Thapar University

Thapar University
Aerial view of Thapar University campus
Established	1956
Type	Private
Director	Abhijeet Mukherjee
Academic staff	100+
Undergraduates	4000+
Postgraduates	600+
Location	Patiala, Punjab, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC, AICTE, NAAC
Website	Thapar.edu

Thapar University, formerly Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology. was founded in 1956 by Karam Chand Thapar. The university is situated in Patiala, Punjab. A Centre of Relevance and Excellence (CORE) has been set up at Thapar University by TIFAC Mission REACH of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India in its first phase of setting up eight CORES at various Institutes and Universities spread all over the country.

Science and Technology Entrepreneur’s Park (STEP) has been established jointly by Thapar University and DST, Govt. of India.

Thapar University has grown in size and activities during the last five decades of its existence. Nearly 10,500 engineers have graduated.^{[citation needed]} Thapar University was granted full autonomy and the status of a Deemed University in 1985 UGC.

History

The institute was established in 1956. The institute was granted the status of a Deemed University in 1985 by the University Grants Commission.

The Thapar University is one of three organisations located in the 250 acre campus, known as Thapar Technology Campus (TTC), in the historic city of Patiala. It came into existence in 1956 through an imaginative collaboration between the then State of Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU), the Central Government and the Patiala Technical Education Trust (PTET) founded by the great captain of Indian Industry, the

Late Lala Karam Chand Thapar

Late Lala Karam Chand Thapar.

Campus

Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET) is a major institute in the 250-acre (1.0 km²) Thapar Technology Campus (TTC) in Patiala. Other than Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, the Thapar Technology campus also has Thapar Polytechnic, Thapar Centre for Industrial Research and Development

Academics

The institute offers undergraduate programmes leading to Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree and postgraduate programmes leading to Master of Engineering (M.E.), Master of Software Engineering, Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degrees. In addition, industry-oriented and practice-based Master's degree programmes are offered in collaboration with TTTI, Chandigarh.^{[citation needed]} Students have to take the AIEEE exam to get admission into Thapar University for the undergraduate program and students take the MET exam for admission into graduate/postgraduate programmes.

Recently, the institute has started MBA as well as dual MBA+BE five-year integrated programmes.^{[citation needed]}

Rankings

University rankings
Engineering – India
India Today	—
Outlook India	27
Dataquest	29
CSR-GHRDC*	18
Private colleges:
Mint	28
Electronics For You	24
* Limited participation

Thapar University was ranked #17 in the India Today India's Top Engineering Colleges of 2010 and #27 in the Outlook India Top Engineering Colleges of 2011 and #29 in the Dataquest India's Top Engineering Colleges 2011. in the limited participation CSR-GHRDC Engineering Colleges Survey 2011 it was ranked #18. In rankings limited to private schools it was ranked #4 in the Mint Top 50 Private Engineering Colleges of 2009 and #14 in the Electronics for You Top 50 Private Engineering Colleges of 2011.

Activities

MUDRA (Music and Dramatics Society) conducts a cultural night and an inter-year cultural competition IZHAAR. LITSOC (Literary Society) is another popular society which conducts the annual inter-hostel literary festival ACUMEN. Other societies include ACID, CCS, IEEE (TIET chapter), SAE (TIET chapter), and departmental societies.^{[citation needed]}

Students performing in Cultural events

The institute organises a literary-cultural festival named Saturnalia every March. This is complemented by a technical festival ARANYA, normally held in October–November. These events involve participation from institutes from all over India and have been graced by the presence of artists like Jal, Kailash Kher and Euphoria.^{[citation needed]} The students publish the magazines: Avant Garde, which represents the views of the students along with addressing issues of the youth and nation, and Eclectiza, which emphasizes on the latest advancements and applications in the field of science. The theatrical society is also one of the most active societies on campus.^{[citation needed]}

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 by 2010 and another in Chhattisgarh. It plans to offer courses in management and engineering at its proposed Chandigarh campus and will invest around Rs 30-35 crore. The existing 250-acre (1.0 km²) campus in Patiala has a student strength of 4,600 and can accommodate around 6,000 students, according to Abhijit Mukherjee, director, Thapar University. “The initial student strength at the new campus would be 200 but would go up to 2,000 eventually. Also, we will need 15-20 faculty members for the Chandigarh campus. The Patiala campus’ management school will be shifted to Chandigarh and the existing engineering courses will also be expanded. As of now, there are 300 students in management and 3,000 in engineering,” said Mukherjee.^{[citation needed]} The university is keen on introducing new inter-disciplinary courses. Recently, it added courses in biology and biotechnology.^{[citation needed]}

References

Best Engineering Colleges in India 2010 India Today http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/best-engineering-colleges-in-india-2010/1/3308.html#photo9

External links

• Thapar University Official Homepage