TIET started online classes through Thapar Learning Management System (TIET LMS). TIET LMS allows faculty to manage all course activities online.

B) Prof. Rajeev Mehta and Dr. Neetu Singh from Chemical Engineering Department, Dr. Soumen Basu from School of Chemistry and Biochemistry are working on the project "Synthesis of Graphene oxide and reduced Graphene oxide from coal, and scale-up of the process” under Center of Excellence in Frontier Materials at TIET. The project builds upon a novel, efficient, environmentally friendly and relatively inexpensive process developed by Prof. Mahajan and his team at Virginia Tech. The cost of producing graphene from our one-pot process compared to that using currently employed Hummers’ method is estimated to be approximately fifteen times lower. We expect this advantage to magnify for large-scale production. The importance of cost advantage cannot be overstated. Lower price of graphene and its related manifestations will find their way in a diverse set of applications including additives for hydrophobic coatings, lightweight composites for automobiles and tires, membranes for desalination and water purification, biosensors and thermal interface materials for high power computing systems and improved zinc-ion batteries. Briefly stated, the impact will be transformational. The success of this project will provide us a unique capability to produce Graphene Oxide (GO), Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) and other graphene derivatives such as graphene quantum dots, in-house, at a fraction of cost of the current market price of GO, rGO etc. It is worthwhile to note that inspite of the restrictions encountered due to Covid 19 pandemic, we have already assembled all the required equipment and consumables, and succeeded in making Graphene Oxide (GO) in our laboratory.

C) A team of faculty members and scientists from TIET, PAU, Ludhiana and TAU, Israel is working on a project entitled ‘Village: A Data-Driven Approach to Precision Agriculture in Small Farms’ under the Center of Excellence for Food Security. The key members of the project include Prof. Moushumi Ghosh, Dr. Amit Mishra, Dr. Shreelekha Pandey, Dr. Vinay Arora, Dr. Karun Verma (TIET, Patiala), Prof J.S. Mahal (Director Extension, PAU, Ludhiana), Prof. Dhanwinder Singh, Prof. Manjeet Singh (PAU, Ludhiana), Prof. Eyal Ben Dor, Prof. Ram Fishman, Prof. Yosi Shacham (TAU, Israel).

A data driven approach based system is being established which can store and compile the useful information received from different sources such as remote sensing, ground sensors and farmers survey in cloud server for further analysis. The system is based on low-cost mobile units (i.e. IoTs, phones) and application software collecting and transmitting data directly from the farms. It will serve people with low technical literacy those are working with smallholders in developing countries.

The proposed technology presents current status as well as predict possible scenarios such as dehydration, heat (or cold) damage, or pathogen attacks based on the change detected using Micro Systems Technologies, i.e. sensors, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) supported by very large scale (VLSI) application specific integrated circuits (ASIC). Data generation using close and far remote sensing means (satellite and drone based multispectral camera system) are being developed to assess soil chemical and physical attributes using self and simple easy to use methodology.

The novelty of using an integrated interdisciplinary behavioral-technological approach that builds on our respective disciplinary expertise, and the ability to pilot and implement at scale through partnerships, on the ground, allowing not only gaining new research insights into smallholder cultivation and revolutionizing agricultural extension in the developing world but also caters to the clarion call of the government to double the income of farmers by 2022.

A) "VERITAS" a digital design logbook: A multidisciplinary student team developed “VERITAS” a digital design logbook to manage project-based courses including the CAPSTONE projects. The developed website provides an online digital logbook/daily diary/blog with team collaboration for individual work stored on a secure platform. Faculty and other mentors can be part of the team to monitor and assess work progress and contributions. This is designed for use in BE Capstone Projects, Project Semester, Project-based courses, student teams for competitions, etc.The entire project has been executed online since the middle of April 2020, under the Experiential Learning Centre (ELC). A team of 12 students, which comprised 8 students of 3rd Year, Mechanical Engg., one student each from 2nd year of Computer Engg., Electronics and Communication Engg., and Mechanical Engg., and 1st year of Computer Engg.. They were guided online by Dr Sanjeev Bedi, Professor, UW Canada, Dr. Ajay Batish and Mr. A S Jawanda from TIET, Patiala, and with valuable inputs from Dr. Sandeep Sharma, MED, TIET. The project is live on https://logbook.cf/ and will soon be hosted on http://logbook.thapar.edu. First release will be tested for Capstone Project of Mechanical Engineering with about 350 users and hosted on CITM infrastructure.

