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| motto = {{native phrase|sa|शास्त्रेण श‌स्त्रं प्रकरेति रक्षाम्|italics=off}}

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| established = {{Start date and age|1952||}}

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| type = [[Deemed to be University]]

| type = [[Engineering]] Training Institute

| academic_affiliations = [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]]

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| chancellor = (Honorary) [[Rajnath Singh]], = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister of Defence]]

| vice_chancellor = Dr. CPB H V S Narayana RamnarayananMurthy

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| accreditation = [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]; [[National Board of Accreditation|NBA]]

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| city = [[Pune]]

| state = [[Maharashtra]]

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| former_names = Institute of Armament Studies (1952–1967)<br/>Institute of Armament Technology (1967–2006)

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'''Defence Institute of Advanced Technology''' (DIAT) is the premier [[engineering]] training institute under the Department of Defence Research & Development, [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], [[Government of India]]. DIAT (DU) is specialized in the training of officers of Indian Armed forces ([[Indian Army|Army]], [[Indian Navy|Navy]] & [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]]), Paramilitary forces ([[Central Reserve Police Force]]/[[Border Security Force]]/[[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]]/[[Sashastra Seema Bal]] etc.), [[Indian Coast Guard|Coast Guard]], Defence Research Organizations, [[IOFS]] ([[Indian Ordnance Factories]]),<ref>{{Cite journal|date=January 2011|title=DIAT Newsletter|url=https://www.diat.ac.in/images/pdf/News%20Letter%20Vol%201%281%29%20Jan-Mar%202011.pdf|volume=1|pages=8}}</ref> Defence PSUs (Like [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]], [[Bharat Electronics]], [[Bharat Dynamics Limited]]), ship building agencies like [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers]], [[Cochin Shipyard|Cochin]] and [[Goa Shipyard]]s, [[Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders]] and armed forces of friendly countries (like Sri Lanka and Afghanistan,) and other central and state government agencies.

The '''Defence Institute of Advanced Technology''' ('''DIAT''') is the premier [[engineering]] training institute under the Department of Defence Research & Development, [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], and [[Government of India]]. DIAT (DU) is specializedprovides inhigher theeducation trainingto ofcivilians and officers of Indian Armed forces ([[Indian Army|Army]], [[Indian Navy|Navy]] & [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]]), Paramilitary forces ([[Central Reserve Police Force]]/[[Border Security Force]]/[[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]]/[[Sashastra Seema Bal]] etc.), [[Indian Coast Guard|Coast Guard]],from Defence Research Organizations, [[IOFS]] ([[Indian Ordnance Factories]]),<ref>{{Cite journal|date=January 2011|title=DIAT Newsletter|url=https://www.diat.ac.in/images/pdf/News%20Letter%20Vol%201%281%29%20Jan-Mar%202011.pdf|volume=1|pages=8}}</ref> Defence PSUs (Likelike [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]], [[Bharat Electronics]], [[Bharat Dynamics Limited]]), ship building agencies (like [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers]], [[Cochin Shipyard|Cochin]] and [[Goa Shipyard]]s), [[Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders]] and, armed forces of friendly countries (like Sri Lanka and AfghanistanNigeria,), and other central and state governmentgovernmental agencies.

[[Ministry of Human Resource Development]], Government of India has placed DIAT in Category 'A' Deemed University & accredited by [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] and [[National Board of Accreditation]]. During the last few years, researchers in DIAT have filed more than 50 patent applications with Indian Patent Office and published<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&q=%22Defence+Institute+of+Advanced+Technology%22&btnG=&oq=defence|title=Google Scholar|website=scholar.google.com|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref> more than 2000 papers in various journals of International repute.

India's [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]], Government of India has placed DIAT in the Category 'A' Deemed University. DIAT &is also accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] and [[National Board of Accreditation]]. DuringOver the last fewpast years, researchers in DIAT have filed more thanover 50 patent applications with the Indian Patent Office and published<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&q=%22Defence+Institute+of+Advanced+Technology%22&btnG=&oq=defence|title=Google Scholar|website=scholar.google.com|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref> more thanover 2000 papers in various journals of Internationalinternational repute.

