If you are not liking your college life currently, there are a few options you can explore. These could include any of the following:

• Look out for research options. See what your faculty is working on. This may get you interested in something. 
• Summer internships are also quite popular at universities abroad. Choose a subject you like and do a semester abroad if you are interested in that.
• If you want to enjoy your college life, you will have to break the ice with members of different clubs. Nox is a good dance club you can think of joining.
• Get in touch with your seniors and super seniors and see what they did during their time as a student. Maybe that should help.
• If you are not that interested in studying, you should consider that option only if you want to do something completely different from engineering. 

You should find your calling and pursue it. This will help you truly enjoy your college life and you will not regret your decision. 

I can only provide you with some basic facts about Thapar University. As some of my friends are from NITs, I can assure you that NIT Jamshedpur is definitely a good choice for Metallurgy. 

• It is an institution of national importance under the MHRD.
• The faculty members are good there.
• As far as placements are concerned, Tata Steel, Vedanta, Hindalco, etc. are some of the top recruiting companies.
• You can also sit for placements in IT firms and organizations.
• Metallurgy is one of the oldest branches all over India. It has great alumni support. 
• 'Technica' is the oldest branch fest of NIT Jamshedpur.
• The new AC furnished labs on the campus are well maintained.
• Jamshedpur has enough industrial and research exposure through TATA Steel and National Metallurgical Laboratory.

Being one of the oldest and most reputed branches in NIT Jamshedpur, It is suggested that you go for Metallurgy. There is a huge scope in Jamshedpur as well as all over India.

Your marks are quite impressive. You can easily get into COE at Thapar University without much hassle. If you are unable to secure admissions in the branch you prefer then there are a few ways through which you would be able to acquire it. 

Following are some of the ways that might benefit you:

• Although the possibilities can be demanding, you must wait for final spot round counselling. 
• If everything works in your favor you might end up with the branch of your choice.
• Appear for December Test to switch the branch held by you at the end of the first semester.
• Be a hard worker in your studies to maintain a CGPA of 9.6 and above. 

All these ways might help you increase your chances of changing your branch to COE in the second year.

The average package of Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is quite good. Big companies like Microsoft, JP Morgan, Adobe, etc offer packages between INR 10 LPA-40 LPA. Here are the recent placement highlights for the institute.

Hope this gives you an idea about the placements at Thapar.

As one of my friends who studied at Thapar University, I might be able to answer your question. According to them, there are a lot of things that make Thapar stand out among others.

• Thapar was established way before all the IITs except Kharagpur.
• Thapar has a lot of societies, which help them interact with each other and widen their reach.
• You will have a lot of opportunities for industrial exposure. They get training, internships, and seminars.
• As the admission process is based on JEE rank, make sure to work hard from there on.
• The college has a decent crowd and like-minded students to compete with.
• There are a lot of hill stations close to Thapar as Patiala is nearby so you can go there on weekends.

Lastly, the placements at Thapar are amazing. A lot of well-reputed companies participate in their placement program. At Thapar, if you study well and explore your subject in a good manner, then you can get placed with a very nice salary.

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.

Life at Thapar University is great. Everyone is helpful and they get along very well. If you have a friendly nature then you will love this place and your college life here. Once you start making friends and talk to new people the experience is truly amazing and tremendous. The best way to enjoy your life here is to join a society. It will help you make a lot of new friends and will also improve your personality. It will also keep you busy. 

You will find a lot of people from Delhi and Punjab so you won’t feel like an outsider. So, don’t worry and try to enjoy your college life. 

The college hours are mostly 8 am to 5 pm. But the timing depends on the schedule of the batch. The new batches have some additional subjects which are held and these often go up till 6 or 7 pm. The batches with electives may be held after 5 pm.

You will get an hour or two for lunch breaks in between when classes run till late. But this schedule is not regular as some days, the classes may be from 8 am-1 pm or 10 am-3 pm, thus it all depends on their class schedule. If the student needs to go out of campus, they must report back to the campus before 7 pm.

I have a friend who recently graduated from Thapar University and he gave me some insight regarding the placement procedure at the institute. 

Whether you will be able to sit in a placement session for a company after being selected in another company, depends on various parameters. This means the companies that visit Thapar University can be divided into 3 separate categories. Which are as follows.

• Category 1: Offers more than INR 4 LPA.
• Category 2: Offers either more than INR 4 LPA or less than INR 8 LPA.
• Category 3: Offers more than INR 8 LPA.

If you are placed in category 2, then you cannot sit for the interview session conducted for category 1. However, you still have the option open to sit for the interview session held in category 3. 

To add more, there are certain companies that are rated as “Dream Companies”. If a student is placed in that particular “Dream Company”, then he or she might not be able to sit for any other placement session held in either category.

The branch is new to the university but your scope in it will be really good. It is a blend of mechanical, electronics and control, software, and computer engineering.

According to the latest trends, this will be a really good combination for the latest job requirements. As a student, you will get to learn concepts on control, design, and analysis. Basically, as a mechatronics graduate, you will be a master of many domains. This is surely a major plus point and you will be able to use these skills for research purposes.

Just ensure that you will work hard since there is a lot of wide scope for post-graduation. This is mainly true for universities abroad. The placements are good too.