B) Ritwik Mehta, (Third Year - Electrical Engineering) is selected as the Chairperson of many online MUNs. Selection was based on personal interview, CV shortlisting and experience. Following are the details:

C) Sahil Ahuja under the guidance of Dr. H.S. Pannu created a Multimodal Authentication System.

D) Ritwik Mehta, (Third Year - Electrical Engineering) published Understanding COVID-19 Response Dynamics: Impact on Globalization and International Trade in My policy brief by Policy Monks. For details, click here.

E) Jeeya Prakash, a student of third Year (ECE) published a book "Mirror".
"Mirror" is a collection of Poems that she wrote during her late teenage years. It is a journey of connecting with people, trying to bring them closer to themselves and making them believe that they are never alone, hence the title. The book is available on Amazon and Flipkart, being shipped worldwide, and it is also available as an E-book.

G) Ritwik Mehta, (Third Year - Electrical Engineering) is selected as the Youth Representative of Patiala District by Youth India Federation.

H) Japleen Singh and Prabhjot Singh the students of 4th year BE Civil Engineering presented the paper titled as "comparison of bituminous mixture properties at various stages of construction of pavement" under the guidance of Dr.Tanuj Chopra and Dr.Anush K.C at 4th international conference on construction, real estate infrastructure, project (CRIP) Management organised by National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR), Pune.

J) Japleen Singh and Prabhjot Singh the students of 4th year undergraduate qualified in the top ten of the paper presentation titled as “Engineering deficiencies and road safety” under the guidance of road safety audit team of T.I.E.T organised by IRSC Supported by MORTH.

In frame: Dr Debabrata Deb

E) TIET faculty as national opinion movers - Dr. Debabrata Deb, Assistant Professor, SPMS: One of his opinion piece got published in THE ARMCHAIR JOURNAL, Friday, July 17, 2020. To read complete article, click here.

J) Abhishek Prasad from Electrical Engineering, batch 2015-19, secured outstanding 3.77 GPA out of 4 in the 30 credits Online Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (June-2019 to July-2020) conducted by Electronics and ICT Academy of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal in association with Edureka as an industry partner - an initiative by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Government of India). He got selected in this Post Graduate Program in top 42 out of 10,145 applicants with a scholarship of Rs. 112,491(One Lakh Twelve Thousand Four Hundred Ninety One Rupees Only).

TIET team has developed 6 products during April to July 2020 in Experiential Learning Center and Central Workshop with financial support from the institute. The team has developed six products. The products are Ventilators: Mechanical Type & Electronics Based; ROBO-CART: Automated Cart / trolleys; Face Shield. The details can be read here.

The NBA accreditation has been extended for one year till June 30, 2021 for Electronics & Communication Engineering and Civil Engineering programs.

A) Rotaract Club, TIET organised Personal Online Counseling Sessions in association with Thapar Institute Counseling Cell (TICC).

COVID-19 pandemic disrupted regular professional practices Worldwide, which subsequently redefined the way the service sector operated. It was a harbinger of change at the Centre for Training & Development (CTD) as well, as they graduated from conventional/offline training to online training. In fact, this change in the mode of delivering training programs helped CTD leverage the advantages of ‘outreach’ and ‘flexibility’. In the quarter April-June 2020, CTD trained more than 3000 students spanning across 1049 hours. Students showed bubbling enthusiasm in enrolling for the various CTD courses, designed variously for students in different years of study. Following is a summary of the trainings:

CTD continues to deliver the above programs in an online mode. Registrations are invited at the beginning of the week, and customized learning sessions are organized throughout the week, covering areas like personal interviews, group discussions, case analyses, aptitude tests, career assessment, career support etc., making the students more industry and society ready. Look forward to hearing from the CTD team every Monday and get insightful inputs on employability related skills!