== History ==

The Indian Armament Studies, later renamed as the Institute of Armament Technology (now Defence Institute of Advanced Technology - DIAT) iswas founded by [[Patrick Blackett]] (Nobel Laureate-Physics-1948) and [[Daulat Singh Kothari]] (Padma Bushan & Padma Vibhushan) onin 1952.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 August 2020|title=Kothari Daulat Singh - The Architect of Defence Science in India|url=https://vigyanprasar.gov.in/kothari-daulat-singh/|access-date=12 August 2020|website=Vigyan Prasar}}</ref>

Patrick Blackett was, a Nobel Laureate<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Nobel Prize in Physics 1948|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1948/blackett/biographical/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=NobelPrize.org|language=en-US}}</ref> (Physics-1948) andwho was a Militarymilitary Expert,expert in the Royal British Navy<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patrick Blackett|url=https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/patrick-blackett|access-date=2020-08-12|website=Atomic Heritage Foundation|language=en}}</ref> was invited by [[Jawaharlal Nehru|Jawahar Lal Nehru]], the first Prime Minister of India to 'Indianize the military' during the 1950s. Blackett was awarded the Royal Medal by the [[Royal Society]] in 1940 and the American Medal for Merit in 1946. Patrick Blackett was Headhead of the Physics Departmentdepartment ofat [[Imperial College London]] . The current building of the Physics department building ofat Imperial College is named the [[Blackett Laboratory]].

Daulat Singh Kothari (Padma Bushan & Padma Vibhushan), the Scientific Advisor to India's [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], [[Government of India]] is an Outstandingoutstanding Physicist, Educationalistphysicist and educationalist. He is considered asto be the Architectarchitect of Defencedefence Sciencescience in India. FounderHe is the founder of most of the DRDO labs in India i.e.such as the Naval Dockyard Laboratory (later renamed Naval Chemical and Metallurgical Laboratory), in Mumbai, the Indian Naval Physical Laboratory, in Kochi, the Centre for Fire Research, in Delhi, the [[Solid State Physics Laboratory]], in Delhi, the [[Defence Food Research Laboratory]], in Mysore, the [[Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences]], in Chennai, the Directorate of Psychological Research, in New Delhi, the [[Defence Electronics Research Laboratory]], in Hyderabad, the Scientific Evaluation Group, in Delhi, and the [[Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory|Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory]], in Chandigarh. DDr. D.S. Kothari Playedhas also played a crucial role in setting up of [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] and [[National Council of Educational Research and Training|NCERT]].

[[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] in his recent book, Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India. wrote, “Dr. D.S. Kothari, a professor at Delhi University, was an outstanding physicist and astrophysicist. He is well- known for ionisation of matter by pressure in cold compact object like planets. This theory is complementary to the epoch -making theory of thermal ionisation of his guru, Dr [[Meghnad Saha|Maghnad Saha]]. Dr. D.S. Kothari set a scientific tradition in Indian defence tasks when he became Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister in 1948. The first thing he did was to establish the Defence Science Centre to do research in electronic materials, nuclear medicine and ballistic science."

Dr. D .S. Kothari and Dr. P Blackett worked together inat the [[Cavendish Laboratory]], in [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] under the guidance of [[Ernest Rutherford|Ernst Rutherford]], the Fatherfather of Nuclearnuclear physics.

In 1967, the Indian Armament Studies was renamed as the "Institute of Armament Technology" (IAT), whichand was moved to its present ___location atin Girinagar, Pune. From the relatively narrow scope of Armament Studies alone in the Fifties1950s, the role of the institute was considerably enlarged by the Defence R&D Council in 1964, and furtherthen again in 1981.

On the basis of accreditation by the [[All India Council of Technical Education]] (AICTE), [[Pune University]] recognised eight courses for the award of the ME degree in 1980. In the year 2000, the institute acquired the status of a Deemed University. IAT has been renamed as DIAT wW.eE.fF. on 1 April 2006.

