Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University

{{Short description|University in Maharashtra, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University

| image_name = BATU logo.png

| image_size =

| image_alt = Logo of DBATU

| caption =

| motto_lang = Sanskrit

| mottoeng = Development through Technology

| type = Public

| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|1989}}

| chancellor = Governor of Maharashtra

| vice_chancellor = Karbhari V. Kale

| students = 4000

| undergrad = 2322

| postgrad = 252

| doctoral =

| administrative_staff = 146

| address = Vidyavihar, Lonere

| city = Raigad district

| state = Maharashtra

| country = India

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| coor = {{Coord|18.168423|73.335607|display=inline,title|type:edu}}

| campus = Rural, 525 acres

| affiliations = UGC, AIU

| website = {{URL|http://www.dbatu.ac.in/}}

| logo =

}}

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University (DBATU) is a unitary, Maharashtra state Technological University in Lonere, Maharashtra, India.{{cite web|title=University Grant Commission|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/uni_contactinfo.aspx?id=240|website=www.ugc.ac.in|access-date=19 November 2012}}{{cite book|title=Commonwealth Universities Yearbook , Volumes 1-4|publisher=Association of Commonwealth Universities|pages=743|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KipJAAAAYAAJ&q=DBATU+LONERE|isbn=9780851430300|year=1978}} It is named after Babasaheb Ambedkar, a prominent Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer.

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.{{cite web |title=Acts, Rules, Ordinances and Statutes |url=https://dbatu.ac.in/acts-of-theuniversity/ |publisher=Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University |access-date=6 March 2022}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://dbatu.ac.in/about-the-university/|title=About the University - Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University|work=Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University|access-date=16 June 2018|language=en-GB}}{{cite web|title=Maharashtra Prathamik Shikshan Parishad|url=http://www.mpsp.maharashtra.gov.in/site/Information/DistrictEduInfoView.aspx?Id=520&DistrictE=Raigarh&DistrictM=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A1|publisher=mpsp.maharashtra.gov.in|access-date=19 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118145058/http://www.mpsp.maharashtra.gov.in/SITE/Information/DistrictEduInfoView.aspx?Id=520&DistrictE=Raigarh&DistrictM=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A1|archive-date=18 November 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|last=Kumar|first=compiled by Ameeta Gupta, Ashish|title=Handbook of universities|year=2006|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distributors|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-8126906086|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZKgM7P5iGwgC&q=Dr.+Babasaheb+Ambedkar+Technological+University&pg=PA239}}

Campus

The campus covers {{convert|525|acre|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.{{cite web|title=Official Website of Dr.BATU,Lonere|url=http://dbatuonline.com/|access-date=12 October 2015}}

Academics

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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.{{cite web|title=Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Tech University, Students' and Alumni informative blog |url=http://dbatulonere.blogspot.in/2012/11/drbabasaheb-ambedkar-tech-university.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121219024356/http://dbatulonere.blogspot.in/2012/11/drbabasaheb-ambedkar-tech-university.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 December 2012 |access-date=22 November 2012 }}{{cite book|last=editor|title=Careers.|year=2000|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica (India)|location=New Delhi|isbn=9780852297612|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g37xOBJfersC&q=Dr.+Babasaheb+Ambedkar+Technological+University&pg=PA419|author2=Ramchandani, vice president Dale Hoiberg; editor South Asia, Indu}}

The university offers diploma courses on its Institute of Petrochemical Engineering (IOPE) campus.{{cite web |url=http://www.iope.ac.in/ |title=Home |access-date=12 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033803/http://iope.ac.in/ |archive-date=17 November 2015}}

Student activities

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  • CynoSure: Annual technical festival, presenting technical events, presentations, workshops, lectures, etc.{{cite web |title=CynoSure |url=https://www.dbatucynosure.com/ |access-date=17 December 2019}}
  • ChemFraternity: Department of Chemical Engineering organises a national-level chemical engineering technical festival. Competitions and events are conducted and students from other colleges participate.http://www.chemfraternity.com{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • 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.{{Cite web|url=https://dbatu.ac.in/institutions-innovation-council-iic/|title=INSTITUTION'S INNOVATION COUNCIL (IIC) – Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University|access-date=7 March 2020}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsRNoUx8w3rPuI22X4BmvM1BW7iRUI4Qp|title=TEDxDBATU - October 15, 2016 - YouTube|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=11 November 2018}}

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