About Delhi Technological University

Delhi Technological University (DTU) was established in 1941 as Delhi Polytechnic under the direct control of Government of India. Prof. S. C. Sen, a highly dynamic & visionary principal who took over in 1949 approached University of Delhi for affiliation and starting Bachelor of Engineering degree courses. In 1958 Government of India decided to convert Delhi Polytechnic into Delhi College of Science & Technology. More than 200 acres of land was allocated; new and grand building came up, but later on the name IIT Delhi was given to the Institute. Functioning of IIT started in 1962; Textile Engineering and Chemical Engineering Departments of Delhi Polytechnic were shifted en-block to IIT Delhi and became part of it. Functioning of IIT started in 1962; Textile Engineering and Chemical Engineering Departments of Delhi Polytechnic were shifted en-block to IIT Delhi and became part of it. On the persistent demand of Delhi population Delhi Polytechnic remained at Kashmere Gate. In 1960, Department of Architecture was separated from the College and it became School of Planning and Architecture and now it is a Deemed University. Up till 1962, the College was under the direct control of Ministry of Education, Government of India. Since 1963, Delhi Polytechnic was taken over by the then Delhi Administration and Chief Commissioner Delhi was the ex-officio Chairman of the College. It became a Union Territory College and 75% of seats were reserved for the candidates who passed their qualifying examination from a school situated in the Union Territory of Delhi. The foundation stone of New Campus of Delhi College of Engineering, under the principalship of Late. Prof. M.L. Mandal was laid by the then Hon’ble Vice President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma on May 23, 1989. Delhi College of Engineering (DCE) has played unique and important role in the advancement of technical education. It has played the role of mother institution in establishing IIT Delhi, SPA Delhi, College of Pharmacy Delhi, College of Arts Delhi, NSIT Delhi & many more Institutions. Vide Act 6 of 2009 Government of NCT of Delhi has upgraded DCE to a State University with the name Delhi Technological University. The University imparts Education & Training in 10 branches for Bachelor of Engineering Degree program with an intake of 670 and Post Graduate education in 11 specialized fields of engineering & applied science with intake of 200. It also impart B. Tech. (Part-time) Degree Program for In-Service Diploma Engineers with an intake of 120 and 25 Ph.D. Research Scholarships and Supervision and updating of Engineering Knowledge under CEP. The University is sprawled over 165 acres of land and provides all the necessary infrastructure expected from a University.

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Departments

• Biotechnology.
• Civil & Environmental.
• Computers.
• Electrical.
• Electronics & Communication.
• Information Technology.
• Mechanical & Production.
• Applied Chemistry.
• Applied Physics.
• Applied Mathematics.
• Humanities.

Facilities

Hostels - Hostel accommodation for students on rolls will be allotted to full-time day students by the University Hostel Committee. DTU is having 9 Boys and 3 Girls hostels in the campus to accommodate 1100 boys and 250 girls. The first preference for Hostel Accommodation for the 1st semester B.E. student will be given to the out side Delhi Category. Mess bill is calculated on month to month basis. The bill averages between Rs. 900/- per month to Rs. 1100/- per month.

Library - It is situated in a three storied centrally air-conditioned Building spread over an area of 5000 square meters. The total collection of the library is more than 107136 in main library, 41054 in General Books bank, 9057 in SCP Book Bank and 2681 received through donation.

Library Facilities:

• The Library has good collections of Indian and foreign journals on various subjects of science & technology.
• It subscribes to various online Journals including  IEL, ASME, ASCE, Science Direct, Springer Link etc.
• Various CD-ROM database i.e. BIS, ASTM, EI-index etc. are also subscribed.
• The Library has a well equipped conference hall with the seating capacity of 150 for academic discussions and reading rooms for 300 users.
• The University runs a Book Bank intended to assists students, from the economically weaker sections of society, by giving text books on loan to deserving students for the whole academic semester according to the rules framed for the purpose.
• The University also runs a Book Bank specially meant for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students who can borrow books from the Bank for the whole academic semester according to the rules framed for this purpose.
• Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) of books, Journals CDs and Videos available in the library is accessible to the users on intranet.
• The Library being the member of consortia of Indian Digital Library of Engineering and Technology (INDEST) and Developing Library Network (DELNET) offers various facilities of member institutions through resource sharing.

Computer Centre - The Centre possesses a number of servers and over 150 Compaq Pentium-IV computer systems. In addition the Centre has SUN CAD workstations meant for use by UG/PG/PhD students for their projects and research work. The Centre is fully networked through high-end intelligent CISCO switch, and possesses round the clock 2 Mbps leased line, ISDN and a 4 Mbps leased line in a different pipe for the Wi-Fi connectivity for the academic, administrative and hostel blocks of the campus, with internet facilities on all the nodes. It is also having the latest versions of compilers, scientific, technical and engineering software, training kits etc. for the students of different branches of engineering. A number of computer are connected to LAN which are connected to various Laboratories. The academic buildings/library/administrative blocks and all the hostels of DCE are interconnected using Wi-Fi with limited number of access points.

