Defence Institute of Advanced Technology

The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (previously the Institute of Armament Technology) is a Deemed University in Girinagar, Pune, India. It began as the Institute of Armament Studies in 1952 before moving to its current location in 1967.It is accredited by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and in the year 2000, the Institute acquired the status of a Deemed University. The Institute runs eight post graduate courses in Modeling and Simulation, Laser and Electro-optics, Chemical Technology, (High Energy Materials), Aerospace Engineering, Air Armament Engineering, Combat Vehicles, and many more short courses. A few of the courses are open for civilian students also.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, (DIAT) as it is known today, came into being as the Institute of Armament Studies in 1952 in the CME campus.

In 1967, the Institute was renamed as “Institute of Armament Technology, (IAT)”, which moved to its present location at Girinagar, Pune. From the relatively narrow scope of Armament Studies alone in the Fifties, the role of the Institute was considerably enlarged by the Defence R&D Council in 1964 and further 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 ME degree in 1980. In the year 2000, the Institute acquired the status of a Deemed University. IAT has been renamed as DIAT w.e.f. 1st April 2006.

ACHIEVEMENTS
Past projects successfully completed

Design, Development and Performance Evaluation of Passively Q- Switched LASER Pumped Nd:YVO4 LASER.

Optical Fiber based precision measurement System for Industrial Application.

Design and Development of Micro-controller based Optical robot

Design and Development of Remote Setting Device for Underwater Mine.

Design and Development of fiber Optic Distributed Pressure Sensor.

Design and Development of Fiber Optic Gyroscope.

Fiber Optic Multi parameter Sensor for Aircraft flight Control system

Software to Estimate Environmental Changes.

Passive Millimeter Wave Imaging Passive Millimeter.

Multispectral Classification Algorithm

Target Detection

CW CO2 Laser

WINGS/DEPARTMENTS
Defence Institute of Advanced (Deemed University) is a premier academic institute functioning under the aegis of Defence Research & Development Organization. The Institute conducts specialized Defence related technology oriented Post graduate (ME & M.Tech) and other specialized courses for Army, Navy, Air Force, DRDO, DGQA and DGOF services. The Institute has nine WING/DEPARTMENT and three Service Wings to conduct these courses.
AIR FORCE WING
ARMY WING
NAVAL WING
ARMAMENT ENGINEERING
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
APPLIED PHYSICS
EXPLOSIVES & APPLIED CHEMISTRY
METALLURGY
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
ELECTRONICS
POINTS

INTERACTION WITH OTHER LABS

Being a Teaching institute DIAT has been interacting with most of the DRDO labs. INFO and POINTS officers trained at DIAT have been posted to various DRDO labs and become interacting nodes for DIAT. Similarly many service officers trained at DIAT also join DRDO labs. Besides this there are visits from DIAT Department to various DRDO labs. Some of the labs with which DIAT interacted in the recent past are as follows:
Defence Avionics Research Establishment
Aeronautical Development Establishment
Centre For Aeronautical Systems Studies
Centre For Artificial Intelligence And Robotics
Microwave Tube Research And Development Centre
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Aircraft Research And Development Centre
Gas Turbine Research Establishment
Electronics And Radar Development Establishment
Snow And Avalanche Studies Establishment
Terminal Ballastics Research Laboratory
Weapon And Electronic Systems Engineering Establishment
Naval Physical And Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi
High Energy Material Research Laboratory
Combat Vehicle Research And Development Establishment