Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is a private deemed-to-be university in the historic city of Patiala in Punjab, India, founded in 1956, and it is placed in the 701-710 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.塔帕尔工程技术学院是一所位于印度旁遮普邦历史名城帕蒂亚拉的私立「视同大学」院校，创办于 1956 年，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 701-710 区间。

It was established through an agreement between the State of Patiala and East Punjab States Union, the central government of India and the Patiala Technical Education Trust founded by the industrialist Lala Karam Chand Thapar, and it holds a deemed university status granted in 1985.该校依帕蒂亚拉与东旁遮普土邦联盟、印度中央政府以及工业家 Lala Karam Chand Thapar 创办的帕蒂亚拉技术教育信托三方协议而成立，并于 1985 年取得「视同大学」地位。

Its OpenAlex record lists 17,920 research works and 712,157 citations, it holds an A++ grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, and it is 1375th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 17,920 项、被引 712,157 次，持有国家评估与鉴定委员会 A++ 等级，并在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 1375。

History

• The institute owes its existence to Lala Karam Chand Thapar, one of the leading industrialists of post-independence India, who conceived an engineering college to serve the industrial needs of the newly independent country.该校的诞生归功于 Lala Karam Chand Thapar，他是印度独立初期的重要工业家之一，构想建立一所工程学院以服务新独立国家的工业需求。

• In 1956 the college became a reality through a partnership of the State of Patiala and East Punjab States Union, the central government and the Patiala Technical Education Trust chaired by Thapar.1956 年，该校通过帕蒂亚拉与东旁遮普土邦联盟、中央政府以及由 Thapar 主持的帕蒂亚拉技术教育信托的合作而成为现实。

• The goals of the institution were set out in a Trust Deed dated 9 April 1956, which provided for undergraduate and postgraduate engineering education, close interaction with industry and a strong emphasis on basic and applied research.学院的目标写入了 1956 年 4 月 9 日的信托契约，其中规定开展工程类本科与研究生教育、密切与产业互动，并高度重视基础与应用研究。

• The foundation stone of the campus was laid by the President of India, underlining the national significance attached to the new institution in the Punjab.校园奠基仪式由印度总统主持，凸显国家对新设于旁遮普的这一院校的重视。

• Teaching began in the late 1950s with a focus on undergraduate engineering, and the institution developed into one of the older privately managed engineering colleges of northern India.教学自 1950 年代末开始，以本科工程教育为主，学院逐步发展成为印度北部历史较久的私立工程学院之一。

• In 1956, when it opened, the institute was among the earliest private engineering colleges in independent India, founded in the same decade as the first Indian Institutes of Technology.1956 年开办时，该院是独立印度最早的私立工程学院之一，创办年代与首批印度理工学院相同。

• The Trust Deed of 1956 gave the institute the name it still uses, and that name was restored in 2017 after about a decade during which the institution was known as Thapar University.1956 年的信托契约赋予了该院至今沿用的名称，这一名称在沿用「塔帕尔大学」约十年后于 2017 年恢复。

• In 1985 the grant of deemed university status allowed the institute to award its own degrees, freeing it from dependence on an affiliating university for degree conferment.1985 年获授「视同大学」地位后，该院得以自主授予学位，摆脱了在学位授予上对附属大学的依赖。

• In 1985 the institute was granted deemed-to-be-university status, which allowed it to design its own curriculum and award degrees independently of an affiliating university.1985 年，学院获得「视同大学」地位，从而得以自主设计课程，并独立于任何附属大学授予学位。

• On 11 November 1989 the campus suffered one of the worst attacks on an Indian technical institute when Sikh extremists killed nineteen students while they slept in their hostel.1989 年 11 月 11 日，校园遭遇印度技术院校史上最严重的袭击之一，锡克教极端分子在学生熟睡时杀害了十九名学生。

• In 2007 the institution was renamed Thapar University, adopting a university title while continuing to operate under the trust and the deemed university framework.2007 年，学院更名为塔帕尔大学，采用大学称号，同时继续在信托与「视同大学」框架下运作。