Laboratories

Some of the Laboratories:

• Telecommunications Laboratory.
• Microwave Laboratory.
• CAD-CAM Laboratory.
• software engineering Laboratory.
• computer networking Laboratory.
• satellite communication Laboratory.
• Electrical Machines Laboratory.
• Power Systems Laboratory.
• Welding Laboratory.
• Soil Mechanics Laboratory.
• Highway Engineering Laboratory.

Relaxation in Marks for Reserved Categories

Candidate belonging to the following categories, who apply for seats reserved for them shall be allowed a concession in the minimum eligibility requirement as detailed below:

• Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) - Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be allowed 10 percent concession of marks in the minimum eligibility requirements.

• Children/War Widows of Defence Personnel Killed/Disabled in Action (CW) - The children and/or widows of personnel of Armed/Para-Military forces killed/disabled in action during hostilities who apply for seats reserved for them shall be allowed relaxation of 5 percent marks in the minimum eligibility requirements.

• Physically Handicapped (PH) - Candidates belonging to Physically Handicapped category shall be allowed 5% concession of marks in the minimum eligibility requirements.

Region-wise Allocation of Seats

The total seats marked for the B.E. Courses shall be allocated region-wise as follows:

a)  Delhi Region - 85 % of seats are reserved for students passing from the recognized Schools/Colleges/Institutions located with the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

b)  Outside Delhi Region - 15 % of seats are reserved for students passing from the recognized Schools/Colleges/Institutions located outside the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

Reservation

The aforesaid allocation of seats carries the following categories of reservation:

(a) Scheduled Castes (SC) - 15 percent of the total seats in each Institution.

(b) Scheduled Tribes (ST) - 7.5 percent of the total seats in each Institution.

(c) Children/War Widows of Defence Personnel Killed/Disabled in Action (CW) - 5 percent of the total seats in each Institution for children/widows of personnel of Armed/ Paramilitary Forces killed/disabled in action during the hostilities in the following priority:-

Priority I - Widows/wards of Defence Personnel killed in action.
Priority II - Wards of serving personnel and ex-servicemen disabled in action.
Priority III - Widows/wards of Defence Personnel who died in peace time with death attributable to Military Service.
Priority IV - Wards of Defence Personnel disabled in peace time with disability attributable to Military Service.

(d) Physically Handicapped (PH) - 3 percent of the total seats in each Institution. The 3 percent reservation may be allocated as followed: 1 percent for persons with low vision or blindness, 1 percent for hearing impaired, 1 percent for those with loco motor disabilities and/or cerebral palsy.

Note: -

(i) In the case of category (a) and (b), the vacant seats are interchangeable.
ii) In case sufficient number of eligible candidate from the categories mentioned at  (c) above are not available, the vacancies will be treated as unreserved in the respective Region.
(iii) The reservation under CW category is available only to such candidates who fall under the above listed four priorities.

Scholarships & Awards - The University provides various Scholarships & Award to deserving students.

Some of these are:

• Pandit Man Mohan Nath Dhar Scholarship, not exceeding two in number, of the value of Rs. 100 p.m. each to the deserving and needy students studying in the University in the undergraduate classes.

• President of India Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal is awarded by the University to a student adjudged as the best student of the year on basis of the highest proficiency including conduct, character, academic excellence, extra- curricular activities & social service.

• Engineering Projects India Ltd. Gold Medal is awarded to the best candidate who secures highest marks in the B.E. (Electronics & Communication) Examination.

• Lt. Governor’s Gold Medal is awarded to an outgoing student of final year adjudged as the best student of the year on the basis of all round performance.

• Chief Minister’s Gold Medal is awarded to outgoing student of final year adjudged—as the best student on the basis of best academic performance.

• Two Raj Soin Scholarships (covers full tuition fees + US $ 10,000- p.a.) for MBA at Raj Soin College of Business, Wright State University, Ohio, USA, awarded each year to meritorious B.E. final year students on merit come means criteria. Final selection of award is made by Wright State University.

• Prof. J.B. Pd. Tripathi Memorial Scholarship Rs. 2400/- is awarded each year to a student who has scored the highest marks in Chemistry in first year BE Programmes at DTU.

• Every student admitted to M.E. full time Programme will be awarded a Scholarship of Rs. 5000/- p.m from the date of admission or commencement of instructions whichever is later, for a maximum period of 24 months subject to the rules made in this respect. Qualifying in GATE is essential. These students will be required to undertake 8 to 10 hours per week related to teaching and research activity as assigned to him by the institute. This could include tutorials, laboratory classes, development and maintenance of laboratories, assistance in research and development activities undertaken by faculty members, maintenance and operation of computers and other central facilities, assistance in library etc. They are also entitled to Rs.10,000/- contingent grant per annum.

• Some limited financial assistance is made available by University Grants Commission to really needy students towards mess charges, fees, books, clothing, etc. This is disbursed on the recommendations of a Committee set up for the purpose in the University.

