Delhi Technological University

Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as Delhi College of Engineering (DCE), is a state university situated in Rohini, Delhi, India. It was established in 1941 as Delhi Polytechnic, following the Wood and Abbott Committee of 1938, offering courses in Arts, Architecture, Commerce, Engineering, Applied Science, and Textiles. In 1952, it began awarding degrees after affiliating with the Faculty of Technology, University of Delhi. The institute came under the Government of Delhi in 1963, and in 1965 was renamed Delhi College of Engineering, becoming Delhi's first engineering college. Over the decades, various departments were spun off to form other institutions, including IIT Delhi, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, the School of Planning and Architecture, the College of Art, and the Faculty of Management Studies. In July 2009, DCE was upgraded to a state university and renamed Delhi Technological University, with P. B. Sharma as its first Vice-Chancellor. This change sparked student protests in 2009–2010 over perceived downgrading of their degree's value, though the name remained unchanged. DTU moved from its Kashmiri Gate campus to a new 164-acre campus at Bawana Road, with classes beginning there in 1999. The university offers Bachelor of Technology programs, both regular and evening.