The Guru Nanak Dev University is a government state university, affiliated by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade and also UGC, New Delhi confirmed. GNDU is situated in Amritsar, Punjab, established in the year 1969 in the name of Guru Nanak Ji on his 500th birthday. The university offers UG, PG, and Doctoral programs such as B.Tech, B.Sc.,B.Com (H), BBA, BA (Hons), B.Arch., LLB, B.A.LLB, BTTM, BHMCT, B.Lib., B.Planning, B.Pharm., BPES, BPEd., BPT and B.Ed courses at the UG level and M.Sc, M.Tech., M.Com., M.Arch.,MCA, MBA, M.Lib.,MPA,M.Planning, MHA, M.Ed. and LLM programs at the PG level. Admission to these courses is based on entrance conducted by the university.
Highlights
| Established | Type | 1969 | State |
| Recognized by | UGC |
| Accredited by | NAAC |
| Courses offered | UG, PG, and Doctoral |
| Admission criteria | Merit and Entrance based |
| Accepted exam scores | GNDU GMET and JEE Main |
| Application mode | Online and offline |
| Official Website | www.gndu.ac.in |
Ranking
- GNDU has been ranked 88 and 51 in the Overall and University rankings list of NIRF .
- The university was earlier ranked 55th in 2019 and 86th in 2018 for University and Overall ranking list of NIRF respectively.
- GNDU is ranked among the top 10 state public universities and the top 9% universities in the world by the World University Ranking.
- The University is ranked 73rd and 1434th by the QS and US News 2020 respectively.
- Earlier in 2019, the QS ranked GNDU at 66th in the Overall University list.
Courses
Guru Nanak Dev University courses include these major courses:
| Courses | Details |
| B.Tech | Duration: 4 Year Intake: 60 Selection criteria: JEE Main Specializations: Computer Engineering, Computer Science & Engg, Computer & Communication Engg., Electronics & Communication Engg., Food Technology, Mechanical Engg., Civil Engg., Electronics & Computer Engg., and Textile Engg. |
| M.Sc | Duration: 2 years Intake: 60 Selection criteria: Entrance exam Specializations: Food Technology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Botany, Biotechnology, Mathematics, Environmental Science, Zoology, Physics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Human Ethics, Exercise & Sports Physiology, Pharmaceuticals, and Sports Nutrition |
| MBA | Duration: 2 years Intake: 60 Selection criteria: Entrance exam Specializations: Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing Management, and Financial Analysis |
| B.Com + M.Com | Duration: 5 years Eligibility: 50% marks in 10+2 Intake: 60 |
| B.Sc + M.Sc | Duration: 5 years Eligibility: 50% marks in 10+2 Intake: 60 Streams: Human Genetics, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry |
| MA | Duration: 2 years Eligibility: Graduate Selection: Entrance exam Subjects: Psychology, English, History, Political Science, Punjabi, Sociology, Business Economics, Education, Hindi, Religious Studies, Persian, Philosophy, Sports Psychology, Sanskrit, Educational Leadership & Management, South Asian Studies, and Russian Studies. |
| BCA + MCA | Duration: 5 years Eligibility: 10+2 in Science stream Intake: 60 |
GNDU Admissions
Guru Nanak Dev University admissions are made both on merit and entrance-basis. For B.Sc, B.Com (H), BA (H), BA.LLB and B.Arch, the candidate must have passed class 12 with min. 50% marks and 45% marks in the relevant subject. For B.Tech., the candidate must have passed Class 12 with min. 50% marks and must possess valid JEE Main scores. For LLB, the candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree with min. 45% marks in it. For all the other UG courses, the candidate must have passed 10+2 with the relevant subjects.
How to apply?
- Visit the official website.
- Click on “Admission”
- Click on “Campus Admissions 2020-2021”
- Click on “Campus Admission Notice”
- Click on “Sign Up” then “Sign In”
- Click on “course registration” then fill all the necessary details in the GNDU Amritsar application form 2020.
- Make the fee payment in State Bank of India through bank challan or deposit it online.
- Click on “Submit”.
Placement
In the placement cycle of 2019-20, a total of 729 students from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar was placed in top-recruiting companies such as TCS Digital, TCS Codevita Ninja, KPMG, Capgemini, ICICI Bank, Cognizant, Wipro, HDFC Life, etc. The salary packages offered to them stood between INR 2 LPA to INR 7 LPA. Other recruiters who visited the campus recently include
| Cadence Design Systems | Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. | IBM |
| Accenture | ITC | Motorola India Ltd. |
| Siemens | Navyug Info Solutions Pvt. Ltd. | HCL Technologies |
| Vodafone | Vardhman Textile Ltd. | John Deere |
| Welspun | India Bulls | Tech Mahindra |
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