• In 2017 the name was adjusted again to Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, and the institution has since used the abbreviation TIET in its official communications.2017 年，名称再度调整为塔帕尔工程技术学院，此后该校在官方表述中使用 TIET 这一缩写。

• In 2018 the campus was expanded and partially renovated, adding teaching and research space to a site that had grown from a single engineering college into a multi-school institution.2018 年，校园得到扩建与部分翻修，在从单一工程学院成长起来的校址上增加了教学与科研空间。

• The institute has announced plans for further expansion, including a proposed new campus near Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana.该校宣布了进一步扩张的计划，包括在旁遮普与哈里亚纳共同首府昌迪加尔附近筹建新校区。

• On the research side the institute partnered with NVIDIA to launch the Thapar School of Advanced AI and Data Science, a school created to teach artificial intelligence and data science at advanced level.在科研方面，该校与英伟达合作创办塔帕尔高等人工智能与数据科学学院，用于开展人工智能与数据科学的高阶教学。

• The LM Thapar School of Management was created within the institute to offer management education, extending its teaching from engineering into business disciplines.校内创设的 LM 塔帕尔管理学院提供管理教育，把其教学从工程扩展到商科领域。

• A Thapar School of Liberal Arts and Sciences broadened the curriculum further, so that students can combine engineering with humanities and science subjects.塔帕尔人文与科学学院进一步拓宽了课程体系，使学生得以把工程与人文学科和理科课程相结合。

• The National Assessment and Accreditation Council renewed the institute's A++ grade with a cumulative grade point average of 3.68 in November 2024, confirming its standing among India's accredited institutions.2024 年 11 月，国家评估与鉴定委员会以 3.68 的累计绩点续评该校 A++ 等级，确认其在印度受评院校中的地位。

• Prof. Padmakumar Nair has served as the institute's director, leading academic strategy during a period that saw new schools and industry collaborations take shape.Padmakumar Nair 教授担任该院院长，在多个新学院与产业合作成形的时期主导学术战略。

• By its seventieth year in 2026 the institute described itself as a seventy-year-old private engineering university with international accreditation for its undergraduate degrees.到 2026 年建校七十周年之际，该校自述为一所具有七十年历史的私立工程大学，其本科学位已获国际认证。

• Its evolution from a regional engineering college into a deemed university with schools of management and liberal arts has followed the trajectory of Indian technical education after 1947.它从地区性工程学院演变为设有管理与人文学院的「视同大学」，其轨迹与 1947 年之后印度技术教育的发展一致。

• The institute's postal address remains P.O. Box 32 on Bhadson Road in Patiala, a compact urban campus in the Punjab plains.该院的通信地址仍为帕蒂亚拉 Bhadson 路 32 号信箱，校园位于旁遮普平原上的紧凑城区。

Academics

• The institute is organised into engineering departments covering mechanical, computer science, electronics and communication, electrical, civil, chemical, instrumentation and biotechnology disciplines.该院按工程学科设系，涵盖机械、计算机科学、电子与通信、电气、土木、化工、仪器与生物技术等方向。

• Its programmes span undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels, and the bachelor of engineering degrees are accredited under the ABET system used in the United States.其课程涵盖本科、研究生与博士层次，工程学士学位获美国所采用的 ABET 体系认证。

• Robotics and artificial intelligence is offered jointly by the mechanical and computer science departments, a cross-disciplinary degree that reflects the institute's newer teaching directions.机器人与人工智能学位由机械系与计算机科学系联合开设，这一交叉学位体现该院较新的教学方向。

• Entry to undergraduate programmes is through the JEE Main examination, and the institute offers tuition waivers of 20 to 30 per cent for students with high scores in physics, chemistry and mathematics.本科入学通过 JEE Main 考试录取，该院对物理、化学、数学成绩优异者提供 20% 至 30% 的学费减免。

