Thapar being a college from Patiala in the heart of Punjab, was paired with GITAM University located in Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Located in two cities separated by a distance of about 2000km, these colleges formed a perfect pair for the exchange program. With those infinite differences in the culture and language , what remained common was the excitement in the hearts of students of both the colleges to get to know their partner college.
GITAM University or the Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management has its campuses on three locations including Vishakhapatnam which offer 109 courses altogether from different fields from engineering to architecture and law. The Vishakhapatnam campus is spread across 110 acres and has ten different schools and a number of food joints in the area.
All extra-curricular activities of the college are looked over by the GITAM University Science & Activity CENTRE(GUSAC) which has numerous societies and clubs under it for technical as well as cultural skill development.