DIAT ranked 35th position (under Universitythe university category) in the Nationnation's first National Institutional Ranking Framework introduced by the [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]] duringin 2016.

DIAT is supported by 52 laboratories ofbelonging to the [[Defence Research & Development Organization]], Defence PSUs, and Indian Armed Forces to conduct collaborative research, worksas andwell as to validate, and assess the various innovative technologies developed by its students and researchers.

== Founders & Guides of DIAT==

* Padma Vibhushan Dr [[Daulat Singh Kothari|D S Kothari]]: Scientific Advisor to [[Raksha Mantri]] (SA to RM) (1948–1961)

* Col. H. M. Paterson RMCS, Shivenham UK: The man behind 'Paterson Report' formed the Genesis of IAT

* Brig. L S Anand: 1st Director of Military Studies, IAS Kirkee Year 1952

* Prof. S Bhagavantam SA to RM, DG R&D (1961–1970)

* Dr. BD Nagchaudhuri SA to RM, DG R&D Secretary Def. R&D (1970–1974)

* Padma Bhushan Prof. MGK Menon FRS, SA to RM, DG R&D Secretary Def. R&D (1974–1978)

* Padma Vibhushan Dr. Raja Ramanna, SA to RM, DG R&D Secretary Def. R&D (1978–1982)

* Padma Vibhushan Dr. V S Arunachalam, SA to RM, DG R&D Secretary Def. R&D (1982–1992)

* '''Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, SA to RM, DG R&D Secretary Def. R&D (1992–1999)'''

* Padma Bhushan Dr. V K Aatre, SA to RM, DG R&D Secretary Def. R&D (1999–2004).

== Courses ==

DIAT ishas engaged inbeen imparting technical education, in niche areas at PG (MTech) &and PhD levels for over the last 60 years, in itsthrough various forms &and capacities. TheIts facilities are spread over 496 acres, with its main focus ofbeing on the institutedevelopment is to developof indigenous contemporary defence-related technologies. The university is spread over 496 acres.

In order toTo meet the specific and futuristic training requirements of the Armed Forces, DIAT (DU) was bifurcated to form the [[Military Institute of Technology (MILIT)]], in Pune. whichThis is an inter-service institution of the Integrated Defence Staff, an organisation responsible for fostering the coordination and enablingenablement of prioritisation across the different branches of the Indian Armed Forces. MILIT trains officers offrom the three Servicesbranches of the Indian Armed Forces, which are the Army, Navy, and Air Force, andas well as, provides training for officers from friendly foreign countries for command and staff appointments. ItMILIT also conducts short term certificate courses (TTC, TSOC) for theofficers Officers offrom the Threethree servicesbranches.

Recently DIAT started an intensive certification program in the Areaarea of [[Cybersecurity]] and, Artificial Intelligence, &and Machine Learning, thewhich selectionlasts approximately 3 months. Participant entrance to this course will beis based on the DIAT Entrance Exam,.<ref>{{Cite news|title=DRDO Invites Applications for a Certificate Course on Cybersecurity and Artificial intelligence.|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/drdo-offers-online-course-on-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-cyber-security-onlinecourse-diat-ac-in-7162281/|url-status=live}}</ref> the duration of this intensive training program last around 3 months .

==Rankings==

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The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune was ranked 5763rd amongin the engineering category by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 20192024.<ref>{{Cite nameweb |title=Rankings_NIRF_E_2019NIRF Ranking 2024 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}}</ref>