• An international engineering programme allows students to spend two years at the institute followed by two years at a partner university abroad.其国际工程培养项目允许学生先在该院学习两年，随后在海外合作大学学习两年。

• The student body numbers about 12,013, of whom 10,096 are undergraduates, and international students make up about 2 per cent of enrolment.在校学生约 12,013 人，其中本科生 10,096 人，国际学生约占在校人数的 2%。

• Research funding reached about 20.9 crore rupees for fifty-seven sponsored projects in the 2024-25 year, a rise from earlier cycles.2024-25 年度，该院获约 2.09 亿卢比的科研经费，用于 57 个受资助项目，较此前周期有所增长。

• The institute runs a Centre for Industry Linkage and Placement, which coordinates recruitment and maintains relationships with corporate partners.该院设有产业联系与就业中心，负责统筹招聘并维护与企业的合作关系。

• Placement activity is substantial for a private institute, with 443 companies taking part in recruitment during the 2023-24 placement season.作为私立院校，其就业活动规模可观，2023-24 招聘季共有 443 家企业参与招聘。

• A dedicated training programme prepares students for recruitment through resume building, mock interviews, aptitude preparation and soft skills development.专门的培训项目通过简历辅导、模拟面试、能力测试准备与软技能培养，为学生求职做准备。

• The LM Thapar School of Management and the Thapar School of Liberal Arts and Sciences extend provision into business and humanities, complementing the engineering core.LM 塔帕尔管理学院与塔帕尔人文与科学学院把办学延伸到商科与人文学科，与工程核心相辅相成。

• The Thapar School of Advanced AI and Data Science, launched with NVIDIA, concentrates on artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science teaching and research.与英伟达合作创办的塔帕尔高等人工智能与数据科学学院，聚焦人工智能、机器学习与数据科学的教学与研究。

• Joint doctoral programmes are offered with partner institutions, giving research students the chance to work across national boundaries.该院与合作机构开设联合博士项目，为研究生提供跨国开展研究的机会。

• Its academic estate comprises nine academic blocks on the main campus, one of which occupies the former site of the Thapar Polytechnic College.其教学建筑由主校区的九座教学楼组成，其中一座坐落于塔帕尔理工学院的旧址。

• The institute library was ranked seventh among university libraries nationally in an assessment published by Architectural Digest, a recognition of its reading and research facilities.在一份由 Architectural Digest 发布的评选中，该院图书馆位列全国高校图书馆第七，其阅览与研究设施因而受到认可。

• Teaching is conducted in English, and the curriculum couples classroom work with laboratory practice, project work and compulsory industry internships.教学以英语进行，课程把课堂学习与实验实践、项目工作以及必修的产业实习相结合。

• Thapar is a private deemed-to-be university rather than a government Indian Institute of Technology, and it therefore runs its own admission, curriculum and degree-awarding processes.塔帕尔是一所私立「视同大学」，而非政府举办的印度理工学院，因此自主开展招生、课程与学位授予流程。

Campus

• The main campus covers about 250 acres, or roughly 100 hectares, of green land in the historic city of Patiala in Punjab, and is known as the Thapar Technology Campus.主校区位于旁遮普历史名城帕蒂亚拉，占地约 250 英亩（约 100 公顷）绿地，被称为塔帕尔技术校园。

• Its geographic position is approximately 30.36 degrees north and 76.36 degrees east, placing it on the plains between the Sutlej river and the Shivalik foothills.其地理位置约为北纬 30.36 度、东经 76.36 度，处于萨特莱杰河与西瓦利克山麓之间的平原上。

• Nine academic blocks house the teaching departments, laboratories and lecture theatres, with the former polytechnic site among them.九座教学楼容纳教学院系、实验室与讲堂，其中包含原理工学院院址。

• The campus library is a prominent building in the national assessment of university libraries, and it supports the reading and research needs of roughly twelve thousand students.校园图书馆在全国高校图书馆评估中居于显著位置，支撑约一万二千名学生的阅览与研究需求。

