Department of Chemical Engineering, TIET

B.E. in Chemical Engineering

The Department of Chemical Engineering at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology offers a rigorous and application-oriented B.E. Chemical Engineering programme that combines mathematics, chemistry, natural sciences, and engineering principles. The curriculum integrates strong theoretical foundations with laboratory learning, computational tools, industry-oriented projects, field visits, industrial training, and capstone experiences, preparing students to solve complex engineering challenges across diverse industries. Students build expertise in transport phenomena, thermodynamics, reaction engineering, process design, process control, and emerging focus areas including petroleum, energy, materials, and chemical process engineering. The programme prepares graduates for careers in process industries, energy, pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, environmental engineering, manufacturing, research, entrepreneurship, and higher education.

Semester

Semester I
Semester II
Semester III
Semester IV
Semester V
Semester VI

Semester-wise Credits

Semester	Credits
First	18.0
Second	18.0
Third	27.0
Fourth	25.5
Fifth	25.0
Sixth	22.0
Seventh	15.0
Eighth	24.0
TOTAL	174.5

Semester I

Total credits: 18.0

#	Code	Course	Lecture	Tutorial	Practical	Cr
1	UPH013	Physics	3	1	2	4.5
2	UES101	Engineering Drawing	2	4	0	4.2
3	UHU003	Professional Communication	2	0	2	3.0
4	UES102	Manufacturing Processes	2	0	2	3.0
5	UMA022	Calculus for Engineers	3	1	0	3.5

Semester II

Total credits: 18.0

#	Code	Course	Lecture	Tutorial	Practical	Cr
1	UCB009	Chemistry	3	0	2	4.2
2	UES103	Programming for Problem Solving	3	1	2	4.5
3	UES013	Electrical & Electronics Engineering	3	1	2	4.5
4	UEN008	Energy and Environment	2	0	0	2.0
5	UMA023	Differential Equations and Linear Algebra	3	1	0	3.5

EL activity in Semester-II will be carried out as per schedule.

Semester III

Total credits: 27.0

#	Code	Course	Lecture	Tutorial	Practical	Cr
1	UCH404	Chemical Process Industries	3	0	0	3.0
2	UCH306	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-I	3	0	0	3.0
3	UCH301	Material and Energy Balances	3	1	0	3.5
4	UCH302	Process Fluid Mechanics	3	1	2	4.5
5	UES012	Engineering Materials	3	1	2	4.5
6	UCH307	Industrial Pollution Abatement	2	1	2	3.5
7	UCS321	AI for Engineers	2	0	2	3.0
8	UTD003	Aptitude Skills Building	2	0	0	2.0
9	UES020	Thermo-Fluids (only for IEP students)	2	0	2	3.0

Semester IV

Total credits: 25.5

#	Code	Course	Lecture	Tutorial	Practical	Cr
1	UCH410	Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering	3	0	2	4.0
2	UCH408	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-II	3	1	0	3.5
3	UCH402	Heat Transfer	3	1	2	4.5
4	UCH502	Mass Transfer-I	3	1	0	3.5
5	UCH409	Process Engineering Simulation Softwares	2	0	2	3.0
6	UCS421	Ethics and Risk Mitigation in AI for Engineers	3	0	0	3.0
7	UTA016	Engineering Design Project – I	1	0	2	3.0
8	UHU052	The Evolutionary Basis of Human Behaviour for Engineers \| 1 Self Effort Hour, Alternate Week	1*	0	0	1.0

Semester V

Total credits: 25.0

#	Code	Course	Lecture	Tutorial	Practical	Cr
1	UCH501	Chemical Reaction Engineering-I	3	1	2	4.5
2	UCH401	Fluid and Particle Mechanics	3	1	2	4.5
3	UCH506	Process Instrumentation and Control	3	1	2	4.5
4	UCH405	Energy Resources	3	1	2	4.5
5	UTA025	Innovation & Entrepreneurship	1	0	2*	2.0
6	-	Generic Elective	2	0	0	2.0
7	UCH509	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Chemical Engineering	2	0	2	3.0

Semester VI

Total credits: 22.0

#	Code	Course	Lecture	Tutorial	Practical	Cr
1	UCH601	Chemical Reaction Engineering-II	3	1	0	3.5
2	UCH613	Mass Transfer-II	3	1	2	4.5
3	UCH603	Transport Phenomena	3	1	0	3.5
4	UCH605	Process Utility and Industrial Safety	3	1	0	3.5
5	UCH802	Process Modeling and Simulation	3	0	2	4.0
6	UCH612	Process Equipment Design Project	2	0	2	3.0
7	UCH893	Capstone Project (Starts)	0	0	2	-

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