Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

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Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
File:Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology University logo.png
TypeDeemed-to-be-University
Established1956
FounderKaram Chand Thapar
DirectorDr. Padmakumar Nair
Location
Patiala, Punjab
,
India

30°21′23″N 76°21′45″E / 30.3564°N 76.3625°E / 30.3564; 76.3625Coordinates: 30°21′23″N 76°21′45″E / 30.3564°N 76.3625°E / 30.3564; 76.3625
CampusUrban area
Websitewww.thapar.edu
President Rajendra Prasad laying foundation stone of Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

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. 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[edit]

Thapar Campus Aerial View

The campus is built on 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. The old building of Thapar Polytechnic College has been converted into an academic block named G.[citation needed]

Expansion in 2018[edit]

In 2018, the institute inaugurated three new buildings, including a lecture hall complex, computer block and library.

The completed expansions included the new five-floor Nava Nalanda library, one six-floor computer complex consisting of labs and faculty areas and one six-floor lecture complex with lecture halls of capacity ranging from 200 students to 550 students each and activity rooms with a capacity of 200 students each.

The campus includes state-of-the-art hostels namely, A, B, C, D, H, J, K, L, M and O for boys and E, F, G, I, N and Q for girls with a total capacity exceeding 8,000 students.

Rankings[edit]

Private rankings

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology was ranked 601–800 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023[1] and 145 in Asia in the ranking of 2023.[2] The QS World University Rankings of 2023 ranked it 1001–1200 in the world and it was ranked 228th in Asia.[3]

In India, the university ranked 23rd among engineering colleges by India Today in 2020, and third among private engineering colleges by Outlook India in 2022.[4] The National Institutional Ranking Framework has ranked 20th among engineering institutions in 2023,[5] 22nd among universities[6] and 40th overall.[7]

Future expansions[edit]

The institute plans to set up two campuses over the next five years, one of them on a 14-acre (57,000 m2) campus near Chandigarh.[8]

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology". Times Higher Education (THE). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology". Top Universities. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rankings_OUTLOOK_E_P_2022
  5. ↑ "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Avantha group to invest Rs 100 crore in education sector". Indian Express. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "NBCC Board of Directors". nbccindia.com.

External links[edit]


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