APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, initially the Kerala Technological University, is a state government university that came into existence on 21 May 2014 to give leadership to technology-related policy formulation and engineering planning for Kerala. It works from the CET campus in Thiruvananthapuram, regulates the academic standards of the colleges affiliated to it, and runs graduate, postgraduate and research programmes in engineering science, technology and management, with research, development and innovation as its main thrust areas.