tripathi.

The charges were leveled by former university controller of examination (CoE) Anurag Tripathi in retaliation for his removal by Prof Mishra in December on the grounds that he did not meet the eligibility requirements. Tripathi accused Prof Mishra of abusing power and committing irregularities in university operations in his complaint. According to Tripathi's complaint, he submitted his resignation on May 18, 2021, which was accepted by the VC on December 22, according to Awasthi's letter to Prof Mishra. Mishra stated on Saturday that as a VC, he had done nothing wrong and will fully cooperate with the investigation panel. Prof Mishra was appointed vice chancellor of AKTU in January 2022. Prof Vinay Kumar Pathak appointed Tripathi as CoE during his tenure as AKTU's VC. Prof Pathak's term will expire in January 2022. Three days before his departure.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) Vice-Chancellor retired from the post of Vice-Chancellor Prof. PK Mishra resigned from the post of Vice-Chancellor on Tuesday. He sent his resignation to Governor Anandiben Patel, which has been accepted. Pro. PK Mishra himself has confirmed this.

The governor had received complaints about irregularities and other irregularities in the university in the past. In this Former director of IET Prof. Vineet Kansal and former Controller of Examinations of AKTU Prof. Anurag Tripathi also gave detailed information to the Raj Bhavan. For whose preliminary investigation, the Governor had constituted an inquiry committee of a retired High Court judge. It is alleged that Prof. Mishra and the Registrar did not cooperate in this and also did not give the necessary documents to the inquiry committee.

On the other hand, in the preliminary investigation, the allegations leveled against him were prima facie found to be correct. In this sequence, on February 4, 2023, the Governor decided to suspend him from work due to serious financial irregularities, hold the meeting of the Executive Council without a quorum, etc., and get the complaints investigated. Pro. Mishra was affiliated with Dr. Shakuntala Mishra National Rehabilitation University. The charge of Vice Chancellor of AKTU was taken by the Vice Chancellor of Lucknow University, Prof. Alok Kumar Rai was given. Three days later today he resigned from the post. His words on his resignation was given below:

“I sent my resignation to the governor due to personal reasons, which he has accepted. I have never worked out of lust for the position. Whatever work he did, he did with honesty and integrity. I would like to thank all those who supported me in this one year and 20 days.”

- Pro. PK Mishra, Vice Chancellor, AKTU

Under the direction of Vice Chancellor Prof. P.K. Mishra and Dean of Training and Placement Prof. Arunima Verma, the AKTU Central Training & Placement Cell organized POOL Campus Drive 2023. On February 1st, 2023, AKTU hosted a placement drive for its students. B.Tech. students from all streams and MBA students from the 2021, 2022, and 2023 batches all took part in the placement drive. The MBA-trained business development manager The highest salary package was Rs 7.2 LPA, whereas the highest salary package for a B.Tech was Rs 6.42 LPA. The event was held at the Vishweshraiya Hall on the fourth floor of the AKTU Campus in Jankipuram Vistar, Lucknow.

The AKTU Placement Cell conducts several workshops and seminars on soft skills training, personality development, and self-motivation. It also conducts placement camps, guest lecture training, and trade fairs with the goal of bringing recruiters and students under one roof. The placement cell of AKTU consists of students as well as senior faculty members as coordinators or placement teams, who interact with industries, organizations, universities, and MNCs to facilitate the AKTU placement drive in the affiliated college campuses for job opportunities for its students with high-end packages as per their aspirations and skills.  The AKTU placement process often starts in February with the campus drive of top firms having national and international reputations. 

LUCKNOW: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University will assist 35 students in starting their own businesses by offering them financial aid and advice from professionals in the field.

Students will be chosen for admission to the university based on their aptitude for business, original ideas, and academic performance. In order to assist these students, AKTU and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDB) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Vice-Chancellor of AKTU Prof. PK Mishra stated that "AKTU and SIDBI will choose 35 students from AKTU's engineering and technology institutes and prepare them to become successful entrepreneurs by supporting them in company scale-up and expansion." He asserted that the MoU states that SIDBI will seek applications from young people looking to launch their own enterprises. A strict selection procedure will be used to choose roughly 35 students from the pool of applicants.

According to Prof. Mishra, the selected students will receive joint preparation from SIDBI and AKTU. Both institutions will contribute their expertise to this project, including providing financial and other support. The chosen students will be mentored and guided by industry experts.

Regular workshops and conferences will also occasionally be arranged, he noted, so that the chosen students can learn about the elements essential to developing their business. The goal of this MoU, according to AKTU authorities, is to ensure that more and more young people in the state really pursue their entrepreneurial aspirations.

The university was given the task of reviewing the sewage from 196 industries by the Central Pollution Control Board. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Pradeep Kumar Mishra was made the nodal officer (Lucknow). The government, which is engaged in the campaign to clean the water of the life-giving Ganga and Yamuna, has given a big responsibility to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU).

The Central Pollution Control Board has entrusted the university with the task of testing the sewage of 196 industries in UP and Haryana along the banks of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers. Vice Chancellor Prof. Pradeep Kumar Mishra has been made the nodal officer for this work Experts headed by Mishra will submit their report to the agency after conducting the investigation. This work has been given for the first time since the inception of AKTU. A budget has also been allocated for this.

The wastewater coming out of the industries falls directly into the rivers. Due to this, the rivers are getting polluted. In such a situation, the Central Pollution Control Board has decided to get the sewage coming out of the industries investigated. AKTU has been selected for this work. In this work, university teacher, research student, and expert Vice Chancellor Prof. Pradeep Kumar will investigate sewage under the leadership of Mishra. The effluent of 200 industries will be monitored. About 196 industries are set up in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana on the banks of the Ganga and Yamuna.

A large amount of sewage is coming out from these industries daily and getting absorbed in Ganga and Yamuna. In such a situation, it is necessary that this sewage should be investigated. University experts will monitor factories located at Unnao, Sitapur, Lucknow, and Varanasi in UP and Palwal in Haryana. Here the sewage of the leather industry, textile, sugar factory, and chemical industries will be examined. The Central Pollution Control Board has asked the university to investigate the sewage of 196 industries. Vice Chancellor Prof. Pradeep Kumar Mishra had investigated the sewage of industries falling into the Ganges even during his stay at IIT BHU. At that time, he had tested the sewage coming out of about three hundred industries along the banks of the Ganga basin including Varanasi, Kanpur.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam University: One thousand Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam University students will have the opportunity to attend Harvard University. This will be the criterion for selection.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam University students to attend Harvard University: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam University students will have the opportunity to attend Harvard University (Harvard University USA). A thousand engineering students from colleges connected to AKTU will get the chance to attend Harvard University. For this, students whose parents were unable to pursue further education or who were unable to attend school at all would be chosen. The Aspire Scheme will be used for this planning. Harvard University and Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam University will collaborate in this regard, and an agreement will be made with AKTU the following week.

For this task, AKTU Lucknow has requested the contact information of these students from all the UP engineering institutes that are AKTU Affiliated Colleges. Information on 5,000 such students has been called. One thousand of these pupils will be chosen.

There will be both online and offline studies

An agreement between the two institutes will be inked soon as part of the collaborative study. The chosen AKTU students will then receive online instruction from Harvard following this. They will also be invited to study at Harvard University in addition to this. These students will receive an education from Harvard that follows its engineering curriculum.

What is the motivation behind this initiative?

This effort aims to identify youngsters who lack an educational environment and bring them forward for education. whose parents either lack literacy or have not finished their education. Harvard has established a quota for these students so that students from all over the world can attend and receive a top-notch education.