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{{short description|Indian university near the city of Dehradun in Uttarakhand}}
{{About|the Dehradun university|other institutes|DIT (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox university
| name = DIT University
| image = DIT University Dehradun Logo.jpg
| caption = Logo of DIT University, Dehradun, India
| motto = IMAGINE ASPIRE ACHIEVE<ref name="DIT University official website">{{cite web|url= http://www.dituniversity.edu.in | title=DIT University official website |publisher=DIT University}}</ref>
| established = 1998
| type = Private
| vice_chancellor = K K Raina
| undergrad =
| postgrad =
| doctoral =
| city = [[Dehradun]]
| state = [[Uttarakhand]]
| country = India
| coor = {{coord|30.3992|78.0753|type:edu_region:IN-UT|display=inline,title}}
| campus =
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| free =
| mascot =
| website = {{URL|http://www.dituniversity.edu.in}}
| staff =
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/privatuniversity.aspx | title=Private Universities - University Grants Commission | access-date=1 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814013617/https://www.ugc.ac.in/privatuniversity.aspx | archive-date=14 August 2019 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}

'''DIT University''', erstwhile '''Dehradun Institute of Technology'''{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}, is a private university in Dehradun, India.

==History==
[[File:DIT University Administrative Block.jpg|thumb|left|Administrative Building of DIT University|271x271px]]
DIT University was founded by Naveen Agarwal in 1998. In 2012, UGC conferred the Autonomous Status to DIT, further in 2013 the [[Government of Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand State Government]] declared DIT as DIT University. DIT University has been established by Govt. of Uttarakhand vide Act No.10 of 2013 dated 15 February 2013<ref>{{Cite web|title=Govt. Notification|url=http://www.dituniversity.edu.in/Uploads/file/Govt_%20%20Notification.jpg}}</ref> and is recognised by the UGC<ref>{{Cite web|title=UGC Approval|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/privatuniversity.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814013617/https://www.ugc.ac.in/privatuniversity.aspx|archive-date=14 August 2019|access-date=1 April 2014}}</ref> under section 2(F) of the UGC Act, 1956.<ref>{{cite web|title=UGC Act-1956|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/ugc_act.pdf|access-date=1 February 2016|website=mhrd.gov.in/|publisher=Secretary, University Grants Commission}}</ref><ref name="DITU Govt. Recog.">{{Cite web|title=Government Recognition|url=http://www.dituniversity.edu.in/cmspage.aspx?1pgid=139&mpgid=1|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref>

==Campus==
DIT University's campus is located on the foothills of Mussoorie. Dehradun is located 240 kilometres north-east of Delhi. The area of the campus is 25 acres out of which 23 acres is developed, the prominent buildings are Vedanta, Chanakya and Civil block. There is a 2 acre ground available for students, parking, and other facilities are also a available in DIT.

==Academics==
===Admission===

Admission to DIT University is offered to aspirant's based on their performance in [[JEE-Main]] for Engineering and Architecture Undergraduates, [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] for Graduate courses, [[Common Admission Test|CAT]]/[[Management Aptitude Test|MAT]] for MBA and Uttarakhand State Entrance Examination for Master of Computer Applications. DIT University is listed under Central counselling list of JEE-Main (earlier [[AIEEE]]). In 2013, many students were admitted to DITU via CSAB<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.csab.in | title=Indian News}}</ref> counselling apart from normal counselling held at DITU<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.dituniversity.edu.in |title = Best Engineering College | Top University in Dehradun, Uttarakhand}}</ref> campus. From 2014, admissions to Post-Graduate and Doctoral Programs are entertained by DIT University Entrance Test-DUET and interview conducted by DIT University. Apart from this, GATE/NET qualified students shall be given more preference.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://124.124.110.205/ola/welcome.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416173934/http://124.124.110.205/ola/welcome.aspx |archive-date=16 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>http://www.dituniversity.edu.in/eligibility.html</ref>[[File:DIT University Architecture Building.JPG|thumb|right|Architectural Building of DIT University]]

===Academic programmes===
DIT University has programs in Engineering, Architecture, Pharmacy, Management Studies, Computing.

===Rankings===
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University and college

| NIRF_E_2020 = 129
}}
The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked it 129 among engineering colleges in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020 />

==Student life==
===Events===
====Youthopia====
[[File:Javed Ali Youthopia 2016.jpg|thumb|Javed Ali performing at Youthopia 2016.]]
Youthopia is the annual cultural and technical inter-college festival of DITU. The prominent events include Battle of Bands, RoboWars, CodeHunt and Perceptrix.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youthopia-dit.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416180802/http://youthopia-dit.com/ |archive-date=16 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Sphurti====
Sphurti<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sphurti2014.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416192020/http://www.sphurti2014.in/ |archive-date=16 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is the annual sports competition at the DITU campus. DITU invites colleges throughout India to participate in events including cricket, basketball, football, volleyball, track and field, badminton, table tennis. Since the first Sphurti, there are more than 80 colleges that have come to participate in Sphurti.

====Vision 2k35====
Aiming to promote Dr. [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]'s vision of an era when the youth of India would enrich the world with their social, technical and academic brilliance, Vision 2K35 is a DIT University's initiative, to reach out to Young India. Vision 2K35 is a national level youth summit wherein, students will explore and evaluate the potential of renewable and conserving energy infrastructure for the nation by implementing most innovative Technical Ideas, Energy Auditing & Audit Presentation. The theme of the summit is what role the youth can play in bringing India in the league of Superpowers by 2035.<ref>http://www.knowafest.com/2014/01/vision-2k25-dit-university-conference-dehradun.html</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.dituniversity.edu.in}}

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[[Category:1998 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2008]]

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