Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA) 

at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

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

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.

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

GNDU offers BSc and BSc (Hons) courses across various specialisations. These courses are offered at the university campus in Amritsar, at other university campuses, and at the colleges affiliated with GNDU. A list some of the BSc specialisations offered at the university is given below:

• BSc in Agriculture
• BSc in Medical Laboratory Technology
• BSc B.Ed
• BSc in Fashion Designing
• BSc in Computational Statistics & Data Analytics
• BSc Medical/Non Medical
• BSc in Early Child Care & Education
• BSc (Hons) in Dietetics & Nutrition
• BSc (Hons) in Economics

 

 

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

The highest package offered to the 2024 passing-out batch was INR 18.43 LPA. Earlier, the highest package offered in 2023 was INR 19.57 LPA. Looking at the past three years' statistics, declining trend was recorded in the Guru Nanak Dev University the highest package, which is depicted below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
the highest package	INR 44 LPA	INR 19.57 LPA	INR 18.43 LPA

As per the latest report, 652 students were placed during the 2024 placements. Earlier, 875 students were placed in 2023 Looking at the past three years' statistics, year-on-year decline was recorded in the number of students placed. The Guru Nanak Dev University placement trends are depicted below for better clarity:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
No. of students placed	993	875	652

The total number of BSc seats at GNDU are 14,100. This number also includes the BSc seats available at the colleges affiliated with GNDU. At the Guru Nanak Dev University campus, the total student intake for BSc is of 935 students. These seats are further divided among the various BSc specialisations provided at the university. The aforementioned number of seats is taken from the official website of the university/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

The GNDU BSc graduates can build careers in various fields across the corporate sector, government sector, educational sector, etc. Some of the organisations where the BSc graduates of the univeristy were placed over the past few years are listed below:

• Baljit Laboratory
• Beyond Squarefeet Advisory Pvt. Ltd.
• Dayanand Model High School
• Gurusiksha
• Indian Army
• JCB
• Parag Milk Foods Pvt. Ltd.
• Questcrest Leading India
• Reliance Industries
• Skyway
• Apna Bazar Co-op

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