Thapar University

Thapar University (Formerly Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology) is one of the three organizations 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, Late Lala Karam Chand Thapar. Thapar University is today recognized among the leading privately managed grant in aid engineering institutions of the country.

Thapar University has been pioneer in the advancement of Technical Education in the country and is known for its high quality industry oriented Engineering programs. Thapar University now also offers the same quality program in Distance Education mode.

Thapar University was established in 1952 as Leading Engineering Institutions. The university was granted full autonomy and the status of a Deemed University in 1985 by UGC. Thapar University is a NAAC accredited Institution and is also recognized by DEC, Govt. of India.