Defence Institute of Advanced Technology
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) is the premier engineering training institute under the Department of Defence Research & Development, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. DIAT (DU) is specialized in the training of officers of Defence Research Organizations, IOFS (Indian Ordnance Factories), Defence PSUs (Like Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bharat Electronics, Bharat Dynamics Limited), ship building agencies like Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Cochin and Goa Shipyards, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders and armed forces of friendly countries (like Sri Lanka and Afghanistan,) and other central and state government agencies.
Logo of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology | |
Former names | Institute of Armament Studies (1952–1967) Institute of Armament Technology (1967–2006) |
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| Motto | शास्त्रेण शस्त्रं प्रकरेति रक्षाम् (Sanskrit) |
| Type | Deemed to be University |
| Established | 1952 |
| Accreditation | NAAC; NBA |
Academic affiliations | AICTE |
| Chancellor | (Honorary) Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. C. P. Ramnarayanan |
Academic staff | 79 (2022) |
| Students | 565 (2022) |
| Postgraduates | 415 (2022) |
| 150 (2022) | |
| Location | , , India 18°25′27″N 73°45′30″E |
| Website | www |
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 more than 2000 papers in various journals of International repute.