Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University (DBATU) is a unitary, Maharashtra state Technological University in Lonere, Maharashtra, India.[1][2] It is named after Babasaheb Ambedkar, a prominent Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University
Logo of DBATU
Motto in English
Development through Technology
TypePublic
Established1989 (1989)
ChancellorRamesh Bais
Vice-ChancellorKarbhari V. Kale
Administrative staff
146
Students4000
Undergraduates2322
Postgraduates252
Address
Vidyavihar, Lonere
,
Raigad district
,
Maharashtra
,
India

18.168423°N 73.335607°E / 18.168423; 73.335607
CampusRural, 525 acres
AffiliationsUGC, AIU
Websitewww.dbatu.ac.in

History

It was established by in 1989 under the Government of Maharashtra Act 1983. It is a statutory State Technical University and was established by the Government of Maharashtra through the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University Act.[3]

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.[4][5][6]

Campus

The campus covers 525 acres (2,120,000 m2) in the village of Lonere. It is approximately 20 km north of Mahad city and 10 km south of Mangaon tehsil. The campus is near the industrial belt comprising Thane, Belapur, Nagothane, Patalganga, Roha and Mahad.[7]

Academics
Vice-Chancellor R. B. Mankar at the 17th Convocation in 2014.
Gold Medal for Exceptional Merit at the 17th Convocation.

DBATU is unitary and features undergraduate and postgraduate programs in core engineering disciplines. It offers four-year Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) degrees in the departments like civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics and telecommunication, chemical, petrochemical, computer science and information technology.

It offers two-year Master of Technology (M. Tech.) degrees in Power Systems, chemical, computer, electronics and telecommunication, environmental, manufacturing and in thermal and fluids engineering.[7][8][9]

The university offers diploma courses on its Institute of Petrochemical Engineering (IOPE) campus.[10]

Student activities
  • CynoSure: Annual technical festival, presenting technical events, presentations, workshops, lectures, etc.[11]
  • ChemFraternity: Department of Chemical Engineering organises a national-level chemical engineering technical festival. Competitions and events are conducted and students from other colleges participate.[12]
  • 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.
  • 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.[13]

On 15 October 2016, the first TEDxDBATU event took place, featuring notable speakers such as Padma Shri Sharad P. Kale and Anil Joshi. Additionally, TEDx DBATU Salon became the first and only midnight event at DBATU.[14]

References
  1. "University Grant Commission". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  2. Commonwealth Universities Yearbook , Volumes 1-4. Association of Commonwealth Universities. 1978. p. 743. ISBN 9780851430300.
  3. "Acts, Rules, Ordinances and Statutes". Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. "About the University - Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University". Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. "Maharashtra Prathamik Shikshan Parishad". mpsp.maharashtra.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  6. Kumar, compiled by Ameeta Gupta, Ashish (2006). Handbook of universities. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-8126906086.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Official Website of Dr.BATU,Lonere". Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  8. "Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Tech University, Students' and Alumni informative blog". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  9. editor; Ramchandani, vice president Dale Hoiberg; editor South Asia, Indu (2000). Careers. New Delhi: Encyclopædia Britannica (India). ISBN 9780852297612. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. "Home". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  11. "CynoSure". Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  12. http://www.chemfraternity.com%5B%5D
  13. "INSTITUTION'S INNOVATION COUNCIL (IIC) – Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University". Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  14. "TEDxDBATU - October 15, 2016 - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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