Thapar University Review

The admission process was relatively smooth. You have to apply from the college's website and enter the required details. Then after some time, the college releases the result of the online counselling based on the JEE Main percentile. The cut-off percentile for different branches is obviously different, the highest being for Computer Science Engineering(CSE) and all the way from Computer Engineering(COE) to Electronics And Computer Science Engineering(ENC) and so on. 50% of the seats are reserved for Punjab Quota Students. The Application Fee was Rs.1000.

I chose this course because in this we learn both about Computer Engineering and Electronic Engineering. The course curriculum of ENC is a mixture of both ENC and ECE. However, due to this the number of subjects increases making it a bit difficult. The faculty members here are good, but there are some exceptions also. However, overall, faculty members will be nice and really helpful. Some faculty members make efforts beyond their limits to help others and try to provide as much practical knowledge as possible to students. There are two-semester exams in a semester, Mid Sem Exams(MST) and End Sem Exams(EST). It is easy to just pass the exam but relatively difficult to get a good CGPA, you have to go through the subjects nicely and understand the concepts to get a good result.

There is a project semester in our course scheme at Thapar University. Students must spend at least five months in the industry in that semester. Yes, internship (training) is offered to the students on the campus in that semester, and if any student left an impressive mark with his work, he is offered a placement package too before the fourth year. Many students have completed their internships at next-level companies like JP Morgan, Deloitte, Amazon, Apple, etc. Approximately 30% to 40% of students get an internship. The stipend is around 20k to 40k.

The students are eligible for on-campus internships from the 3rd semester and placement from the 3rd year (the 5th sem). Many companies visit the campus every year. Companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Paytm and many more companies come to the campus, and the students get nicely placed in these companies. The average package of computer engineering is near about 10-11 LPA. the highest offered package varies from 40-60 LPA based on student performances. Most of the students get placed (more than 95%). The placement percentage and package are obviously higher for CSE and COE followed by ENC.

Thapar is quite an expensive college. It cost around 4 lac per year and in this mess and hostel fees are not included. But it is worth spending money because of the facilities it provides. The mess and hostel fee amounts to approximately 1 lac per year, making the total fee around 5 lac per year. Thapar provides a lot of scholarships to its students, the most significant among them being the Merit cum mean scholarship which is granted on the basis of the CGPA obtained in the year of consideration. It is given to the top 10% scorers in each branch. If the scholarship holders maintain their CGPA above 8.5 in each semester, the scholarship is continued. The maximum amount of scholarship for a student is approximately Rs.3,50,000 and the minimum is Rs.80,000.

Sports facilities: Multiple sports grounds & coaching present. College events: Moderately busy calendar with 1-3 monthly events. Mess food: The variety of food is good, the Quality and taste of food are acceptable, and Mess and Cooking arrangements are hygienic. Attendance policy: Incomplete attendance invites a penalty. Dress code: Students can wear whatever they want. Additional expenses: Requirement to eat out despite mess fees. Outside movement of girl students: Allowed within restricted timings. Classes in some departments have ACs installed, but some classrooms do not have them. There are many clubs and societies, including Microsoft Learn Student Chapter(MLSC), Creative Computing Societ(CCS), Thapar Adventure Club, Thapar Movie Club, etc.

Basic furniture is provided in a hostel-like study table and almirah and chair and a bed with a mattress. Mess is contracted to Sodexo and the food is good. The fees for hostel accommodation is around 50000 and the mess fees are around 20000. The hostel facility is good as there is 24hrs wifi service. Very less power cuts proper cleaning is done by the cleaning staff of the hostel. Room cleaning service is also provided just give a phone call to the cleaning person in the given time slot the cleaning person will come and do the proper cleaning of your room