About us

Guru nanak dev university was established at amritsar on november 24, 1969 to mark the 500th birth anniversary of sri guru nanak dev ji. It is both a residential and an affiliating university. In conceiving the future course of the university, the objectives enshrined in the guru nanak dev university act 1969, emphasised that the new university would make provision for imparting education and promoting research in the humanities, learned professions, sciences, especially of applied nature and technology.

The University is successfully catering to twenty thousand students in various faculties at University Campuses and Constituent Colleges. Guru Nanak Dev University is the first University of the region which introduced on-line admissions to its courses, on-line counselling for State Level Admissions and Credit Based Evaluation System. All the results have been computerized and OMR (Optical Magnetic Recognition) system is being used to bring in more efficiency and transparency. It is again first for any University in the region to have computerized it examination and registration system. The students now have an all time access to their results through SMS service.

The University has risen to 16th rank in the top 50 universities of the country, as per recent survey conducted by 'India Today' and has achieved 11th Position, out of the 500 universities, in Publications in science. The University has won the highest sports Award in the country, the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy, for a record of 21 times. The university has won National Championship in Inter-University Youth Festivals in the year 2012. The University has been National Champion for 8 times. The University has also won the North Zone Inter-University Cultural Championship for the 12 times this year.

Programmes and Projects

All india survey on higher education (aishe), study in india programme

Centenary commemoration of jallianwala bagh massacre and 150th birth anniversary celebrations of mahatma gandhi

Central animal housing facility 

 

Directorate of online studies and many more

 

 

 

http://online.gndu.ac.in/about-university.aspx

 

Contact Us :

Phone number : 0183- 2258802, 2450601-14