Since my sister recently graduated from Thapar, I think I can answer this. Only three hostels, hostels B, C, and H are available for first-year boys.

Out of these hostels, at hostel H there are some AC rooms. It depends on your JEE Mains whether you will get any of the AC rooms at hostel H. Having a good JEE mains score will be beneficial. However, since everyone prefers AC rooms nowadays, the AC rooms get allotted very fast.

Hostel H is also closest to the academics block. It is pretty good. The rooms are spacious. But it lacks interaction with hostels B and C. It also does not have a badminton court or a garden area.

If you are passionate about science and research work then you can opt for biotechnology as it provides several career scopes. The biotechnology specialty is the most notable in terms of revenue and employment. 

• The biotechnology program at Thapar University helps the student get recognized as a leader assigned to perfection in biology.
• The interdisciplinary technical education, research, discovery and contribution adequately towards sustainable growth and development help students to move towards perfection. 
• The program provides the state of art infrastructure and professional environment that enables students and faculty to make a vital contribution in Biotechnology and allied professions. 
• One cannot find better research opportunities in any other University or College. 

The table shows a brief overview of the institution:

If the student wants to get good research and publication opportunities as well as a good placement opportunity then opt for biotechnology. Overall Thapar University is a potential choice.

The department of civil engineering recently completed five decades of its existence. It is one of its kind in the region, which provides quality undergraduate education, excellent research environment by its Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral programs.

Below given are some facts about the civil department and university:

• The department has faculties from various streams and specializations, with state-of-the-art laboratory facilities.
• Students demonstrate a high level of technical expertise in the civil engineering profession with efficient communication and management abilities.
• Students supported lifelong learning by pursuing higher education suitable for the needs of the profession and the community.
• The students achieve leadership roles by helping society as ethical and responsible professionals.
• The civil department has created a strong legacy of alumni, who have excelled in varied fields ranging from academics to project management, designing earthquake repellent structures to constructing bridges, maintaining the ever-changing needs of our developing country.

The table shows a brief overview of the institution:

Everything is good from faculty to placement cell of civil engineering. Overall Thapar University is a potential choice.

One of my friends had the same options a few years back and chose Mechanical at PEC. Here are the reasons why.

• The batch size of Thapar is huge. There are almost 500 seats in the Computer Branch.
• The closing cutoff is lower for Thapar University.
• Chandigarh will offer more exposure in comparison to Patiala. You will have more opportunities to prepare for higher studies like M.Tech or MBA.
• PEC is quite reputed among students. It is even considered better than some NITs.
• PEC has a better placement record as compared to Thapar.

Here are the recent placement highlights of the institutes.

Hope this helps you in making the decision.

One of my friends from school attends Thapar University. Here is his insight regarding the class timing at the institute.

• Since you are from the first year this is vaguely how your week will be academic. The total hours in the first semester per week is nearly 27 hours.
• Your Mondays will be normal, most likely to end at 3 noon and begin at 8 in the morning. 
• Your Tuesdays will be short. You will most probably have classes from morning 8 to noon 1. 
• Your Wednesdays will be busy with classes from 8 in the morning to 5 in the evening. 
• On Thursdays, you will have classes from 9 in the morning to 4-5 in the evening. Your 
• Fridays will be short. Most likely to end before noon 1.
• Between all this, you will have an hour lunchtime which will be either from 12 to 1 or 1 to 2. Saturdays and Sundays are off. Most of the common tests especially Maths are conducted on Saturdays.

Try to enjoy the first semester as it is one of the least credit semesters. Manage your time properly. You will be given a week off before Mid Terms and the end semester to study.

Do attend labs as they are easy and you will get free attendance. Try to maintain a good relationship with TAs. If they are on your side, you are most likely to score well.