Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as Delhi College of Engineering is an

engineering university located in New Delhi, India. It is one of the oldest engineering colleges in
India and Delhi's first engineering college. It was established in 1941 as Delhi Polytechnic and
was under the control of the Government of India. The college has been under the government
of the National Capital Territory of Delhi since 1963 and was affiliated with the University of
Delhi from 1952 to 2009. In 2009, the college was given state university status, thus changing its
name to Delhi Technological University. Till the year 2009, DCE shared its admission procedure
and syllabus for various B.E courses with their other branch known as Netaji Subhas Institute of
Technology, formerly DIT, which were prescribed by Faculty of Technology, University of Delhi. [1]

It offers courses towards Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Master of Technology (M.Tech), Doctor
of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) and contains fourteen
academic departments with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and
research.

History[edit]

Delhi Polytechnic[edit]

The seeds of Delhi Polytechnic were sowed by the Wood and Abott Committee of 1938. It was
established as Delhi Polytechnic in 1941. The technical school was created to cater to the
demands of Indian industries. At that time, Delhi Polytechnic offered courses in Arts,
Architecture, Commerce, Engineering, Applied Science and Textiles. Prof. Walter William Wood,
the father of technical education in India became the founder Principal of Delhi Polytechnic.

The National Diploma awarded by Delhi Polytechnic was considered an equivalent to the B.E.
Degree by the then UPSC. B.E. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Chemical Engineering and Textile Engineering was awarded to the students under Faculty of
Technology, University of Delhi since 1952. B.E. degree in Civil Engineering was introduced in
1955. In addition to merit of qualifying examination, test and/or interview were held for the
selection of candidates for admission.

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. In 1963, Department of Arts
became College of Arts and Department of Commerce & Business Administration was converted
to several institutes of Commerce & Secretarial Practices. Fragmentation of Delhi Polytechnic
ultimately left behind an engineering institute alone. In 1962, the college was affiliated with
University of Delhi. In 1965, the Delhi Polytechnic was renamed as Delhi College of Engineering
and became the first engineering college of Delhi.

B.E. degree course in Production & Industrial Engineering was started in 1988 while B.E. degree
course in Computer Engineering was started in 1989. B.E. degree level courses were started in
Polymer Science & Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering in 1998. Information
technology played a vital role during this era and the beginning of new millennium witnessed the
introduction of B.E. in Information Technology in 2002. B.E. in Bio Technology was introduced
from the academic session 2004-2005.[2]

The Department of Architecture of the Delhi College of Engineering became the School of
Planning and Architecture, now a Deemed University and Institution of National importance. The
Department of Arts and Sculpture became College of Arts and the Departments of Chemical
Technology and Textile Technology were shifted out en-block to mark beginning of the IIT Delhi
at its new campus at Hauz Khas. The Department of Commerce was later abolished and the
Faculty of Management Studies of the University of Delhi was established by Prof. A. Das Gupta,
of DCE. Delhi Administration established Delhi Institute of Technology (Presently Netaji Subhas
Institute of Technology) in 1985 and the new college was established under the patronage of
Delhi College of Engineering. DCE shared its campus with NSIT at Kashmiri Gate campus,
although later, NSIT was shifted to Dwarka as a follow up of the Wood and Abott Committee of
1938. Delhi College of Engineering is thus the mother institution of a number of national
institutes including Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology,
School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, College of Art, Delhi and even the famous Faculty of
Management Studies.[3]

Delhi Assembly passed a bill on 1 July 2009 paving way for upgradation of Delhi College of
Engineering to Delhi Technological University. New B.E. programmes in Software Engineering,
Automobile Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Engineering Physics were
introduced. Courses on bio-technology, nano-technology, bio-informatics, computational
mathematics and MBA in Knowledge and Technology Management and Information Systems
management were also introduced.[4]

Delhi Technological University[edit]

In July 2009, Delhi College of Engineering was upgraded to a state university and renamed Delhi
Technological University, through the Delhi Technological University Bill, 2009.[5] P. B. Sharma
was nominated as the university's first Vice Chancellor.[6] The move was met with student
protests over the erosion of the DCE brand[7] which culminated to a face-off in March 2010,
with the students boycotting the mid-semester exams,[8] and demanding reconsideration of the
change and replacement of the VC.[9] However, the Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit
informed the students that the change will not be reconsidered,[10] and by the end of March
the protest dwindled down, with the students taking their exams.[11] In April 2010 Times City
reported that the government will be willing to change the name to "DCE Technological
University" (DCE TU),[12] however, as of June 2017 the university name remains unchanged.

