The Bombay Salesian Society’s Don Bosco Institute of Technology, ( DBIT ), Kurla, Mumbai
Year of Establishment :
The Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai was established in the year 2001. The Don Bosco Institute of Technology is managed by the Bombay Salesian Society.
History :
The Bombay Salesian Society is a registered charitable trust that manages various charitable and educational activities. Its educational institutions are generally named after Don Bosco who is the founder of the Salesians who are Roman Catholic Priests and Brothers.
St. Joseph's I.T.I was the first institute set up by the Salesians at Kurla. With its huge experience in managing educational institutes and especially technical ones, the Salesians entered the engineering field in the year 2001.
College Grade / Ranking :
In 2005, the college was ranked 84 by a Dataquest-IDC-NASSCOM Survey.
Location :
Don Bosco Institute of Technology, a Degree Engineering College is located near Kurla West.
The Important landmarks around the college include the Kohinoor City.
The famous Bandra Kurla Complex ( BKC ) is just at 5 minutes drive from the college Campus. The nearest railway station to the college is Vidyavihar.
The college can be easily reached from Vidyavihar Station & Kurla Station.
→ Central Railway Line - Vidyavihar Station ( Approx. 5 minutes by Auto from Vidyavihar station ) & Kurla station ( Nearby 10 minutes by Auto from Kurla station )
Kamani Bus junction near to the college is connected through the BEST buses to Andheri, Kurla, Bandra, Dadar Ghatkopar, Mulund & Thane.
Admissions :
Don Bosco Institute of Technologyhas 50% admission seats reserved for the Roman Catholic community. The admission process for seats is through CAP Rounds based on MH – CET Score.
Undergraduate Admissions – ( Bachelor of Engineering - B.E. ) :
Don Bosco Engineering College admits students for undergraduate programs based on their scores in the MH-CET ( Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test ).
Courses / Departments :
| Branch | Course | Intake | Course Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTC | Electronics & Tele-Communication Engineering | 60 | 2001 |
| CMPN | Computer Engineering | 60 | 2001 |
| INFT | Information Technology | 60 | 2001 |
| MECH | Mechanical Engineering | 120 | 2006 |
Student Societies @ Don Bosco :
DBIT has its own ACM Students' Chapter.
1) CSI
2) IEEE - The IEEE-DBIT student chapter was inaugurated in March 2004
3) ISTE - The Indian Society for Technical Education
4) Society of Automotive Engineer Collegiate Club ( SAE – India )
5) The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers ( IETE )
College Campus :
The college campus has flourishing greenery lawn. Sporting facilities provided by the college are lavish.
There is a huge football ground, basketball & volleyball court and tennis court.
A preferred spot for dbitan’s is always the canteen. It is ideally located adjacent to the college building, facing the football ground and the tennis court. The DBIT Canteen caters to the a variety of taste buds. The menu features interesting dishes from traditional meals to Chinese at subsidized rates.
College Fees :
For Degree Engineering ( B.E. ) Course Fees is :
→ Rs. 1,06,463 per year
Library :
DBIT library ( Learning Resource Centre ) opened in 2001. It is an Open Access Systematized library.
The library has a fine collection of Project reports, rare Books. There are in excess of 12000 Books, 58 Print Journals. Library services are programmed using KOHA Software, OPAC and Web-OPAC are accessible for users to search the status of library material.
Library subscribes to IEEE & ACM Journals. Ekalavya, OnlineTutorials, Workbooks, Book-bank Books, University syllabi, Previous Year question papers/Question Banks, Old Project Reports, Manuals, Handbooks and Newspapers are also available in library.
Festivals / College Events :
1) 'CreXtal' - The annual cultural festival of dbit. Crextal means Creativity, EXcellence and Talent.
2) 'Colosseum' - Inter-college tech fest.
The college is divided into 3 different houses. The winning house gets the DBIT Shield.
Campus Placements :
Accenture, Infosys, Wipro, Amdocs, CMC Ltd, Mastek, Quinox are the major recruiters.
About 60% students are placed.
→ Average Salary Package : Rs. 2.5 lakh per year
Contact :
Don Bosco Institute of Technology ( DBIT )
Premier Automobiles Road, Opp. Fiat company,
Kurla ( West ), Mumbai 400070.
Tel : +91 022 2504 0508 , 2504 2424
Fax : +91 022 2504 0682
Email : dbit@dbit.in
Opinion / Review :
The campus, Infrastructure, location of this college is a plus point. New canteen is spacious and is well maintained. Sporting facilities provided by the college are deluxe.