Guru Nanak Dev University
Main entrance of University
Established	1969
Type	Public
Chancellor	Sunith Francis Rodrigues
Vice-Chancellor	Dr.Ajaib Singh Brar [1]
Location	Amritsar, Punjab, India
Campus	Urban, 500 acres (2 km²)
Nickname	GNDU
Affiliations	UGC
Website	gndu.ac.in

Guru Nanak Dev University, or GNDU, was established at Amritsar, India on November 24, 1969 to commemorate Guru Nanak Dev's birth quincentenary celebrations. Guru Nanak Dev University campus is spread over 500 acres (2 km²) near village of Kot Khalsa, some eight kilometer west of the Amritsar City on Amritsar - Lahore highway, next to Khalsa College, Amritsar.

GNDU is a both residential and an affiliating university. In conceiving the future course of the University, the objectives enshrined in the 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. Studies and research on the life and teachings of Guru Nanak, in addition to working towards the promotion of Punjabi language and spreading education among educationally backward classes and communities were the other commitments.

Contents 1 Campus 2 Awards 3 Faculties in GNDU 3.1 Faculty in Applied Sciences 3.2 Faculty in Arts & Social Science 3.3 Faculty in Economics & Business 3.4 Faculty in Engineering & Technology 3.5 Faculty in Humanities & Religious Studies 3.6 Faculty in Languages 3.7 Faculty in Laws 3.8 Faculty in Life Sciences 3.9 Faculty in Physical Education 3.10 Faculty in Physical Planning & Architecture 3.11 Faculty in Sciences 3.12 Faculty in Sports Medicines & Physiotherapy 3.13 Faculty in Visual Art & Performing Arts 4 Regional campuses & constituent colleges 5 Placements 6 Former Vice Chancellors 7 Amritsar Campus Photos 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Campus

Guru Nanak Dev University campus is spread over 500 acres (2 km²) near village of Kot Khalsa, some eight kilometer west of the Amritsar City on Amritsar - Lahore highway, next to Khalsa College, Amritsar. GNDU presents a picture of modern architecture. Traditional red brick geometrical blocks represent its regard for time-honoured values and commitment to scientific advancement. Making its humble beginning in an annexe of the adjoining Khalsa College, the University today boasts of thirty seven academic departments, two regional centres, three constituent colleges and a score of support service departments besides several administrative offices.

In addition to the academics, the University has also created necessary facilities for recreation and all round development of students and faculty in the form of Department of Youth Services, National Service Scheme, a 900 seat all purpose auditorium, half a dozen seminar and conference halls, a modern hi-tech sports complex, sports hostel, faculty club, students' centre, health centre, day care centre, two separate holiday homes at Dalhousie for teachers and students, working women hostel, Baba Buddha College Bhawan along with on campus residential facilities for a large number of students, teachers and administrative staff. The Campus with its lush green grounds, swaying fields, blossom laden tree lined lanes provides a most conducive physical environment for work and progress. The University takes pride in the fact that its community over the years has developed a great participative work culture.

[edit] Awards

The University has won Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy seventeen times ^[2] and inter-varsity youth festival championship four times consecutively. UGC has granted the University Centre for Excellence in Sport Science.

National Assessment and Accreditation Council accredited the University at the Five Star Level. ^[3] Being rated at such a high level will inspire its community to make strides ahead still faster and stronger with academic excellence and commitment to social upliftment as the core ideals.

[edit] Faculties in GNDU

[edit] Faculty in Applied Sciences

• Department of Applied Chemistry ^[4]
• Department of Applied Chemical Sciences & Technology
• Department of Applied Physics
• Department of Food Science & Technology
• Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

[edit] Faculty in Arts & Social Science

• Department of History
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Psychology
• School of Social Sciences
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Library & Information Science

[edit] Faculty in Economics & Business

• Department of Commerce and Business Management - The Department of Commerce and Business Management (CBM) was initially a constituent unit of the Punjab School of Economics, but in 1984 it started functioning as an independent department. Admission to the MBA program is through a competitive test, MET Punjab.
• Punjab School of Economics

[edit] Faculty in Engineering & Technology

• Department of Computer Science & Engineering
• Department of Electronics Technology

[edit] Faculty in Humanities & Religious Studies

• Guru Nanak Studies

[edit] Faculty in Languages

• Department of English
• Department of Foreign Languages
• Department of Hindi
• Department of Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrit
• School of Punjabi Studies
• Department of Urdu & Persian

[edit] Faculty in Laws

• Department of Laws

[edit] Faculty in Life Sciences

• Centre for Genetic Disorders
• Department of Biotechnology
• Department of Botanical & Envirn. Sciences
• Department of Human Genetics
• Department of Microbiology
• Department of Molecular Bio. & Bio-Chemistry
• Department of Zoology

[edit] Faculty in Physical Education

• Department of Physical Education

[edit] Faculty in Physical Planning & Architecture

• Department of Architecture
• Guru Ram Das School of Planning

[edit] Faculty in Sciences

• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Physics

[edit] Faculty in Sports Medicines & Physiotherapy

• Department of Sports Medicines & Physiotherapy

[edit] Faculty in Visual Art & Performing Arts

• Department of Music

[edit] Regional campuses & constituent colleges

• Maharaja Ranjit Singh regional campus, Jalandhar^[5]
• Regional campus, Gurdaspur
• University college, Jalandhar
• Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial college, Mukandpur
• Shaheed Ram Singh Pathania Memorial college, Niari

[edit] Placements

GNDU has a good track record of a large number of placements in the region. Many Multinational corporations visit the GNDU campus annually to select the students from CSE, ECE, MBA and Food Technology departments. ^[6]

[edit] Former Vice Chancellors

• Prof. Bishan Singh Samundri (1969 to 1978)^[7]
• Dr. Karam Singh Gill (1978 to 1981)
• Dr. J.S.Grewal (1981 to 1984)
• Dr.S.S.Bal (1985 to 1988)
• Dr.Gurdip Singh Randhawa (1989 to 1996)
• Dr.Harbhajan Singh Soch (1996 to 2001)
• Dr.S.P.Singh (2001 to 2006)
• Dr.Jairup Singh (2006 to February 2009)

[edit] Amritsar Campus Photos

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Guru Nanak Dev University

• Official University website
• Guru Nanak Dev University Alumni website
• The official website for the industry liaison and student placement department
• Commerce and Business Management Department
• List of Colleges under Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
• GNDU on Google Maps

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