Sports - The University is having 450 m. track, ground for Football, Hockey, Cricket, two courts for Volleyball, two courts for basketball, three courts for tennis and five courts for badminton, table tennis rooms, chess rooms, carom rooms and gyms are also available in the each Hostel of the University campus.

Canteen & Shopping Plaza - The University has two storey canteen building. Separate space is provided for boys & girls students and first floor is exclusively reserved for the faculty. A shopping plaza is also in the Campus where day to day need of students viz. stationery, photocopy, PCO, Fax, Souvenir, Books and general items all available. Also University is having an extension counter and ATM of SBI.

Medical Facilities - DTU is having a full-fledged 20 bed hospital block. Services of two medical practitioners are available to the students throughout day and evening. The University invites specialized medical practitioners for ENT, Eye, Dental care, Nutrition experts once a week. The University is having tie up with several hospitals for emergency. A large number of hospitals are in the vicinity of the University; some of them are Saroj Hospital, Mahavir Hospital, Jaipur Golden Hospital, Akansh nursing home etc.

Research and Development Activities - The University lays greater emphasis on R & D activities, particularly at UG level large number of students have taken a relevant industry R & D projects in their BE final year. Several students have visited foreign universities and R & D organisations. High level delegations from USA, UK, China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Australia etc. have visited last DTU for R & D collaborations. The major emphasis of our R & D activities consist of Bio-diesel, automobile, conducting polymers, information security & high speed computing.

Sponsored Research Projects - DTU is executing a Ministry of Non Conventional Energy Sources, Govt. of India, funded research project entitled “Development of an efficient biodiesel reactor for rural application and utilization of multi feedstock derived biodiesel in medium capacity diesel engine”. The total grant sanctioned by the ministry is Rs. 18.92 lacs. The University is also undertaking a Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) funded research project entitled “Development & process optimization of a medium capacity state of the art biodiesel processing unit” worth Rs. 15 lacs. During this project a biodiesel processing unit of capacity of 1000 litres per day would be developed. This unit would be capable of even converting high FFA low grade oil into quality biodiesel.

Training & Placement - Practical Training for B.E. Students is an integral part of the curriculum and in-built into the programs of study. The students are introduced to industrial practices through training in the University workshops and in factories, installations, work etc.

As stipulated under the relevant University Ordinance according to the following programs:

• 4 weeks in the University workshops in the Winter Vacations after third semester for Civil/Electrical/Electronics and Communication/Computer Engineering students.
• 4 weeks in University workshops in the Summer Vacations after fourth semester for Mechanical/Production Engineering students.
• 8 weeks in Summer Vacations after sixth semester in industries situated in and around Delhi for all branches of Engineering.
• 8 weeks during Winter Vacations after seventh semester in large scale industries for all branches of Engineering.

Large number of students have been accepted by several foreign companies in US, UK, France & Germany for summer training with financial sustenance. Campus Selection teams from over 125 leading Industries of the country and a large number of Multinationals visit the University campus regularly to recruit our Graduating Engineers. Large no. of companies from France, Germany & US also approach the department for campus selection. Companies like TCS, Infosys, Maruti, Microsoft, IBM etc. are the leading names who have recruited University students.

Achievements

• The University earned Best Architecture Award from Indian Building Congress.

• It is one of the top 10 engineering Institutes in India.

• Delhi Technological University has developed a biodiesel production unit that is capable of producing over 600 litres of biodiesel daily under MNES Sponsored project granted to the University. The production unit has a very innovative design and is first of its kind in India. 10-member team of University has taken five months in development of this unit and it has costed around Rs.3.5 lacs. While, the conventional design units had only one to two vessels, the new unit have six vessels and can produce at least 200 litres of bio-diesel as per the ASTM/BIS standards in eight hours. The University is filing application for patent for the unique design of the production unit.

• With the aim of improving fuel efficiency, 14 members student team of Delhi Technological University has designed and developed a supermileage vehicle to participate in the world wide supermileage vehicle competition organized by SAE International (Society of Automobile Engineers) at Marshall, Michigan, USA. This prestigious event had participation from universities from France, America, U.K. etc. Incidentally, Michigan is the home for auto industry and houses General Electric and Chrysler Corporation a world auto giants. This is the first time a team from India has participated in the world competition on innovative concept car. The supermileage vehicle developed by DTU is an innovatively designed concept car having a total weight of 55 kilograms. The vehicle is powered by 3.5 hp, 4 stroke engine which has been suitably modified to reduce its capacity from 140 c.c. to 60 c.c. so as to achieve approximately 150 kms. per litre.

• Intel Planet Lab at DTU - The  Delhi Technological University (DTU has been selected by Intel Technology Pvt Ltd. And ERNET to join Planet Lab Consortium, which already has one hundred fifty of the world’ universities, UC Berkeley, University of Washington, AT&T Labs, Cambridge University, France Telecom, HP. NEC Labs as its members.

Information compiled from: Delhi Technological University - website