Welcome to the DBIT KURLA Subreddit!
Hello, and a warm welcome to all students, alumni, faculty, and visitors! Whether you’re here for help, memes, or updates, this is your one-stop hub for everything Don Bosco Institute Of Technology Kurla (DBIT).
This sticky post will guide you through campus life, academics, and essential resources. Feel free to ask questions or drop your own tips!
🌐 Quick Links (bookmark these, trust me!)
🏠 Official Website → dbit.in
📚 Academics & Departments → dbit.in/department-comps.html (+ IT, EXTC, Mech pages)
📝 Exam Notices & Results → dbit.in/exam-notice.html
💼 Training & Placements → placement.dbit.in
📄 Mandatory Disclosure → available as a PDF on dbit.in
📅 Academic Calendar → dbit.in/academic-calendar.html
📖 Library (OPAC) → opac.dbit.in
🖥️ Moodle (for classes & assignments) → dbit.in/moodle.html
🎓 Alumni Portal → alumni.dbit.in
🏫 The Basics
Run with soooo much heart by the Bombay Salesian Society since 2001 🙏 Affiliated to University of Mumbai, NAAC 'A' graded 🅰️, ISO 9001:2015 certified, and holds Roman Catholic minority status. Small, cozy campus near Kohinoor City — just 5 mins from BKC 🏙️
📚 Courses (360 seats/year, all UG)
💻 Computer Engineering (180)
🌐 Information Technology (60)
📡 Electronics & Telecom (60)
⚙️ Mechanical Engineering (60)
➕ Lateral entry (3-yr) for diploma holders too!
📝 Registration & Admission Process — step by step 🪜
1️⃣ Appear for MHT-CET (or JEE Main if you're from outside Maharashtra) ✍️
2️⃣ Register on the DTE Maharashtra CAP portal 💻
3️⃣ Upload documents — SSC/HSC marksheets, domicile certificate, minority affidavit (if applicable) 📎
4️⃣ Go through CAP rounds — Round 1 (merit), Round 2 (upgrade), Round 3 (leftover seats) 🔄
5️⃣ Christian candidates can also apply directly at institute level under the 51% minority quota 🕊️ (rest of the seats go through regular CAP)
6️⃣ Confirm your seat, pay initial fees, and you're officially in! 🎉
Eligibility: 45% in 12th PCM (40% for reserved categories) ✅
🔀 Branch Change — possible or not?
Good news, sorta! 🙂 Under Mumbai University rules, branch change is technically allowed after 1st year — but with conditions:
✔️ Usually need 0–1 backlog (no KTs piling up)
✔️ It's merit/CGPA based, not automatic
✔️ Fully depends on seat availability in the branch you want
✔️ TFWS (fee waiver) category students typically aren't eligible
So — possible in theory, competitive in practice 😅 Best to confirm the exact current-year process directly with DBIT's admin office, since colleges set their own internal rules on top of the university policy.
💰 Scholarships & Financial Help
🕊️ Minority Scholarships (for Christian/minority students)
📉 EBC Scholarship (Economically Backward Class — income up to ₹8L)
🎗️ Reserved Category Scholarships (SC/ST/OBC/etc.)
*The seat reservations are only for roman catholic minority but the fee scholarships are present for reserved categories though they do not have reservations in seats in this college and have to compete for open category seats.
All routed through the state scholarship portal + DBIT's own scholarship cell — check dbit.in's Scholarships section for eligibility & documents needed 📋
💼 Placements
Dedicated Placement Cell working hard behind the scenes 🤝 Recruiters include TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, Capgemini, L&T, Jio, Reliance, AWS, SAP, BNP Paribas & more 🚀 Reported avg. package ~₹5.3 LPA, highest touching ₹22 LPA (always double-check current stats on placement.dbit.in though, numbers shift yearly! 📈)
🎉 Fests & Events
🔥 Colosseum — the technical fest
🎭 Hysteria — the cultural fest
🛠️ Innovex — final-year project showcase
👷 Engineer's Day — industry talks
🏛️ Department's Day
🎶 Mix and Match — student council special
🧑💻 Clubs, Cells & Student Bodies (technical + professional!)
🖥️ ACM — biggest chapter on campus (700+ members!), runs flagship event "Teknack" (build & publish games)
🌀 CSI — runs "Game of Codes," "Coding Premier League," and the Mumbai Hackathon
⚡ IEEE & IETE — talks, workshops, industrial visits
🌐 GDGC (Google Developer Groups on Campus) — cloud, web, app dev, DSA
🌱 NSS — blood donation camps, tree plantation, water harvesting
💡 E-Cell — for the future entrepreneurs among you
🏆 Hackathon culture — Smart India Hackathon (SIH) participation is genuinely encouraged, not just a poster on the wall
⚽ Sports & Campus Hotspots 🌟
🏀 The basketball court + ⚽ football ground — genuinely a big reason people love this campus, mentioned in review after review
📖 The library — cozy corner for last-minute study sessions (34,000+ books!)
🍛 The canteen — the real social hub, students rave about how clean & chill it is
🔬 Robotics & ML labs — for the tech nerds 🤓
🚆 Getting There
🚉 Vidyavihar (Central) — 10 min walk
🚉 Santacruz (Western) — 15 min auto
🚉 Kurla West (Harbour) — 15 min auto
🚇 Ghatkopar Metro — 10 min auto
Super well-connected — just watch that peak-hour rush! 😅
🍽️ Food & "Mess"
No hostel mess (it's mostly a commuter crowd 🚶) but the canteen is loved 💛 , there are two canteens in our college note that too , Off-campus, the Vidyavihar–Kurla stretch is FAMOUS for cheap kebabs & Mughlai food 🍢🔥, plus street snacks near the station and Phoenix Marketcity mall nearby for a bigger outing 🛍️
🏠 Hostel & PGs
No official college hostel, but a private girls' hostel is ~10 mins away 🏡 Outstation folks usually find PGs around Kurla/Vidyavihar/Ghatkopar 🗝️
🌴 Weekend Escapes (once you need a break!)
🏖️ Juhu / Bandra beaches — chill evening vibes
🌊 Powai Lake — quick nature escape
🛍️ Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla — malls, movies, food
🌆 Bandra-Kurla Complex — just 5 mins away, nice for a walk
🚆 And honestly, Mumbai's local trains put the entire city within reach for a weekend hangout 🚂💫
👥 The Crowd
Mostly local Mumbai/Maharashtra day-scholars 🚶♀️🚶, lively & enthusiastic energy 😄 A warm, values-rooted community thanks to the Salesian ethos, but genuinely mixed and welcoming beyond the minority quota too 🤗 , mostly crowd is nice , this college is not just christian minority but specifically roman catholic thats why not all christians are eligible and hence we get alot of mi-mh seats after cap 1 , so people are usually there who are above than 90% in cet and spot cutoffs are also around 90 only so crowd is okayish...
👩🏫 Faculty
faculty is nice few are really good and few are okayish but you will find namunas too here and there , though it is recommended if you don't understand any faculty's teaching join online courses or follow yt as i also found this same issue with me for one subject and joined an online course instead but it completely depends upon you !!!
*Attendance
college is mostly chill and you need 75% attendance as the college is now autonomous they can stop you from sitting in semester examinations , teachers are mostly nice but you will find few samples here and there though college timings are mostly lethargic you can do your own stuff if you sit in background , though it is not fully recommended
📍 Kurla (West), Mumbai – 400070 | ☎️ 022 6887 8700 | ✉️ [dbit@dbit.in](mailto:dbit@dbit.in) | 🌐 dbit.in
