Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

University in Patiala, India

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Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Type| Deemed-to-be-University
Established| 1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Founder| Karam Chand Thapar
Accreditation| UGC
Director| Padmakumar Nair
Location|

Patiala, Punjab

India

30°21′23″N 76°21′45″E﻿ / ﻿30.3564°N 76.3625°E﻿ / 30.3564; 76.3625
Campus| Urban area, 250 acres (100 ha)
Website| www.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 private 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

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[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.[14]

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Anoop Kumar Mittal, chairman and managing director of NBCC Limited[15]
* Aditi Avasthi, CEO and Head of Product of Embibe
* Vimal Kapur, CEO of Honeywell International Inc
* Robin Raina, president and chief executive officer of Ebix Group and the founder of Robin Raina Foundation Ebix[16]

## References[edit]

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. ^ a b Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2022:
* Positions 1-100: "Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2022: Top 100 Private Engineering Colleges In India". Outlook India. 13 July 2022.
* Positions 101-160: "Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2022: Private Engineering Colleges In Alphabetical Order". Outlook India. 8 July 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.
16. ^ "Ebix Management". ebix.com.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Autonomous Institutions|

* Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
* Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali
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* All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda

Central Universities|

* Central University of Punjab

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* Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
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* Adesh University
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Deemed Universities|

* Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

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* Bhutta College of Engineering & Technology
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* Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology
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* Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology
* DAV Institute of Engineering & Technology
* Desh Bhagat Institute of Engineering and Management
* Guru Gobind Singh College of Modern Technology
* Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana
* Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chhapianwali, Malout
* Indo Global College of Engineering
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* Regional Institute of Management and Technology
* Sri Sai Group of Institutes (Pathankot, Amritsar, Palampur)
* Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
* University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University

Medical Colleges|

* Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
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* Government Medical College, Patiala
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* Army Institute of Law
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* Desh Bhagat Institute of Engineering and Management
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* ISNI

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