Campus[edit]

Computer Center, Placement Block and Science Block

Delhi Technological University (Delhi College of Engineering) operated from the Kashmiri Gate
campus in the heart of Old Delhi until 1989, when construction began at the New Campus at
Bawana Road in May. Moving of operations from Kashmiri Gate to the new 164 acres campus at
Bawana Road began in 1995, and the new campus formally started classes for all four years of
study starting 1999.

The new campus is a lush green campus well connected by road.[13] Facilities include a library, a
computer center, a sports complex, eight boys' hostels, six girls' hostels, and a married couples'
hostel. The campus has residential facilities for faculty and staff. The campus has an auditorium
and an open-air theater.

An additional campus of DTU is being planned to be built in Khichripur, East Delhi. The new
campus will offer non-engineering courses.[14]

Admissions[edit]

The admission towards a full-time Bachelor of Engineering degree in DTU is through the Joint
Admission Counselling Delhi (JAC-Delhi) process, together with Indira Gandhi Delhi Technological
University for Women, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi and Netaji Subhas
Institute of Technology.[15] Admission to foreign students is through the Direct Admission of
Students Abroad (DASA) scheme.[16] Admission to the B.Tech. (Lateral Entry) Programme is
based on marks secured by the candidates in the State Diploma Examination.[17] Admissions to
the evening studies probramme is based on a Common Entrance Examination.[18]
Admission towards a postgraduate degree is based on performance in the Graduate Aptitude
Test in Engineering (GATE) qualifying exam. If two or more candidates have the same GATE score,
then percentage in qualifying undergraduate course shall decide the merit. No separate
test/interview is conducted by the university.[19] However, for the NRIs, Foreign Nationals and
Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) the admission is made on the basis of merit/score in Graduate
Record Examination (GRE).[20] The medium of instruction for all the courses at the university is
English.

Admissions in MBA program are based on Common Admission Test (CAT) exam, followed by a
group discussion and an interview

Academics[edit]

Courses are offered towards Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Master of Technology (M.Tech.),
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Business Administration
(M.B.A.).

Research[edit]

Students participate in projects such as design and development of a Formula SAE car, SAE Mini
Baja,[21] ASME HPV, Hybrid Car, solar car,[22] unmanned aerial vehicles,[23] innovative
embedded devices appreciated worldwide[24][25][26] and setting up a plant for manufacturing
Biodiesel.[27]

Pioneered by the Defianz Racing team participating in the Formula Student competition, many
student teams collaborate with universities[1] from other countries and actively participate in
international and national competitions.[28][29][30] The college also came up with the
development of a Personalised Mover - Mitra,.[31] Delhi College of Engineering is one of the
TIFAC COREs (Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council's Centres Of Relevance
& Excellence) in Fiber Optics and Optical Communication. Also, Students of Delhi College of
Engineering have made it top-15 Worldwide slots in the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2007 and
2008[24][25][32][33]

The technical team UAS-DTU has been exceptionally successful, designing and building a
prototype UAV, the Aarush X-1 [34] with funding and mentorship from Lockheed Martin, USA. It
also stood third in the AUVSI Student Unmanned Air System (SUAS) Competition,2012.[35] The
team has developed several prototype UAVs and expands its UAV count each year.

The solar car team, DTU Solaris was the first solar electric vehicle team in the country to have
developed a two-seater passenger solar electric vehicle Arka "[36] in 2012. Its previous design -
Avenir won the Most Economical Car Award in WSC 2011.

The campus at DTU has been proposed as one of the sites for the Delhi Government's plan of
creating Delhi a Research and IT hub.[37] A Knowledge Park at DTU has been set up as part of
better infrastructure for Delhi.[38]

DTU had been selected by Intel Technology Pvt. Ltd. to join Planet Lab Consortium that has the
world's top universities and industrial research labs like Princeton University, University of
Washington and NEC Labs as its members.[38]

DTU organises various events/conferences/seminars throughout the year so that students from
other Engineering institutes/organisations can also get benefited. Societies like ASME, SAE, IEEE,
IET, MACS etc. frequently organise such events.

