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{{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 university|Public]]
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|1989}}
| chancellor = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| vice_chancellor = Prof. [[Aniruddha B. Pandit]]
| students = 4000
| undergrad = 2322
| postgrad = 252
| doctoral =
| administrative_staff = 146
| address = Vidyavihar, Lonere
| city = Raigad
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| country = [[India]]
| colors =
| coor = {{Coord|18.168423|73.335607|display=inline,title|type:edu}}
| campus = [[Rural area|Rural]], 525 acres
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.dbatu.ac.in/}}
| logo =
}}
'''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University''' (DBATU) is a unitary, Maharashtra State Technological University<ref>{{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}}</ref> in [[Lonere]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> It is named after prominent Dr. [[B. R. 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 Government of Maharashtra through the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University Act.

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Campus==
The campus covers {{convert|525|acre|m2}} in the [[college town]] 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]], [[CBD Belapur|Belapur]], [[Nagothane]], [[Patalganga]], [[Roha]] and [[Mahad]].<ref name="official">{{cite web|title=Official Website of Dr.BATU,Lonere|url=http://dbatuonline.com/|access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

==Programs==
[[File:Drbatu2014a.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dr. [[Man Mohan Sharma]] at the 17th Convocation of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere]]
[[File:Drbatu2014b.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Vice-Chancellor R. B. Mankar]]
[[File:Drbatu2014d.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Seventeenth Convocation Awarded Gold Medal for Exceptional Merit]]
[[File:Drbatu2014.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Seventeenth Convocation of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere]]
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 engineering|civil]], [[Mechanical engineering|mechanical]], [[Electrical engineering|electrical]], [[Electronics engineering|electronics and telecommunication]], [[Chemical engineering|chemical]], petrochemical, [[Computer science and engineering|computer science]] and [[Information Technology Engineering|information technology]].

It offers two-year [[Master of Technology]] (M. Tech.) degrees in [[Power Systems]], [[Chemical engineering|chemical]], [[Computer Engineering|computer]], [[Electronics engineering|electronics and telecommunication]], [[Environmental engineering|environmental]], [[Manufacturing engineering|manufacturing]] and in [[Thermal science|thermal and fluids]] engineering.<ref name="official" /><ref>{{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.is/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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

The university offers diploma courses on its Institute of Petrochemical Engineering (IOPE) campus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iope.ac.in/ |title=Archived copy |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}}</ref>

==Extracurricular activities==
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The students regularly organise major events/activities''':'''

=== TED x DBATU ===
TEDxDBATU<ref>{{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}}</ref> was first organised on 15 October 2016. Speakers including Padma Shri [[Sharad P. Kale|Dr. Sharad Kale]] and Padma Shri Dr. Anil Joshi delivered talks. TEDx DBATUSalon was the first and only midnight event in DBATU.

=== Technical and co-curricular activities ===

*CynoSure: Annual technical festival, presenting technical events, presentations, workshops, lectures, etc.<ref>{{cite web |title=CynoSure |url=https://www.dbatucynosure.com/ |access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref>
* ChemFraternity: Department of Chemical Engineering organises a national-level chemical engineering technical festival. Competitions and events are conducted and students from other colleges participate.<ref>http://www.chemfraternity.com{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* 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.

=== American Institute of Chemical Engineers Student Chapter ===
The [[American Institute of Chemical Engineers]] Student Chapter was formed in 2017. Activities are organised such as the 1st National Conference on Industrial Safety for Indian Student Chapters of AIChE.

=== Entrepreneurship and leadership ===
Students developed a United Cell for Entrepreneurship and Leadership (UCEL) for students and alumnae in 2016. Later, after official affiliations it was upgraded and became the Institution's Innovation Council for DBATU (IIC x DBATU) along with an i2e Incubation Center. It led to weekly and monthly micro events.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

=== Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) Student Chapter ===
ISHRAE student chapter was formed in 2008, which is a part of Mumbai's ISHRAE chapter. It is affiliated to [[ASHRAE|American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers]]. Student chapter had received many awards and prizes in the annual flagship event at Mumbai every year. Many activities are organized by the chapter in the university campus including technical and non-technical. Also some activities related to science, technology, environment, etc. are conducted in the neighbouring schools of university campus.

===ISTE Student Chapter activities===
*Technical Paper Presentation Competitions/conferences such as Chemfraternirty and Technotrend
*Activities of Students Association such as ACES, MESA, EESA, TEESA, CESA, ChEA, SAChE, PESA and FIT
*Model since 2010-2011 electronics department started an IETE chapter
*Building Competitions
*Publication of annual university magazine "Abhiyantriki"
*Avishkar (Research)

===Sports and cultural activities===
*Annual social gathering, called "Abhiyanta Vasant", is held for 4 days
*Annual hostel day is celebrated in each hostel.
*Elocution / debate / essay competitions
*[[National Service Scheme]] (NSS) activities
*[[National Cadet Corps (India)|N.C.C.]]
*[[Blood donation]] camp
*Inter-university as well as state level sports activities
*1st International Conference on Materials Manufacturing and Design engineering (iCMMD16)

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