M.A. in Economics 

at GGDSD, Chandigarh

Goswami Ganesh Dutta SD College is one of the best institutions for any commerce and Science student. It is located in Chandigarh with an excellent faculty strength, as about 70% of all faculty are PhD holders. The placement record of the college is average, nearly around 50-60% in top MNCs, with an average salary ranging between INR 2.5 Lacs to INR 4 Lacs per year for BSc and BCom programs. Thus, its a very good college in all terms according to my research.

There are different percentage criteria for different programmes provided by the SD College Chandigarh. This college provides over 15 programmes which include UG, PG, certificate and doctoral programme. Here’s a table explaining the percentage criteria of different programmes at SD College Chandigarh:

No, there is no entrance exam needed to be admitted to Santana Dharma College Chandigarh (SD College). Admission is merit-based at this university. Students need to apply to the official website of the college and fill out the admission form. They must also meet the eligibility criteria and are required to a non-refundable registration fee. After the process is completed, the final seat allotment is merit based.

The deadline for application of Goswami Ganesh Dutta SD College also differs from the course offers. Most undergraduate courses require merit-based admissions and students normally apply early in May or June. First of all, let me tell you about application flow Coming to the college, they receive about 5000 to 6000 applications each year The admission deadline normally comes in mid July, specifically 15th to 20th of July.

Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College offers admission solely on the basis of merit. The eligibility criteria varies for each course. However, the admission to all courses is based on the merit acquired in the qualifying exam as well as scores obtained in the course-level entrance exam for some courses. Candidates who wish to apply to GGDSD College, must fulfil the course-specific eligibility criteria.

Goswami Ganesh Dutta SD College is one of the outstanding colleges with good ranking figures. As per India Today., it was placed 18th in overall rankings in 2021 and first in Chandigarh. In 2024, it was also reported to be placed 70th in NIRF rankings and the year 2021 13th places in Outlook rankings, attaining the second place in Chandigarh. These rankings indicate that Goswami Ganesh Dutta SD College can be considered to fit into the geography as a tier one college as reflected in many of the ranking's high scores in different ranking lists. The good faculty and infrastructure, as the more than 90 companies coming from the institution help to enhance its image as well. 

Yes, The GGDSD College has a good connection with the Chandigarh Administration. With the help of the administration, they provide fee privileges to students in case they are siblings applying at the same time. By making the connection with the Chandigarh administration the college collected information regarding the parents who have two kids and they both were admitted to the same college in the same session.

Yes, SD College of Chandigarh offers scholarships to students who have good aggregate and is the topper of their college and whose economic condition is poor. They promote and offer these privileges so that economically weak students are also able to fulfill their dreams of pursuing a better education. They also offer some privileges in fees to those students in case two children of the same parents apply at the same time. The students can also apply for a few scholarships by visiting and applying on the National Scholarship Portal.

Yes, it is mandatory to pay the registration fee online in SD College, because the admission form mode is online after applying for online registration on their official website you are registered yourself for the admission process and if you do not pay the fee you don’t submit your admission registration online. There are many ways to make payment for the admission form online these are:

• Online Banking
• Scratch Card
• Credit Card
• Debit Card
• Wallet
• UPI’s