Here are a few helpful tips for students starting their first year at Thapar University.

1. Make sure your attendance is 75% because anything below it will get you detained and you might not be allowed to sit for exams
2. Always make intellectual friends who help you during exams with their informative notes.
3. Explore places outside the campus and understand yourself better. Taking a break from academics is very necessary to refuel your passion for studies. 
4. Join the societies that help you identify and pursue your passion. There is a society for almost everything from Literature and dramatics, to technical societies.
5. Don't adopt a narrow perspective and limit yourselves to studies only. Plan your future and start working on it.  
6. While many may not agree, CGPA does matter both in the short and long run. Maintain good grades to ensure a bright future.

Hope these points helped you!

As mentioned in the answers before mine, it depends mainly on how well you utilize these years. Engineering is a tiring course because of the constant pressure from tests, assignments, projects, and finally, the end sem exams.

Electronics is a good branch at Thapar University. The projects, assignments, classroom lectures and lab sessions involved in it are industry oriented and practical in nature. The Chemical Engineering curriculum is also quite relatable as many of the topics are touched upon during +1 and +2. 

Moreover, the Chemical department hosts student exchange programs. Through that, the students go for a 5-8 week long training to countries like Russia, Bulgaria and China. Over there, they are engaged in designing research papers, and attending summits/conferences related to the Chemical industry. The student exchange program is an excellent opportunity to grab long term internships with foreign institutes, and to work on great projects. 

Overall, Thapar University is worth the high fees. If you get a chance to study at Thapar, make the most of it.

In all honesty, the answer to both these questions is No. 

Initially, this setup was present in the main campus itself as School of Behavioral Studies. Later on, it was shifted to Dera Bassi as LMTSOM. The Patiala campus offers much more facilities and exposure to its students.

Moreover, the Patiala campus is located in the heart of Patiala city. On the other hand, the Dera Bassi campus is located in the middle of a village, that too in a secluded area. The fee structure is almost similar at both the campuses. It mainly depends on the course. Moreover, fee is not the primary concern in this case. There are other more important factors that you must not overlook. 

Personally, I wouldn’t recommend the Dera Bassi campus of Thapar University.

There are many people who don’t visit their homes during the weekends. Here is a curated list of exciting things they can do to make their weekends fun

• Go to the mountains and witness the beautiful carnival of eye-dazzling mountains near the college.
• Join a society or club that aligns with your passions and spend time pursuing it during weekends. 
• If you don’t want to waste your time and are very senior about your future and higher studies, study the extra mile.
• If you are interested in CS, start nearing coding or some new technology.

If you don’t want to do anything and just want to chill in your room, sleep and watch your favorite shows!