DIT University was founded by Naveen Agarwal, the founder of the Unison Group. Founded in 1998, Dehradun Institute of Technology gradually turned from an Engineering college to a University which offer Undergraduate, Graduate and Doctral programmes in fields like Engineering, Pharmacy, Management and Architecture. Initially, Dehradun Institute of Technology started its first batch in 1998 with CSE, ME and EE branches under affiliation from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. Then year after year, the number of branches increases with a variety of Post-Graduate and Doctral programs. In 2012, UGC conferred the Autonomous Status to DIT, further in 2013 the Uttarakhand State Government declared DIT as DIT University due to excellence in Education and Research. Till Date more than 8000 students have successfully passed from DIT. There are also periodic Alumni meet at various zones throughout the country.

B.tech disciplines:

Engineering Courses
B.Tech. (Applied Electronics and Instrumentation)	4 Years
B.Tech. (Biotechnology)	4 Years
B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering)	4 Years
B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering)	4 Years
B.Tech. (Electronics & Communication Engineering)	4 Years