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Former name | Thapar University |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1956 |
| Founder | Karam Chand Thapar |
| Chairman | R.R. Vederah |
| President | Gautam Thapar |
| Director | Prakash Gopalan |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www |
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET), formerly Thapar University, is a private deemed-to-be-university, in Patiala, India. It was founded in 1956 by Karam Chand Thapar.[citation needed]
Campus
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]
Expansion in 2018
In 2018, the institute inauguration of 3 new buildings including a lecture hall complex, computer block and a new library.
Rankings
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – international | |
| QS (Asia) (2020)[1] | 261–270 |
| Times (World) (2020)[2] | 601–800 |
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2020)[3] | 51 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2020)[4] | 31 |
| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF (2020)[5] | 29 |
| Outlook India (2019)[6] | 27 |
| India Today (2020)[7] | 23 |
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology was ranked 601–800 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2020[2] and 144 in Asia in the ranking of 2021.[8] The QS World University Rankings of 2022 ranked it 1001–1200 in the world[9] while the in 2020 it was ranked 261–270 in Asia.[1] In India, the university ranked 23 among engineering colleges by India Today in 2020,[7] 27 by Outlook India in 2019.[6] The National Institutional Ranking Framework has ranked 29th among engineering institutions in 2020,[5] 31st among universities[4] and 51st overall.[3]
Future expansions
Thapar University plans to set up two campuses over the next five years: one on a 14-acre (57,000 m2) campus near Chandigarh[10] and another in Chhattisgarh.
Notable alumni
- Anoop Kumar Mittal, chairman and managing director of National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QS Asia University Rankings 2020". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Top 1000 World University Rankings 2020". Times Higher Education. 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "India's Top 150 Engineering Colleges In 2019". Outlook India. 6 June 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Best ENGINEERING Colleges 2020: List of Top ENGINEERING Colleges 2020 in India". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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- ↑ "NBCC Board of Directors". nbccindia.com.