• Sports facilities include a cricket ground of about 160,000 square feet with six practice nets and a football ground of about 70,000 square feet.体育设施包括约 16 万平方英尺、配有六个练习网的板球场，以及约 7 万平方英尺的足球场。

• Courts for basketball, volleyball and tennis complete the sports complex, which serves both the institute teams and general student use.篮球、排球与网球场共同构成体育场地群，既服务校队也供普通学生使用。

• Hostels on campus are equipped with Wi-Fi, reading rooms, television lounges, gyms, night canteens and laundry facilities, forming the residential core of student life.校园宿舍配备无线网络、阅览室、电视休息室、健身房、夜宵食堂与洗衣设施，构成学生生活的寄宿核心。

• A health centre staffed by full-time doctors and nursing assistants, with ambulance cover, provides medical services to the campus community.由全职医生与护理人员值守、并配有救护车保障的健康中心，为校园成员提供医疗服务。

• Patiala itself is a historic princely city with a degree college dating to 1875, and the institute sits within its established educational quarter.帕蒂亚拉本身是一座历史悠久的土邦城市，早在 1875 年就设有学位学院，该院便坐落于当地既有的教育区之内。

• The institute's expansion plans envisage a further campus near Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, about an hour by road from Patiala.该院的扩张计划拟在帕蒂亚拉约一小时车程外的旁遮普与哈里亚纳共同首府昌迪加尔附近再建校区。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the institute is placed in the 701-710 band, its highest position in that ranking to date, according to the official ranking table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该院处于 701-710 区间，是它在该榜迄今的最高位置。此排名以官方榜单为准。^[1]

• It stands in the 701-800 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, having earlier been placed 601-800 in the 2024 edition of the same table.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该院处于 701-800 区间，此前在 2024 年榜单中曾处于 601-800 区间。

• Within the QS Asian ranking the institute has been placed in the 281-290 band, and in the Times Higher Education Asia table it has reached the 201-250 band.在 QS 亚洲榜中，该院处于 281-290 区间；在泰晤士高等教育亚洲榜中则达到 201-250 区间。

• It is 1375th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities, and it was not placed in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities published by ShanghaiRanking.在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中，该院位列第 1375，未列入软科发布的 2026 年世界大学学术排名。

• In the National Institutional Ranking Framework of India the institute was ranked 29th among engineering institutions and 29th among universities in 2024, and 43rd overall.在印度国家院校排名框架中，该院 2024 年在工程类院校中位列第 29、在大学中位列第 29，综合排名第 43。

• Its A++ grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, renewed in November 2024 with a cumulative grade point average of 3.68, is the top band used by that body.其国家评估与鉴定委员会 A++ 等级于 2024 年 11 月以 3.68 的累计绩点续评，是该机构所设的最高档位。

• OpenAlex attributes 17,920 works and 712,157 citations to the institute, giving a substantial citation base for a private engineering institution of its size.OpenAlex 记录该院 17,920 项成果与 712,157 次被引，对于这一规模的私立工程学院而言被引基数可观。

• Recruitment is treated as an indicator of reputation, and 443 companies took part in placements in the 2023-24 season, supported by the Centre for Industry Linkage and Placement.就业被视为声誉指标之一，2023-24 招聘季共有 443 家企业参与招聘，由产业联系与就业中心提供支持。

• The institute presents itself as among the leading privately managed engineering institutions of India and as the foremost such institution in the north-western region.该院自我定位为印度领先的私立工程学院之一，并称其为西北地区同类院校中的首位。

• Its research profile is strongest in engineering and applied science, and its collaboration with NVIDIA has been used to underline its move into artificial intelligence and data science.其研究优势集中在工程与应用科学，与英伟达的合作被用来强调其向人工智能与数据科学领域推进。

Student life

• The institute's founding purposes, set out in the 1956 Trust Deed, frame campus life around engineering education, industry interaction and research rather than around a classical collegiate tradition.该院 1956 年信托契约所载的办学宗旨，把校园生活置于工程教育、产业互动与研究的框架之内，而非古典书院传统。