== Collaborative research programmesprograms ==

DIAT has signed collaborative research program,programs<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/diat-plans-to-make-pune-hub-of-quantum-technology-in-country-6141984/|title=DIAT plans to make Pune hub of quantum technology in country|date=2019-11-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref> as well as faculty/students and student exchange programs with reputed Internationaluniversities Universities/Organizationsand organizations worldwide like [[Cranfield University]] in the UK, the [[Naval Postgraduate School]] USAin the US, [[Technion – Israel Institute of Technology|Technion Israel]], [[Belarusian State University|Belarus State University]] in Belarus, [[Deakin University|Deakin]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/diat-aussie-varsity-make-fabric-to-clean-up-oil-spills/articleshow/71571494.cms|title=DIAT, Aussie varsity make fabric to clean up oil spills |first=Sandip|last=Dighe|date=October 14, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref> [[Deakin University|University]] in Australia, the [[University of Warwick]] in the UK, the Military Technical Academy in Vietnam,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/india-vietnam-sign-mou-for-cooperation-in-education-scientific-research20191126071218/|title=India, Vietnam sign MoU for cooperation in education, scientific research|website=ANI News|language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref> [[Nanyang Technological University]] in Singapore, the [[National University of Singapore]], [[Dassault Aviation|Dassault]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/diat-dassault-set-to-train-workforce-for-rafale-unit-in-nagpur/articleshow/63192353.cms|title=DIAT, Dassault set to train workforce for Rafale unit in Nagpur |date=March 7, 208|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref> [[Dassault Aviation|Aviation]] (Rafale) India Ltd, [[Boeing]] India Ltd, etc. and Nationalmore. Universities/OrganizationsIt also has partnerships with numerous national universities and organizations like [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre|BARC]], [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|DST]], [[IITs]], NITS, NIITS, IIIT, ATIRA, [[Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Raipur|CIPET]], Statestate universities, and Universitiesso etcon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/drdo-chief-hints-at-national-panel-for-collaborative-effort-in-quantum-tech/articleshow/72339651.cms|title=DRDO chief hints at national panel for collaborative effort in quantum tech|date=December 3, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref>

== Fight against coronavirus ==

In order toTo support the country's effort toin containcontaining the spread of the novel Corona pandemic, DIAT (DU) developed a cost-effective<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-30|title=Pune-based institute DIAT develops microwave steriliser to kill coronavirus|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pune-based-institute-diat-develops-microwave-steriliser-to-kill-coronavirus/story-ooTjT5ThyQAYPjZUWOb8LM.html|access-date=2020-08-12|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> solution to disintegrate [[coronavirus]]. A microwave sterilizer, named as ‘ATULYA‘Atulya'.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 April 2020 |title=Pune-based Defence Institute Develops Microwave Steriliser That Can Disintegrate Coronavirus |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/pune-based-defence-institute-develops-microwave-steriliser-that-can-disintegrate-coronavirus-2600299.html |access-date=2020-08-12 |website=News18}}</ref> 'Atulya' is a microwave sterilizer which can be operated in portable or fixed installations and helps in disintegrating the virus by differential heating in the range of 56 to 60 Celsiusdegrees temperaturesCelsius. 'Atulya'<ref>{{Cite web|title=Microwave steriliser to disintegrate novel Coronavirus developed|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1619643|access-date=2020-08-12|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> weighs around three kilograms and it can be used for the sterilization of non-metallic objects only. Depending on the size and shape of objects, sterilization time maytimes vary from 30 seconds to one minute. Professor K.P. Ray is the co-innovator with Maser Electronics Private Limited.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ATULYA Sterilizer to combat Covid-19 unveiled by Union Cabinet Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari|url=https://www.dqindia.com/atulya-sterilizer-to-combat-covid-19-unveiled-by-union-cabinet-minister-shri-nitin-gadkari/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=www.dqindia.com|date=11 August 2020 }}</ref>

On top of this, the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology also developed nanofibres of Ayurvedic based biodegradable face masks which acts as a pathogen neutraliser in resisting bacteria/virus, named “Pavitrapati”. The non-woven nano-fibre of this three-layered biodegradable mask contains a herbal extract invented by Prof Balasubramanian K. Professor & Dean, DIAT (DU), and is obtained from neem oil, turmeric, tulsi (holy basil), ajwain (carom seeds), black pepper, gum arabic, clove, sandalwood, and saffron. Following this, a Transfer of Technology [ToT] / NDA of this product was signed in June 2020 between DIAT and the Kolhapur-based textile company M/s. Siddheshwar Techtessile Pvt. Ltd. in Maharashtra for its actual mass level production. Through this, the company launched its first ever Ayurvedic based biodegradable face mask named “Pavitrapati” with around 10,000 masks being initially developed.

