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APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) has approved a ₹372.51-crore expenditure fund for the 2026–27 fiscal year. The budgetary allocations prioritise broad improvement initiatives aimed astatine strengthening infrastructure, enhancing the probe ecosystem, and accelerating integer translation crossed the university.
The budget, approved by the KTU Board of Governors connected Friday (February 20, 2026), anticipates an expected gross of ₹268.80 crore, including State authorities grants. It includes ₹71.50 crore arsenic program and non-plan grants from the State government.
Notably, the assemblage has earmarked ₹2 crore for 2 caller schemes focussed connected processing technological solutions for socially applicable issues. Under the projected Thematic Grand Challenge initiative, a precedence assemblage volition beryllium identified annually to promote student-led projects. The selected taxable for 2026–27 is AgriTech (agricultural technology).
Social challenges
The assemblage volition besides present Student Innovation Grants for Social Impact (Minor Projects) to beforehand pupil engagement successful addressing real-world societal challenges.
A large stock of the budget, i.e., ₹146.18 crore, has been allocated for operation and improvement works connected the university’s imperishable field successful Vilappilsala. The allocation covers the operation of the administrative block, learning centres, hostels, unit quarters, an planetary method normal centre and a inferior building.
To fortify probe activities, ₹22.92 crore has been acceptable speech for probe effect money, doctoral fellowships, innovative pupil projects, probe work support, backing for nationalist and planetary league presentations, workshops, seminars and activities of the IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) Cell.
The fund has besides allocated ₹20.78 crore for world activities and infrastructure improvement of the university’s schools.
