The University is located at Lonere, the place in the ranges of Western Ghat, at the foot of Raigad fort, the place from where Chhatrapati Shivaji administered his major activities. It is autonomous in nature and Unitary in its character. It is established in the year 1989 by the Government of Maharashtra. Although relatively young, the University is making its mark in the field of research and te
chnological services through its dedicated faculty and disciplined students. The University has a conducted institute of its own, "Institute of Petrochemical Engineering", running Diploma Courses in eight streams of engineering and technology. INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
In the year 1992, Institute of Petrochemical Engineering was established by the Government of Maharashtra under the “World Bank Assisted Project”. The Government of Maharashtra decided to merge the erstwhile Raigad Polytechnic with this new Institute (IoPE) and transferred the same to the University. As a conducted Institute of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, the Institute of Petrochemical Engineering (IoPE) commenced its activities in 1992 with three courses viz. Chemical Engineering, Petrochemical Engineering and Polymer and Plastics Engineering and in subsequent years new courses were added as given below. Diploma Programs & Year Of Establishment:
Chemical Engineering 1982
Petrochemical Engineering 1992
Polymer & Plastics Engg. 1992
Instrumentation Engg. 1994
Electrical Engg. 1995
Electronics Engg. 1995
Computer Engg. 1995
Information Technology 2001
Advanced Diploma Program:
Water Quality Management 1999