Thapar Institute of Engineering and 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.

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

30.3564°N 76.3625°E / 30.3564; 76.3625
CampusUrban area, 250 acres (100 ha)
Websitewww.thapar.edu

Campus
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.

Expansion in 2018

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 and N for girls with a total capacity exceeding 8,000 students.

Rankings
University rankings
General – international
QS (World) (2022)[1]1001–1200
QS (Asia) (2020)[2]261–270
Times (World) (2020)[3]601–800
Times (Asia) (2021)[4]144
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)[5]51
NIRF (Universities) (2020)[6]31
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)[7]29
India Today (2020)[8]23
Private colleges: 
Outlook India (2022)[9]3

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology was ranked 601–800 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2020[3] and 144 in Asia in the ranking of 2021.[4] The QS World University Rankings of 2022 ranked it 1001–1200 in the world[1] while in 2020 it was ranked 261–270 in Asia.[2] In India, the university ranked 23 among engineering colleges by India Today in 2020,[8] and third among private engineering colleges by Outlook India in 2022.[9] The National Institutional Ranking Framework has ranked 29th among engineering institutions in 2020,[7] 31st among universities[6] and 51st overall.[5]

Future expansions

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.[10]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "QS World University Rankings 2022". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. "QS Asia University Rankings 2020". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2020.
  3. "Top 1000 World University Rankings 2020". Times Higher Education. 2019.
  4. "Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings (2021)". Times Higher Education. 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  6. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  7. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  8. "Best ENGINEERING Colleges 2020: List of Top ENGINEERING Colleges 2020 in India". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2022:
  10. "Avantha group to invest Rs 100 crore in education sector". Indian Express. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  11. "NBCC Board of Directors". nbccindia.com.
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