Thapar University

Thapar has the legacy of 61 years and it is any day better than the upcoming NITs. Thapar has a well-established curriculum plus they mainly focus on practical learning by providing projects to their students. Moreover, the students undergo rigorous training after their 3 year. The UG program in mechanical is ABET accredited and is specially designed to build a strong base in traditional mechanical engineering. With mechanical engineering, they focus on production designing, manufacturing setups and could implement policies own their own. They are know for their state-of-the -art infrastructure that is the reason they have well-equipped labs with advanced technologies using non-traditional methods. The experienced faculty at Thapar is known for grilling their students thus producing some finest engineers from the campus. In terms of placements, L&T, Mahindra, and Mahindra,Honda Car, HeroMoto Corp ltd are few corporate giants which have visited last year.
You can't expect this kind of exposure in upcoming NIT's. Therefore, if you're ready to sweat out and work in a core field then Thapar is the right place to join.
Good luck!