The Inspiration

The inspiration for upgrading Delhi College of Engineering into a Technological University in the NCT of Delhi is derived from the fact that in the new Knowledge Age creation and dissemination of knowledge, capabilities of utilizing knowledge to cause quantum jump in quality, performance and service to industry and society and thus, creating a better tomorrow has to be the hallmark of science, engineering and technology education in India. Such an effort when encapsuled with the agile layers of scientific values, unclenching faith in research integrity and professional morality ensures growth, prosperity and happiness around the world. Such an academic environment, in fact, need to be created in the temples of higher learning, specially in Universities and Institutions imparting professional education. This necessitates the requisite academic and administrative autonomy. The autonomy here becomes the freedom to excel and the associated accountability ensures a much greater commitment and compliance to high academic standards. In the context of Technological Universities and Engineering Institutions, we need also to cause seamless integration of science and engineering so that we succeed in creating the power of science and the might of technology together in our institutional campuses.
Learning from the international experience it goes without saying that we need to establish future Universities in India where science and technology both could flourish together, adding strength to each other’s existence and contributing to the growth of interdisciplinary engineering in an environment of scientism.
What we really need to do is to create institutions and academic environment which attracts the very best talent towards science & engineering education and research both in the student community as well as in the faculty. For this we need to create the synergy between science and engineering to ensure that the very best talent is drawn towards university campuses which gravitate with the excitement of science and the thrill and joy of engineering.
The National Capital for many decades has been the hub for quality education and research in its premier institutions and universities such as the IIT Delhi, AIIMS, Delhi University colleges including Delhi College of Engineering. Delhi for a long time has been also known for promotion of manufacturing and production activities in both medium and small scale sectors. It has witnessed during the last two decades a significant growth of IT and ITES industries in and around Delhi. This has caused a major shift in the emphasis on shifting the hard core engineering activity to soft sectors of the knowledge economy. We could have caused a much greater resurgence of the core engineering sector if along with human resource development; we could have undertaken technology incubation and product innovation in our institutions of higher learning. The transformation of DCE into a technological University offers a unique opportunity to create an environment of synergetic partnership between academia and industry. DTU thus,
aims to cause a major departure from the conventional system of education and research. It aspires to imbibe a culture of scientific research in its technology disciplines and technology temper in its scientific research and education. The university also aspires to provide the thrill of a corporate R&D environment with a planned focus on industrially relevant projects and technology incubation. The human resource output of DCE as DTU shall impact the growth of future engineering and technology. It will revolutionize the basis of design, systems of manufacturing and give rise to development of new materials, next generation communication technologies, information highways, growth of clean energy and environment technologies and managing technology, businesses and enterprises in the connected economy. The research outputs of this university shall be of high value to India’s socio-economic development and for the progress in industrially relevant science and technology. Strong linkages shall be forged between teaching and research, university and industry, and university and research laboratories.
The DTU shall foster a culture of excellence supported by learned faculty and high quality student intake, including international students. It will also have partnership with its stakeholders and will be accountable to them. It will have the necessary freedom and supportive layers of autonomy to nurture excellence in teaching and research. It will be a pioneering institute having high productivity of quality scientific and technological human resource and brain ware. Industry in India shall be benefited by transformation of DCE into a University from the quality graduate out turn and cost effective technology incubation and innovative product development.
The DCE as a University shall practice the philosophy of creating Panchamrit of Academia,
Industries, R&D organization, Government and Society, thus enhancing its reach as well as its share of contribution to national economy and playing its role as a partner in progress of the society.