Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University (DBATU) is a unitary, Maharashtra state Technological University in Lonere,

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

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. It is named after

Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Bhīmrāo Rāmjī Āmbēḍkar; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on t ...

, a prominent Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer.

History

It was established by in 1989 under the

Government of Maharashtra The Government of Maharashtra is the executive branch of the Indian states of india, state of Maharashtra. The government is led by the List of chief ministers of Maharashtra, chief minister (currently Devendra Fadnavis since 5 December 2024) ...

Act 1983. It is a statutory State Technical University and was established by the

through the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University Act. The university was accorded the status of an ‘affiliating’ university of the entire State of Maharashtra' from 2 March 2016, by Maharashtra Act No. XXIX of 2014.

Campus

The campus covers in the village of Lonere. It is approximately 20 km north of

Mahad Mahad ( əɦaːɖ is a city in Raigad district (formerly Kulaba district) situated in the North Konkan region of Maharashtra state, India. It is located from District Headquarters Alibag, and from Mumbai. Mahad is known for Raigad Fort ...

city and 10 km south of

Mangaon Mangaon is a Village and ''tehsil'' (council) in the Konkan Division, India. It is located in the Raigad district, from Alibaug headquarters, and from the capital city of Bombay (Mumbai). The area is located towards the Panjim side of Goa. ...

''tehsil''. The campus is near the industrial belt comprising

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, Belapur, Nagothane, Patalganga, Roha and

Academics

DBATU is unitary and features

undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education, usually in a college or university. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, ...

and

postgraduate Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications usually pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate (bachelor' ...

programs in core

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

disciplines. It offers four-year

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(B. Tech.) degrees in the departments like

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, electronics and telecommunication,

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, petrochemical,

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

and

information technology Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (ICT), that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, data processing, data and information processing, and storage. Inf ...

. It offers two-year

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(M. Tech.) degrees in

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, electronics and telecommunication,

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and in thermal and fluids engineering. The university offers diploma courses on its Institute of Petrochemical Engineering (IOPE) campus.

Student activities

*''CynoSure'': Annual technical festival, presenting technical events, presentations, workshops, lectures, etc. *''ChemFraternity'': Department of Chemical Engineering organises a national-level chemical engineering technical festival. Competitions and events are conducted and students from other colleges participate. * Annual Gathering: 2-3 day annual festival. It includes sections such as one act, group act, solo dance, group dance, solo and duet singing and poetry with prizes. * TEDxDBATU: On 15 October 2016, the first TEDxDBATU event took place, featuring notable speakers such as

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

Sharad P. Kale and Anil Joshi. Additionally, TEDx DBATU Salon became the first and only midnight event at DBATU. *ACES Week: The Association of Computer Engineering Student is organized by the Computer department and Computer engineering students in DBATU. Students from other departments can participate. It includes technical and other events such as poetry reading, storytelling, singing, C code competition, Hackathon, LAN Gaming events like CS Go, LUDO, LUDO king, PUBG. Flash mob and photography competition is there.

Entrepreneurship and leadership

Students at the institution developed the United Cell for Entrepreneurship and Leadership (UCEL) in 2016, which was initially created for students and alumnae. Later, after obtaining official affiliations, it was upgraded and transformed into the Institution's Innovation Council for DBATU (IIC x DBATU), along with the establishment of an i2e Incubation Center. This development led to the organization of weekly and monthly micro events.

References

External links

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