Gursiddak Singh's Review on Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
Placements and Internships
- There is a project semester in our course scheme at Thapar University. In that semester students are required to spend at least 5 months in the industry.
- Yes, internship (training) is offered to the students in the campus in that semester and if any student left an impressive mark with his work then he is offered placement package too before the fourth year.
- Center for Industrial Liasion & Placement (CILP) arranges placements for final year students.
- According to the data provided more than 170 companies visited in Thapar University in 2015-2016 (till 30-6-2016) and approx 926 students were placed.
- Maruti, Tata, Synopsys & Black Rock, Amazon, Honda, Sandisk, Crompton, Oracle, Hike Ltd., Naukri.com visit very often.
- The placement percentage at Thapar University is more than 90% and the average package is around Rs. 6 lakh pa.
College Infrastructure and Hostel Facilities
- The infrastructure here at Thapar university is quite good.
- Labs are advanced and the kits and machinery are updated regularly.
- There is a basic necessity, cricket ground, running track, basketball court and arrangement for indoor games.
- The hostels are good.
- The University has 12 hostels. Yes, the room is shared between 2 and 4 students. If a student shares a room with 3 more students then he has to pay less fee and vice versa.
- The food quality is fine.
- There is a gym in each hostel and guards are on duty 24*7. One bed, study table, and almirah are provided to every student.
Entrance Exams and Admissions
- The admission at Thapar University is done on the basis of JEE MAIN score. To apply for BTech courses a person must have scored at least 20% in JEE MAIN exam i.e. 72 marks.
- Some seats are reserved for backward classes and there is a quota for students of Punjab also.
- For the admission, you need to apply online and there are 4 rounds of online counsellings and after that In-person counseling to fill the vacant seats.
- I scored 95 in JEE MAIN (2015) and at the time of In-person counseling I was offered a seat in Chemical, Meta Production, Software, Electronics Instrumentation, and Electrical. I took admission in Electrical stream.
Academics and Faculty
- The faculty at Thapar University is experienced and they alongside course completion, share their technical experience with students.
- Mostly teachers are strict regarding the attendance criteria. To sit in end semester exams a student needs to attend more than 75% classes per subject.
- Also, the exams test theoretical as well as practical knowledge of students. The questions in the exam are from the syllabus that is covered in the class.
- The books and topics of a particular subject are described in the course scheme which is on the college site.
- With the aim to provide world class education, an academic agreement was signed between Thapar University and Trinity College.
Fees and Scholarships
- The fee structure is on the expensive side at Thapar University. The students who got admission in the year 2016 almost pay Rs. 1.3 lakh per semester without including hostel and mess fee. So that's why most of the students do not prefer Thapar University because of its fee structure.
- Many scholarships are provided to students here at Thapar. Toppers from each branch are given merit scholarships.
- Apart from this, there are much more scholarships such as Vimlasons Charitable Foundation Scholarship for 1 girl from all years having annual income is less than Rs. 10,000 per annum, minority scholarship, post-graduate scholarship.
Clubs and Associations
- Campus life here at Thapar University is awesome. Seniors are cool and helpful.
- Many societies (student groups) are there to encourage the talent of students.
- Societies organize events regularly.
- Team Fateh is one of the best society for mechanizes, IEI Student Chapter (for electrical, EIC, electronics students), IICHE (for chemical branch students) also debating society, Faps (for students who like photography and drawing), Paryawaran Society and many more societies are there.
- Many events are celebrated in our college as for the overall development of the mind co-curricular participation is as important as studies. Also, it is the soft skills that matter after Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).
- There are many societies in Thapar University that organize many technical as well as sporting events.
- Saturnalia, Urja, Mudra Nite, Izhaar, Nox Night are the main events. I worked in Saturnalia (Techno-Cultural fest) last year and I learned many things from my seniors like how to plan for an event, lead a team, marketing strategy.
3.9
Placements & Internships
4
Fees & Scholarships
3.5
Academics & Faculty
4
College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities
4
Clubs & Associations
4
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