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	'''Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology''' ('''TIET'''), formerly '''Thapar University''', is a ~~[[private university\|private]]~~ [[deemed-to-be-university]], in [[Patiala]], India. It was founded in 1956 by [[Karam Chand Thapar]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2021}}		{{coord\|30.3564242\|76.3625125\|display=title}}
			'''Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology''' ('''TIET'''), formerly '''Thapar University''', is a [[deemed-to-be-university]], in [[Patiala]], India. It was founded in 1956 by [[Karam Chand Thapar]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2021}} The university provides a wide range of courses from The Arts and Humanities, Computer Applications and IT, Animation and Design, Management and Business Administration and Sciences.

	== Campus ==		== Campus ==
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	In 2018, the institute inauguration of 3 new buildings including a lecture hall complex, computer block and a new library.		In 2018, the institute inauguration of 3 new buildings including a lecture hall complex, computer block and a new library.

			The completed expansions included a new 5-floor Nava Nalanda library, one 6-Floor Computer-Complex consisting of Labs and Faculty Areas and one 6-Floor Lecture Complex with Lecture halls of capacity ranging from 200 students to 550 students each and activity rooms with capacity of 200 students each.

			The campus includes state of the art hostels namely, A, B, C, D, H, J, K, L, M [M1, M2, M3, M4 (M5-8 Planned)], O, [Boys] E, F, G, I,N [Girls] with the total capacity exceeding 8,000 students.

	== Rankings ==		== Rankings ==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{official\|http://www.thapar.edu/}}		* {{official\|http://www.thapar.edu/}}

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{{Short description|University situated in Patiala, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
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| name = Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
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| former_name = Thapar University
| established = 1956
| founder = [[Karam Chand Thapar]]
| type = Private
| president = [[Gautam Thapar]]
| chairman = R.R. Vederah
| director = Prakash Gopalan
| city = [[Patiala]]
| state = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| country = [[India]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| undergrad =
| postgrad =
| faculty =
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
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| website = {{URL|http://www.thapar.edu/}}
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'''Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology''' ('''TIET'''), formerly '''Thapar University''', is a [[private university|private]] [[deemed-to-be-university]], in [[Patiala]], India. It was founded in 1956 by [[Karam Chand Thapar]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

== Campus ==
[[File:Thapar Campus Aerial View.jpg|left|thumb|Thapar Campus Aerial View]]
The campus is housed in a 250-acre land in the heart of Patiala and has six old academic blocks, namely A, B, C, D, E, F and two newly constructed TAN and H block. The old building of [[Thapar Polytechnic College]] has been converted into an academic block named G.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

=== Expansion in 2018 ===
In 2018, the institute inauguration of 3 new buildings including a lecture hall complex, computer block and a new library.

== Rankings ==
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type =
| NIRF_E_2020 = 29
| NIRF_U_2020 = 31
| NIRF_O_2020 = 51
| IT_E_2020 = 23
| OUTLOOK_E_2019 = 27
| THE_W_2020 = 601–800
| THES_A_2021 = 144
| QS_A_2020 = 261–270
|QS_W_2022=1001–1200}}
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology was ranked 601–800 in the world by the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]] of 2020<ref name="Rankings_THE_W_2020" /> and 144 in Asia in the ranking of 2021.<ref name="Rankings_THES_A_2021" /> The [[QS World University Rankings]] of 2022 ranked it 1001–1200 in the world<ref name="Rankings_QS_W_2022" /> while the in 2020 it was ranked 261–270 in Asia.<ref name="Rankings_QS_A_2020" />
In India, the university ranked 23 among engineering colleges by [[India Today]] in 2020,<ref name="Rankings_IT_E_2020" /> 27 by [[Outlook India]] in 2019.<ref name="Rankings_OUTLOOK_E_2019" /> The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] has ranked 29th among engineering institutions in 2020,<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_E_2020" /> 31st among universities<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_U_2020" /> and 51st overall.<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_O_2020" />

== Future expansions ==
Thapar University plans to set up two campuses over the next five years: one on a {{convert|14|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus near Chandigarh<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/avantha-group-to-invest-rs-100-crore-in-education-sector/370819/ |title=Avantha group to invest Rs 100 crore in education sector |publisher=Indian Express |date=2008-10-08 |access-date=2013-12-26}}</ref> and another in Chhattisgarh.

==Notable alumni==
* [[Anoop Kumar Mittal]], chairman and managing director of [[National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited]]<ref>{{cite web|title=NBCC Board of Directors|url=http://www.nbccindia.com/nbccindia/nroot/njsp/BoardofDirectors.jsp|website=nbccindia.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official|http://www.thapar.edu/}}

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[[Category:Engineering colleges in India by state or union territory|Punjab]]
[[Category:Science and technology in Punjab, India]]
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