DIAT (DU) provides higher education to civilians and officers from Defence Research Organizations, IOFS (Indian Ordnance Factories),[2] 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, armed forces of friendly countries (like Sri Lanka and Nigeria,), and other central and state governmental agencies.
Kothari and Dr. P Blackett worked together at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge University under the guidance of Ernest Rutherford, the father of nuclear physics.
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.
DIAT has been imparting technical education in niche areas at PG (MTech) and PhD levels for over 60 years through various forms and capacities.
To meet the training requirements of the Armed Forces, DIAT (DU) was bifurcated to form the Military Institute of Technology (MILIT) in Pune.
This is an inter-service institution of the Integrated Defence Staff, an organisation responsible for fostering the coordination and enablement of prioritisation across the different branches of the Indian Armed Forces.
Recently DIAT started an intensive certification program in the area of Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning which lasts approximately 3 months.
[14] To support the country's effort in containing the spread of the novel Corona pandemic, DIAT (DU) developed a cost-effective[15] solution to disintegrate coronavirus, named ‘Atulya'.
[16] '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 degrees Celsius.
[18] 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.
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.