Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai
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| Motto: | Technology for the Young |
| Established: | 2001 |
| Type: | Private |
| Rector: | Father Mario Vaz SDB |
| Principal: | Dr N G Joag |
| Students: | 1040 |
| Undergraduates: | 1040 |
| Location: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Affiliations: | University of Mumbai |
| Website: | http://www.dbit.in |
Don Bosco Institute of Technology (DBIT) is a private, un-aided[1] engineering college situated at Kurla (West), Mumbai. It has been granted a "Religious Minority" (Roman Catholics)[2].
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[edit] History
The engineering college was established in 2001 by The Bombay Salesian Society. Initially, engineering degree courses were offered in Information Technology, Computer Engineering and Electronics and Telecommunications. In the year 2006, Mechanical Engineering branch was added. The college is directly affiliated with the University of Mumbai.
In 2005, the college was ranked 84 in the list of Top technical colleges in India in a Dataquest-IDC-NASSCOM Survey.[3]
[edit] Location
DBIT is located at Don Bosco, Kurla campus in front of the Premier Automobiles Factory (Fiat Company). The nearest railway station is Vidyavihar.
There is a direct bus service from Santa Cruz to Vidyavihar (322). The nearest bus junction is Kamani, which is networked through the BEST buses to Andheri, Kurla, Ghatkopar,Mulund and other places.
[edit] Campus
There is a huge football ground, basketball court and a tennis court. Both the courts are concretised. There are provisions for indoor games like carrom and table tennis. The campus has lush greenery throughout the year. Even the insides of the buildings are spruced up by placing potted plants. Recent changes have been to the landscape, by addition of a lawn at the upper echelons which double up as a playground and reception venue.
The classrooms are roomy and well ventilated. There is ample natural light pouring in courtesy of the large windows. The labs are modern and well equipped. Elements of contemporary design can be seen everywhere. There is a chapel on the ground floor.
In the year 2006, the new wing of the engineering department was inaugurated. This new building now seats the EXTC and Mechanical Engineering students. The topmost floor houses the Rev.Fr. Santino Mondini Auditorium, which was inaugrated by Fr.Santino Mondini, 94 on the felicitation ceremony of Rector Major Fr.Pascal Chavez, on his visit to India, on February 8th 2007.
[edit] Degree programs
The college offers 4 years full-time degree courses of engineering in the following fields:-
- Information Technology (IT)
- Computer Engineering (CE)
- Electronics and Telecommunications engineering (EXTC)
- Mechanical Engineering
[edit] Festivals
The annual cultural festival of the college is called as "CreXtal" which stands for Creativity EXcellence and Talent. The inter-college technical festival organized by the college is called "Colosseum".
[edit] Placements
- Accenture
- Amdocs
- Capgemini
- GE
- Infosys
- Larsen & Toubro Infotech
- Mahindra British Telecom
- Mastek
- Patni Computer Systems
- Starcomm
- Syntel
- Wipro
[edit] References
- ^ List of Degree Institute's in Maharashtra. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
- ^ Minority Institute. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
- ^ Dataquest-IDC-NASSCOM Survey: India's Best T-Schools: The Complete Scorecard. DataQuest magazine. Monday, May 23, 2005. (Available in Google cache).
