Gautam Buddh Technical University (GBTU) is a state university

State university (India)

In India, state universities are run by the State government of each of the States of India.Following the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1950, education became a state responsibility...

 in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is one of the biggest universities in terms of number of affiliated colleges. Gautam Buddh Technical University was formed on 1 May 2010 from the bifurcation of the erstwhile Uttar Pradesh Technical University

Uttar Pradesh Technical University

Uttar Pradesh Technical University was a public university in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh set up by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on May 8, 2000...

. The university is at the IET campus, and all but one government-owned engineering colleges in the state fall under its administration.

History

Gautam Buddh Technical University was formed when it was decided to split Uttar Pradesh Technical University

Uttar Pradesh Technical University

Uttar Pradesh Technical University was a public university in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh set up by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on May 8, 2000...

 in two parts to decrease the burden and to increase the quality of education in rapidly growing engineering colleges in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

. Uttar Pradesh Technical University was established on 8 May 2000 to provide technical education. UPTU was established under University Act according to which technical education includes education in fields of Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Town Planning, Pharmacy, Applied Arts and Crafts. After the split, two new universities were formed: Gautam Buddh Technical University and Mahamaya Technical University

Mahamaya Technical University

Mahmaya Technical University , was formed on 1 May, 2010 on the bifurcation of the erstwhile Uttar Pradesh Technical University.The university affiliates the colleges lying in the Meerut, Saharanpur, Agra, Aligarh and Moradabad regions from the academic year 2010-11 onwards.Incidentally, none of...

.

Serving area

After the split, the new universities were given definite regions: The university affiliates the technical and management colleges of the Azamgarh, Allahabad, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Devi Paatan, Faizabad, Bareily, Lucknow, Varanasi, Chitrakoot Dham, Basti and Vindhyachal divisions from the academic year 2010-11 onwards. This includes all the government engineering colleges of the state.

See also

• Uttar Pradesh Technical University
  Uttar Pradesh Technical University
  Uttar Pradesh Technical University was a public university in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh set up by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on May 8, 2000...
  
  
• List of colleges affiliated with Uttar Pradesh Technical University
• Mahamaya Technical University
  Mahamaya Technical University
  Mahmaya Technical University , was formed on 1 May, 2010 on the bifurcation of the erstwhile Uttar Pradesh Technical University.The university affiliates the colleges lying in the Meerut, Saharanpur, Agra, Aligarh and Moradabad regions from the academic year 2010-11 onwards.Incidentally, none of...