tietreport — TIET University Report LaTeX Class

A professional LaTeX document class for university project reports, specifically designed for Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET). Provides consistent formatting, custom title pages, headers, and bibliography management out of the box.

Features

• Custom Title Page: Formatted for TIET institutional requirements with course code, student roll numbers, advisor info, and department footer.
• Professional Layout: Two-sided printing with asymmetric margins (binding gutter on inner edge).
• Chapter Styling: Raggedleft chapter titles with horizontal rules and professional spacing.
• Alternating Headers: Automatic left/right page headers with page numbers and project titles on outer margins.
• Bibliography Management: Integrated biblatex with biber backend for modern citation management.
• Zotero Integration: Compatible with Zotero + BetterBibTeX for automatic reference synchronization.
• Table of Contents: Auto-generated TOC with proper chapter/section hierarchy.
• Font and Math Support: amsmath, amssymb, graphicx for professional content.

Installation

Option 1: Local Installation

Copy tietreport.cls to your LaTeX project directory alongside your document.

Option 2: System-Wide Installation

Place tietreport.cls in your local TEXMF tree:

~/texmf/tex/latex/tietreport/tietreport.cls

Then run texhash to update the database.

Option 3: CTAN Installation

Install via your package manager:

tlmgr install tietreport

Or download from CTAN: https://ctan.org/pkg/tietreport

Quick Start

\documentclass{tietreport}

\TitlePageHeader{%
  UCS 503 Software Engineering Lab%
}

\ProjectTitle{%
  My Amazing Project%
}

\ProjectSubTitle{%
  A Comprehensive Study%
}

\author{%
  \texttt{10217001} Alice Smith \\
  \texttt{10217002} Bob Johnson \\
  \texttt{10217003} Carol White \\
  \texttt{10217004} David Brown%
}

\TitlePageSubText{%
  Group: \texttt{3001} BE Third Year, CSE%
}

\AdvisorName{%
  Dr. Prof. Name%
}

\TitlePageFooterText{{%
    \large Mid-Semester Evaluation \\[0.2cm]
    \bfseries Computer Science and Engineering
    Department%
  } \\[0.15cm]
  Thapar Institute of Engineering and
  Technology, Patiala%
}

\usepackage[
  style=alphabetic,
  backend=biber
]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{references.bib}

\begin{document}
\maketitle
\tableofcontents

\chapter{Introduction}

Your content here...

\printbibliography

\end{document}

Configuration Options

Document Class Options

Pass options to \documentclass:

\documentclass[twoside,12pt]{tietreport}

Standard report class options are supported: twoside, oneside, openright, openany, 12pt, 11pt, 10pt, etc.

Title Page Customization

Override any title page element using these commands in your preamble:

\TitlePageHeader{...}
\ProjectTitle{...}
\ProjectSubTitle{...}
\author{...}
\TitlePageSubText{...}
\AdvisorName{...}
\TitlePageFooterText{...}

Margin Adjustment

The class sets margins for two-sided printing:

• Inner (binding): 1.5in
• Outer: 1in
• Top: 1.8in
• Bottom: 0.85in

To customize, load geometry after the class:

\usepackage[
  inner=1.4in,
  outer=0.9in
]{geometry}

Bibliography Style

Change citation style by passing options to biblatex:

\usepackage[
  style=authoryear,
  backend=biber
]{biblatex}

Available styles: alphabetic, authoryear, numeric, ieee, apa, and more.

Zotero Workflow

1. Install Zotero: https://www.zotero.org/
2. Add BetterBibTeX extension: https://retorque.re/zotero-better-bibtex/
3. Create/import references in Zotero
4. Set up auto-export to references.bib:
   • Right-click collection → Export
   • Format: BibLaTeX
   • Check "Keep updated"
5. Cite in your document with \cite{}
6. Compile: pdflatex → biber → pdflatex

Sample Documents

The package includes example documents:

• sample-report-raw.tex: Full LaTeX document showing all features
• sample-report.tex: Minimal template with tables, figures, and citations

Requirements

• LaTeX2ε with recent packages
• biber (for biblatex bibliography backend)
• graphicx, hyperref, fancyhdr, titlesec
• amsmath, amssymb (optional, for math)

Compilation

latexmk -pdf document.tex

Or manually:

pdflatex document
biber document
pdflatex document
pdflatex document

Troubleshooting

"Class file not found"

• Ensure tietreport.cls is in your document directory or TEXMF path
• Run texhash if installed system-wide

Bibliography not appearing

• Verify \addbibresource{references.bib} in preamble
• Ensure references.bib exists
• Run biber (not bibtex)
• Compile 3 times: pdflatex → biber → pdflatex → pdflatex

Missing citations

• Check citation keys match .bib file exactly
• Use \cite{}, \textcite{}, or \parencite{}
• Verify biblatex options in preamble

Documentation

Full documentation available in:

• tietreport.cls: Inline code comments
• sample-report.tex: Working example
• sample-report-raw.tex: Feature showcase

License

MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Submit issues or pull requests to: https://github.com/bvraghav/tietreport

Citation

If you use tietreport in academic work, please cite:

@software{tietreport2024,
  author = {Raghav B. Venkataramaiyer},
  title = {tietreport: TIET University Report
  LaTeX Class},
  year = {2024},
  url = {https://ctan.org/pkg/tietreport}
}

Support

• GitHub Issues: https://github.com/bvraghav/tietreport/issues
• CTAN Package: https://ctan.org/pkg/tietreport
• Email: support@tietreport.org

Changelog

Version 1.0 (2024-09-03)

• Initial release
• tietreport document class
• Comprehensive documentation
• Zotero + BibTeX integration
• Overleaf template support