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
President Rajendra Prasad laying foundation stone of Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

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

Rankings
Private rankings
General – international
QS (World) (2023)[1]1001-1200
Times (World) (2023)[2]601–800
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022)[3]57
NIRF (Universities) (2022)[4]31
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022)[5]28
Private colleges: 
Outlook India (2022)[6]3
Medical – India
NIRF (2022)[7]53

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology was ranked 601–800 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023[8] and 145 in Asia in the ranking of 2023.[9] The QS World University Rankings of 2023 ranked it 1001–1200 in the world and it was ranked 228th in Asia.[10]

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.[6] The National Institutional Ranking Framework has ranked 20th among engineering institutions in 2023,[11] 22nd among universities[12] and 40th overall.[13]

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.[14]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "QS World University Rankings 2023". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 8 June 2022.
  2. "World University Rankings 2023". Times Higher Education. 2022.
  3. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  4. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  5. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  6. Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2022:
  7. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  8. "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  9. "Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology". Times Higher Education (THE). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  10. "Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology". Top Universities. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  11. "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  12. "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  14. "Avantha group to invest Rs 100 crore in education sector". Indian Express. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  15. "NBCC Board of Directors". nbccindia.com.
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