MUMBAI, Nov. 2 -- Colleges affiliated to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University (DBATU) in Lonere, Raigad, may soon be able to choose universities in an area more suitable to them. The state government is planning to amend the DBATU Act to allow colleges to leave the university and seek affiliation with another public university of their choice. The amendment is expected to be introduced during the winter session of the state legislature. With this amendment, DBATU has become the first public university in the state to allow its affiliated colleges the freedom to move to another university. Under an amendment of the DBATU Act that came into force in 2017-18, all new technical colleges offering engineering, pharmacy, MBA and architecture courses were required to take affiliation with DBATU. Following the new amendment, 22 colleges in Mumbai, which were established after 2017, will now be able to seek affiliation from the University of Mumbai....