Delhi Technological University (DTU), sometimes referred to as DelTech, formerly known as Delhi College of Engineering (DCE), is a government university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1941 as Delhi Polytechnic, and was under the control of the Government of India.The college has been under the government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi since 1963 and was affiliated to the University of Delhi from 1952 to 2009.In 2009 the college was given a state university status thus changing it's name to Delhi Technological University.
It offers courses towards Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Master of Engineering (M.E.), Master of Science (M.Sc.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) and contains 14 academic departments with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.
In July 2009 DCE was upgraded to a state university and renamed Delhi Technological University, through the Delhi Technological University Bill, 2009. P. B. Sharma was nominated as the university's first Vice Chancellor. The move was met with student protests over the erosion of the DCE brand which culminated to a face-off in March 2010, with the students boycotting the mid-semester exams, and demanding reconsideration of the change and replacement of the VC. However, the Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit informed the students that the change will not be reconsidered, and by the end of March the protest has dwindled down, with the students taking their exams. In April 2010 Times City reported that the government will be willing to change the name to "DCE Technological University" (DCE TU), however, as of June 2012 the university name remains unchanged.