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Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM UNIVERSITY Indore Bypass Road, Arandia Village, Post Jhalaria

Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452016

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen "A. P. J." Abdul Kalam (15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was the

11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. A career scientist turned politician, Kalam was

born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, and studied physics and aerospace

engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator,

mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Indian Space

Research Organization (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India's civilian space

program and military missile development efforts. He thus came to be known as the

Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch

vehicle technology. He was a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Bharat

Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. He also played a pivotal organizational, technical,

and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original

nuclear test by India in 1974. He contributed a lot in TIFAC (Technology Information,

Forecasting and Assessment Council ) under Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of

India.

While delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong, Kalam met

with heart attack and died from an apparent cardiac arrest on 27 July 2015, aged 83.

Thousands including national-level dignitaries attended the funeral ceremony held in his

hometown of Rameshwaram, where he was buried with full state honours.

The Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam University is located at lush green area on the new Indore –

Dewas bypass road. It is about 10 km away from Indore railway station. It has a large

campus and one of the best infrastructures in state. All the department heads and faculty

members are highly experienced & work with zeal to impart education and achieve the

goal of providing excellent career and values to the student so as to become responsible

citizen. \The Society (Ayushmati Education and Social Society ) was established in 2004

under the flagship of Central India Institute of Technology ever since its inception, a

strong commitment to excellence in teaching and research has made the group a role-

model and path-setter for other institution. Its rich academic tradition has always

attracted the most talented students who later plays an important contributions to their

society.

The Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam University has a long tradition of pursuing excellence in

teaching and research in science and technology, humanities, social sciences, performing

arts and sports. The University supports excellence and innovation in academic

programmes, promotes excellence in research, scholarship and teaching. The University is

committed to attract and support the best students and faculty, who excel at teaching and

research.