Certificate in Bakery and Confectionary 

at Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, Amritsar

GNDU offers admission as per notification issued by Punjab Government. The University offers admission to its UG and PG courses on the basis of both merit and entrance-based. Admission to most of the courses is based on candidates performance in the Hence, the university does not offer direct admission. Aspirants can further reach out to the university admission office to get more details related to direct admission.

A total of 79 companies offered job opportunities to the students passing out in 2024. The highest package stood at INR 18.43 LPA and the average package offered was INR 6.40 LPA. Check the complete insights of Guru Nanak Dev University placements 2024 from the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2024)
No. of students placed	652
Highest package	INR 18.43 LPA
Average package	INR 6.40 LPA
No. of companies offered jobs	79

Guru Nanak Dev University offers a wide range of scholarships to the students on a wide range of parameters such as merit, means, and reserved category and to students with disabilities. Some of these scholarships include:

• Post-Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities
• Merit-cum-Means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses
• CS Top Class Education Scheme for SC students
• Central Sector Scheme of scholarships for college and university students, and more

Yes, for some course, GNDU takes admission without entrance exam. The admission to those courses is allotted based on the merit secured in the qualifying exam.  

Admission to following GNDU courses is based on merit in the qualifying exam:

UG Courses	PG courses
BTech (Urban &Regional Planning)	MEd
Bachelor of Tourism & Travel Management .	PG Diploma in Mental Health Counseling
BA	PG Diploma in Translation
BSc	MCom, MSc Mathematics
BPT	MBA, MCA, MSc (IT), MSc (Maths), MA (Eco), MA Punjabi, MCom

Minimum percentage for GNDU admission in some popular courses are:

Courses	Eligibility
BE/BTech	Class 12 with 50% aggregate (45% for SC)
MBA/PGDM	Class 12 with 50% aggregate (45% for SC)
UG Diploma	Class 12
BSc	Class 12 with at least 50% aggregate (45% for SC)
BCA	Class 12 with at least 50% aggregate (45% for SC)
BCom	Class 12 with at least 50% aggregate (45% for SC)

 

The University accepts several entrance exams for admission to a few  undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Given below are some of the course-wise entrance exams accepted for Guru Nanak Dev University course admissions: 

Course	Accepted Entrance Exam
BTech Courses (except BTech Urban & Regional Planning)	JEE Main
MBA	Guru Nanak Dev University Management Entrance Test (GMET)
BArch	NATA
MSc Biotechnology	JNU CEEB
ME/MTech	GATE

The list of prominent companies that selected the students during Guru Nanak Dev University placements is presented below:

Guru Nanak Dev University Placements : Top Recruiters
Wipro	Axtria	ICICI Prudential
Khanna Paper Mills	IDS Infotech	Bajaj Allianz
Bharat Electronics Limited	IOL Chemicals	Nucleus Software
Hexaware Technologies	Deloitte	Bandhan Bank

Some of the departments working under GNDU include:

• Agriculture
• Psychology
• Human Genetics
• Architecture
• Punjabi (School of Punjabi Studies)
• Law, Biotechnology, Physiotherapy
• Library and Information Science
• Botanical and Environmental Sciences
• Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit
• Mass Communication and Chemistry among others.

Yes, GNDU Amritsar has a QS ranking. Look at the below table for the QS rankings of Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar:

Ranking Body	Category	Ranks
QS Ranking 2025	QS WUR Ranking By Subject	401-475
QS Ranking 2026	QS Sustainability Ranking	1501+
QS Ranking 2026	Asian University Rankings	329
QS Ranking 2026	Asian University Rankings - Southern Asia	77

Guru Nanak Dev University College, Pathankot, GNDU has been rated 2.5 on Placements on the basis of 4 reviews given by the students.