Scholarships and awards[edit]

Scholarships are available for students beginning their first year at the college, which are
awarded on the basis of their performance in subjects.[1] Another award is given to two final
year students on the basis of merit, sponsoring their tuition for the purpose of pursuing MBA at
the Raj Soin College of Business, Wright State University.[1]

Rankings[edit]

University rankings

General India

Careers360[39] 73

Engineering India
NIRF[40] 39

Outlook India[41] 14

Careers360[42] AAAA+

DTU was ranked 73 by Careers360's Top Universities in India 2017, 64 among government
institutes.[39] Among engineering colleges, it ranked 14 by Outlook India in 2017[41] and 39 by
the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2017.[40] Careers360 has given it the second
best rating, "AAAA+", among engineering colleges in 2017.[42] It was also ranked 10 by The
Week in 2017.[43] and 5 by Times Engineering Survey.[44]

Student life and culture[edit]

Main entrance to the campus

The college organises its own cultural and academic festivals. While the cultural festivals are a
break from studies and comprise events such as music concerts and fashion shows, the
academic festivals form a common platform for students and academicians across the country to
meet and showcase research.

The cultural festival Engifest is held every year in February. Engifest plays host to a variety of
events like star night, rock shows, plays, dances, drag shows and others. In the past Engifest has
been celebrated by likes of Euphoria, Parikrama, Indian Ocean, and through performances by
renowned artistes like Manj Musik, Raftaar, Suraj Jagan, Hard Kaur, Shibani Kashyap, Mohit
Chauhan, Vishal, Shekhar etc.[45]

DTU Library

Central Library, DTU

The college also has a variety of technical festivals celebrated in the same month by various
departments. The events see participation from all corners of the nation. Innova is the annual
technical festival of DCE organised by the Civil and Mechanical Department in association with
ASME, SEM and SAE. One of the most nationwide successful event of Innova fest has been the
DelTech MUN (Model United Nations). The event is an academic simulation of the United
Nations, where delegates debate on world issues and international policies. TROIKA is the
festival organised by the IEEE student's branch. The IEEE student's branch also established
www.ieeedtu.com, a student resource portal, for the benefit of the engineering student
community. The Department of Computer Engineering and the Computers Society of India(CSI)
have their annual technical fest Cogenesis. Renaissance is a technical fest organised by the IET
student chapter of DCE. Tatva is an annual technical symposium organised by the Department of
Polymer Science and Chemical Technology in association with SPE. KARYON is the annual tech-
fest of DCE organised by Biotechnology department.

E-Summit is an event aimed to advocate entrepreneurship among students, with leadership

lectures and panel discussions involving various stalwarts from the industry.[46] It is conducted
by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell of DTU, generally in February.[47] Resonance is a
collage of assorted literary and managerial events and serves as a stage for showcasing the
talents of the students in fields other than science and engineering. Arena is the annual Sports
Meet of the Delhi College of Engineering, and Virasat is the name for a host of cultural events
organised by SPIC MACAY. Pratibimb, the dramatics club of DTU is a well known name in the
collegiate level theatre circuit. Excelsior is a fest organised by Society of Robotics, DTU (SR-DTU).
It's one of the biggest technical Society of college and the fest is organised on a very large scale.
It was founded in 2013, by some seniors of ECE, notably Varun Grover, 2016 pass out.

DTU has a chapter of Stanford University's Asia Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society (ASES
DTU) whose mission is to educate and network the future leaders in business, technology and
the Asia-Pacific in order to foster a global entrepreneurship society.

DTU was also host to the 2015 ASME's International Human Powered Vehicle Challenge India.
[48]

Alumni[edit]

The Alumni association is an organisation with chapters in India and abroad, that holds an
annual meet to socialise and network. This is also an event to recognise distinguished alumni. In
February 2011, The University launched an online network, PAN-DCE-DTU, under the
International Alumni Advisory Committee of DTU, to strengthen alumni interaction. Pan DCE DTU
successfully organised "Global Alumni Conclave 2012: "Celebrating 70 Years of Excellence of DTU
on Jan 6th-7th 2012 under the aegies of International Alumni Advisory Committee (IAAC), DTU
under able guidance of P B Sharma Vice Chancellor DTU & Patron IAAC, Raj Soin Chairman IAAC
International, K L Chugh Emeritus Chairman ITC India, S K Vij Former Member Railway Board GOI,
Member IAAC, Mr Sanjay Meena Chief Coordinator, IAAC, DTU & Pan DCE DTU, IAAC Team. The
Conclave was attended by approximately 700 Alumni from various parts of the country and
abroad. The Two Day mega event included leadership Lectures, round table on "Vision India
2012 as a Global Technology & innovation Hub. The Global Alumni Conclave 2012 Celebrated 70
Years of Excellence & innovation in the University which started its journey as Delhi Polytechnic
in 1941, became Delhi College of Engineering in 1965 and University in 2009