Pune based Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, DIAT (DU) developed a Nanofibres of Ayurvedic based Biodegradable Face Mask which acts a virus neutraliser to resist against the bacteria / virus, and has named “Pavitrapati”. Accordingly, the Transfer of Technology [ToT] / NDA of this product signed in June 2020 between DIAT and Kolhapur based Textile Company M/s. Siddheshwar Techtessile Pvt. Ltd., Maharashtra, for actual development to this product on mass level to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The company now launched its first ever Aurvedic based biodegradable face mask named “Pavitrapati” for sale. M/s Siddheshwar Techtessile Pvt. Ltd., Maharashtra developed initially 10,000 Nos of this mask and have got responses from distributors, sales teams, pharmaceutical companies and the same will be made available on online platform like. Amazon, Flipkart etc. Another ToT has been transferred to M/s. Siddheshwar Techtessile Pvt. Ltd., Maharashtra by DIAT for development of anti-microbial body suit in the name of “Aushada tara”. This suit has superhydrophobic, breathing, anti-microbial, comfort feeling properties. The fabric material of the suit has the approval for fighting against the COVID-19. The suit had cleared the splash resistant tests and it has got good repellent property of any fluids. The demand of this suit will be for medical hospitals, private companies, airlines and Govt agencies. The production of the Aushada Tara has started and the initial order is already placed and executed.

DIAT then transfers another ToT to M/s. Siddheshwar Techtessile Pvt. Ltd. in Maharashtra for the development of anti-microbial bodysuits in the name of “Aushada Tara”. With superior hydrophobic, breathing, anti-microbial, and comfort feeling properties, the fabric material of these bodysuits were approved for COVID-19 usage. It has also cleared splash resistant tests and has good repellent fluid properties, thereby allowing it to cater to the needs of medical hospitals, private companies, airlines and governmental agencies.

A herbal extract obtained from neem oil, turmeric, tulsi (holy basil), ajwain (carom seeds), black pepper, gum arabic, clove, sandalwood and saffron has been used in the non-woven nano-fibre of this three-layered biodegradable mask, named 'pavitrapati" invented by Prof Balasubramanian K. Professor & Dean, DIAT (DU).

==Boarding==

Accommodation and mess facilities are available inat the POINTS Hostel on a payment basis. More than 200 rooms are available for the accommodation of students in the DIAT (DU). The POINTS hostel building ishas verya well planned (common lift in alall buildings andwith covered parking for vehicles) and. eachEach room is havingequipped attachedwith Toilet,a Bathroombathroom, Telephonetelephone, Geysersgeysers, WI-FI facility, etc.and Currently,many roomsmore. Rooms are currently provided on a twin sharing basis and each room can accommodate up to maximum 4four students. Accommodation including food and room service will cost approximately Rs. 150 per day.

On top of these facilities, there is also:

Other* than existing POINTS hostel facilities, a separateA hostel (6 floors/100 rooms) exclusively for girlfemale students with all most modern facilities which can accommodate more thanover 400 girl students is inaugurated in January 2021

* A hostel exclusively for male students

* A hostel with 14 studio apartments for married students

Other than hostels, DIAT (DU) provides:

Also, another hostel with 14 studio apartments for married students and 100 rooms with modern facilities exclusively for boys students is under construction in the campus (completion expected by June 2022)

Other than hostels, DIAT (DU) is providing* Quarters (Type 1 to 6) for its employees and Guesteligible House for Visitors on campus. Marriedmarried students are also eligible to get quarters as per the rules and regulations of DIAT (DU) during their stay in DIAT.

* Guest houses for visitors on campus

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==External links==

* {{official website|http://www.diat.ac.in/}}

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