Is DTU as good as an IIT?

DTU's BTech in Civil Engineering course has been rated 4.2/5 by 95 Shiksha verified students, while the same course at IIT Delhi has been rated 4.6/5 by 41 students at Shiksha. Also, as per the NIRF 2024 Rankings, Delhi Technological University has been ranked 27 under the 'Engineering' category, ho
Nine years before the first IIT was founded at Kharagpur in 1950, Delhi Technological University (DTU), originally known as Delhi College of Engineering, was founded in 1941. IITs promote a set of universities with an NAAC ranking of "A" or higher. Additionally, DTU is ranked 'A' by the NAAC. Both c
DTU (Delhi Technological University), formerly Delhi College of Engineering was established in 1941, 9 years before the establishment of the first IIT in the year 1950 in Kharagpur. IITs hold up a group of colleges that has NAAC ‘A’ or above ranking. DTU also has NAAC grade ‘A’ ranking. Both the ins
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DTU faculty are experienced. Delhi Technological University faculty are PhD, diploma, & degree holders. Recently the DTU faculty participated in MACHMA 2025 at the DST-supported Technology Enabling Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Yes, BTech is available at DTU. BTech is provided in around 15 specialisations like Mechanical Engineering (ME), Production & Industrial Engineering (PIE), etc. DTU recently organised a two-week training programme on High Performance Computing and its Applications in Materials Scienc
Yes, DTU is ranked internationally. The below are the DTU international rankings:
Delhi Technological University Rankings Body | Rank |
|---|---|
QS Asian University Rankings - Southern Asia 2026 | 214 |
QS Asian University Rankings 2026 | 700 |
India Today 2025 under the Engineering category | 9 |
QS Asian University Rankings - Southern Asia category 2025 | 222 |
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