• The residential hostels form the centre of student life, with Wi-Fi, reading rooms, gyms, television lounges, night canteens and laundry available to residents.寄宿宿舍构成学生生活的中心，住户可使用无线网络、阅览室、健身房、电视休息室、夜宵食堂与洗衣设施。

• Sport is prominent, and the cricket ground with its six practice nets and the football ground anchor an inter-hostel and inter-departmental sporting calendar.体育活动突出，配有六个练习网的板球场与足球场支撑起宿舍之间、院系之间的赛事日程。

• A student council and a dedicated training and placement support system organise recruitment preparation and interaction with corporate partners.学生会与专门的培训与就业支持体系负责组织求职准备与与企业的互动。

• The library functions as a study and social space, and its national ranking has been adopted by the institute as a point of institutional pride.图书馆兼作学习与社交空间，其全国排名被该院作为机构自豪感的一部分加以引用。

• Because Patiala is a compact city, students can reach the town centre, markets and railway links within a short distance of the campus gates.由于帕蒂亚拉是一座紧凑的城市，学生从校门到市中心、市场与铁路线路都只需很短距离。

• Thapar's academic calendar includes convocation ceremonies at which undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees are conferred, alongside awards for academic achievement.塔帕尔的学年日程包括毕业典礼，届时授予本科、研究生与博士学位，并颁发学业成就奖项。

• The institute's international engineering programme and its joint doctoral scheme bring a flow of visiting students and researchers to a campus that is otherwise largely regional in intake.该院的国际工程培养项目与联合博士机制，为原本以区域招生为主的校园带来往来的访问学生与研究人员。

Notable people

• Lala Karam Chand Thapar, the industrialist who founded the Patiala Technical Education Trust, created the institute in 1956 and gave it his family name.工业家 Lala Karam Chand Thapar 创办了帕蒂亚拉技术教育信托，于 1956 年创建该院并使其冠以家族姓氏。

• Vimal Kapur, a graduate of the instrumentation branch of the 1986 batch, became chief executive officer of Honeywell International Inc, the American industrial conglomerate.1986 级仪器仪表专业的毕业生 Vimal Kapur，出任美国工业集团霍尼韦尔国际公司的首席执行官。

• Anoop Kumar Mittal, an alumnus, served as chairman and managing director of NBCC Limited, the Indian state-owned construction and engineering company.校友 Anoop Kumar Mittal 曾任印度国有建筑与工程企业 NBCC 有限公司的董事长兼总经理。

• Robin Raina, an alumnus, is president and chief executive officer of the Ebix group and founded the Robin Raina Foundation, which supports education for disadvantaged children in India.校友 Robin Raina 是 Ebix 集团的总裁兼首席执行官，并创办 Robin Raina 基金会，资助印度弱势儿童的教育。

• Aditi Avasthi, an alumna, is chief executive officer and head of product at Embibe, an Indian education technology company.校友 Aditi Avasthi 是印度教育科技公司 Embibe 的首席执行官兼产品负责人。

• Prof. Padmakumar Nair has led the institute as director, a role that has overseen the creation of new schools and international collaborations.Padmakumar Nair 教授以院长身份领导该院，在其任内见证了新学院的创设与国际合作的开展。

• Harish Garg, an alumnus, was listed among the top two per cent of scientists worldwide in a global citation ranking, a distinction the institute has publicised.校友 Harish Garg 曾在一项全球引用排名中入选全世界前 2% 的科学家，这一荣誉被该院对外宣传。

• The institute counts its engineering graduates among the leadership of Indian and multinational manufacturing, construction and technology firms.该院把其工程类毕业生视为印度及跨国制造、建筑与科技企业领导层的一部分。

• Its teaching faculty have included researchers in engineering and applied sciences who supervise doctoral work and publish in international journals.其教师队伍包括工程与应用科学领域的研究者，他们指导博士研究并在国际期刊发表论文。