Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University is a unitary, semi-autonomous university located at Lonere in Raigad district, Maharashtra, India. Established in 1989 under the 'Government of Maharashtra Act 1983', the University is affiliated to the University Grants Commission (India). It is the only technological university in maharashtra. The University campus covers an area of 500 acres (2,000,000 m), and is located at the college town of Lonere, off NH-17 (Mumbai-Goa National Highway). It is approximately 25 km north of Mahad city and 10 km south of Mangaon tehsil, and about 22 ms away from the renowned Raigad fort of the Maratha king Shivaji. The University is in the vicinity of industrial belt comprising Thane, Belapur, Nagothane, Patalganga, Roha, Mahad, Lote Parshuram,etc. The University has the following 8 academic departments: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University is unitary in character, and features undergraduate and postgraduate programs in core engineering disciplines. It offers four-year undergraduate programs that lead to the awarding of Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.