Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai

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Don Bosco Institute of Technology


Motto	Technology for the Young
Established	2001
Type	Private
Rector	Father Mario Vaz SDB
Principal	Dr N G Joag
Students	750
Undergraduates	750
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].

1 History
2 Location
3 Campus
4 Degree programs
5 Festivals
6 Placements
7 References
8 External links

[edit] History

The college was established in 2001 by The Bombay Salesian Society. Initially, courses in IT, CE and EXTC were offered. In 2006, Mechanical Engineering branch was added.

[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 inaugrated. This new building will seat 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".