Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology - [Thapar University], Patiala - Hostel Details

The hostel for the 1st year students is the most loved hostel in Thapar University because of numerous reasons.

• The hostel is huge and every room in the building is spacious.
• It has grounds huge enough to play cricket, football, or even kho-kho.
• The mess workers are better than every other hostel and they provide good food, although not as good as the J hostel. 
• It has stable and high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity. 

Since this will be the first hostel in your college life you will always have a special place for it in your heart. The facilities provided by the hostel are good.

My brother is a graduate of Thapar University. This answer is based on his experience at the hostel of the university. Here are some of the things that made Hostel-J special among all of the hostels of the university. 

• Hostel-J has a 7-storey building, which surely makes it to be among the top hostels of India.
• The hostel offers both Single Room and Shared Room facilities to the students. There is a group of 11 single rooms in each wing with a common hall and a common restroom.
• The hostel has a 24*7 running Mess facility. No other hostel at the university offers such facilities. 
• There is 1 LED television available for each group of 11 students. 
• The hostel has an awesome location -- from each one of the rooms you can have a beautiful view of the university campus, the football ground, and the greener all around the hostels.
• There is a Balcony for each room of the hostel.
• Separate sports equipment like Cricket bat and ball for each hostel wing. 
• A refrigerator, a water purifier, a sofa set is available in the hostel for each wing of 11 students. I don't think that any other academic hostel in India would have such a ratio.
• At times, you can have Domino’s Pizza at the mess of the hostel for lunch!

These are a few specialties regarding Hostel-J in Thapar University. However, the experience can vary from student to student. 

According to one of my friends studying at Thapar, generally, the basic items that are required to avail hostel facilities can mostly be found in the nearby departmental store in the COS Complex at Thapar University.

However, it is suggested that you still bring items as listed beneath,

• You should bring both buckets and mugs, as per your need.
• Garbage Can
• Different sanitary products, such as Soap, Shampoo, Toothbrush, and other necessary items. 
• Mirror, as per your requirement.
• Room Freshener, if required.
• You should most definitely carry your laptop.
• A portable laptop table, since it will assist in reasonable ways.
• Pillow and Bed Sheets
• A lock paired with at least 3 equipped keys.

Apart from that, you should get a mattress, shoes, and other relevant items from the nearby store, if required.

Thapar University offers hostel facilities to the enrolled students which are spread over a large area of land. You can opt for two-seaters, three-seaters, and four-seaters rooms as per your requirements and budget. 

1. The hostels are divided into several blocks. All of the blocks have been well constructed with plantations everywhere. 
2. The hostel rooms are spacious and will not cause any sort of trouble to you during your stay there.
3. There are a total of six hostels at the university. Each one of the hostels has high-speed internet (Wi-Fi) connectivity, geyser in every room, 24 hours power supply, Water purifiers, clean bathrooms, etc. 
4. A Gym facility is also available for students along with several halls and courts for sports, cultural and extracurricular activities. 
5. An in-house marketplace is also available which has a variety of shops. The students can even opt for in-house laundry services at the university. 
6. The mess food is of good quality and is made hygienically under supervision keeping in mind the health of the students. 
7. If you want to study, you can go to the Reading room.

One of my friends is pursuing his B.Tech from Thapar University and he used to stay in one of the hostels of the university. He has had a very good time there.

I have a friend who attends Thapar and here is his insight about hostel C. Hostel C is one of the top choices for students to move into. Life here is much better in comparison to the other hostels. Here are some of the points for you to consider.

• Mess: The mess serves decent food. You may not like the dal and rice sometimes and the Chinese food is not that great either. But, the gulab jamun, chocolate, and custard are some of the things that are very tasty. 
• Bathrooms: The bathrooms are pretty clean usually except during the monsoons. You might find a few frogs in there, sometimes when it rains. Sometimes, the good showers could be occupied and there could be a tussle for the same. They have also installed new washing machines for you to do your laundry.
• Rooms: The rooms are designed for three people. The ceilings are high enough for summer to be bearable and there is good ventilation. Not many students install coolers during the summer unlike in other hostels.
• Internet: The internet speed is about 250 to 400 kbps. It is quite consistent and this should suffice for you to do most of your work. If not WiFi you can even try a LAN cable. That should help as well.

Hostel C definitely offers a better experience as compared to the other hostels. You are good to go with hostel C, it has a good balance of everything and you will not face that many issues here.

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.

Check the following points to understand a basic difference between both hostels:

• Internet facility: In terms of Wi-fi or internet connectivity, TIET - Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology or Thapar University, both C and J hostels are equal. 
• Food: In terms of food, Thapar University Hostel J is far better than Hostel C.
• Sports: In terms of sports, both Thapar University hostels C and J hostels have their own advantages. Hostel C of Thapar University has a playground, but Hostel J has a badminton court. But if you are a sports enthusiast then Hostel C of Thapar University would be better for you.

Therefore, both Hostel C and J of Thapar University are good. Try to live in every hostel for different years of your student life. As each of them will give you different experiences each year.