Dharmsinh Desai University (DDU) formerly known as Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology (DDIT) is a state funded institution in Nadiad, Gujarat, India and was founded on 2 January 1968.

History
Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology was founded in 1968 by Dharmsinh Desai, who then was a member of Parliament, as an institution of higher learning in the field of Engineering and Technology. It achieved autonomous status under Gujarat University in 1991, and Deemed University status in June 2000. In 2005 the institute achieved full university status and was renamed Dharmsinh Desai University. The university initiated a bachelor's course in Dental Surgery in 2005, while the Faculty of Pharmacy was established at the University in 2006. It is the first university in Gujarat to obtain the permission to start Nanotechnology courses in 2012. The university was granted the permission by Medical Council of India, to start new Medical college from the academic year 2019–20.

Recognition

• In November 2013, the 'Oxford Summit of Leaders', an organisation in UK, chose the university as the best regional university. This is the first time the Oxford group has given this award to a university outside Europe.
• In 2015 DDU was ranked among "Asia’s 100 Best and Fastest way Educational Institutes 2014-15" by the WCRC Leaders Asian Education Excellence Summit & Awards.

Status
DDIT achieved autonomous university status in 1991 which meant it could conduct exams and not follow the parent university, Gujarat University, examination schedule (though the degree certificate awarded still retained the name of Gujarat University). It achieved a Deemed University status in June 2000, which meant that the degree certificates show that they are awarded from DDIT. In April 2005, DDIT achieved full university status and was renamed DDU, an abbreviation for Dharmsinh Desai University. The entire academic process is certified by ISO 9001:2008 by KPMG, United States.

Campus
The university is located on the northern Bank of Mahi Canal and the southern outskirts of Nadiad city about 3 km from Nadiad railway station and 2 km from Mahatma Gandhi Expressway Nadiad toll plaza. The nearest international airport Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad is 60 km from DDU. The DDU campus is spread over 42 acres of land.

Industry and University links
The faculty has links with industries such as Reliance Industries for R & D, KHS GmbH Germany for training students abroad, and TCS, Infosys for students training under the campus network. The University further signed a MoU with Bosch Rexroth in 2013, under which special labs and training opportunities will be made available for students studying in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering and Instrumentation and Control Engineering. It has a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Iowa, USA, for the BE+MS five-year integrated program.

Ranking
Dharamsinh Desai University has been ranked as the 88th best Engineering College of India in the Edu-Rand Rankings of 2015. The survey was done jointly by Edu, an Indian company and Rand Corporation, an American think tank. The university was ranked 101-150 band among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020.

Faculty of Technology
The Faculty of Technology of DDU grants Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and Master of Technology (MTech) in various engineering fields. The faculty of technology started offering Degree and Diploma in Chemical Engineering (1968), then Degree courses in Civil Engineering (1981), Electronics and Communication Engineering (1981), Computer Engineering (1985), Instrumentation and control engineering (1985), and Information Technology (1999). It also added Post Graduate level course including Master of Technology (MTech) in Chemical Engineering (1981), then in Electronics and Communication Engineering (1986), Civil Engineering (1986), Instrumentation and control engineering (2002), Computer Engineering (2002). All engineering Degree is accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education and all its departments are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation.

• Chemical engineering department
• Civil engineering department
• Computer engineering department
• Electronics and communication engineering department
• Information and technology engineering department
• Instrumentation and control engineering department
• Mechanical engineering department

Faculty of Management and Information Science
Faculty of Management and Information Science was established at University in 1999 offering B.B.A, M.B.A, B.C.A and M.C.A course.

Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Pharmacy was established at University in 2006 offering B.Pham course. Faculty of Pharmacy is approved by Pharmacy Council of India. It also offers M.Pharm in Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality assurance and Doctoral programs in various disciplines of Pharmacy.

Faculty of Dental Science
Faculty of Dental Science (FDS) was established at University in 2005 offering postgraduate and under graduate education in dental science.

Doctoral Programme
Doctoral level programmes in Engineering/Technology, Management, Pharmacy, Applied Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Science were initiated in 2001.

(Source:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharamsinh_Desai_University)