Delhi Technological University was established in 1941, and in an earlier time it was well known as a Delhi College of Engineering. The University has been approved by an "A" grade by NAAC and UGC recognised. DTU is among the oldest engineering colleges of India that is located in Rohini, Delhi. DTU currently offers over 80 courses through its 17 departments. University School of Management and Entrepreneurship (USME), also known as the DTU East Delhi Campus, was recently established as one of these departments. DTU also established the Delhi School of Management (DSM) as a department to provide management courses.

Most UG, PG and doctoral programmes in Engineering, Design, Science, and Management, and also a few other areas are basically offered at DTU through the main campus, DSM, and USME. If someone wants admission they have to sit for the needed university or national level exam, and then just wait for the merit list, which is tied to the exam score.