I am a student at GNDU Amritsar pursuing Btech in Computer science and engineering. I am not praising this college just because I am a student here but as you read my review, you will agree with me since the college boasts for itself with its unmatched facilities in every field. From academics to sports, GNDU has a lot to offer. Starting from the hostel facility, I personally am very happy with the hostel accommodation (girls hostel). The hostel has well-furnished and spacious 2 seater, 3 seater and 5 seater rooms. It’s well equipped with wi-fi (most important to students), medical room, utility shop, photocopy, PCO-cum-stationary store, general store, reading hall, mess, canteen, etc. Not to forget, the hostels have sprawling lush green lawns, indoor and outdoor facilities for hostellers and a common room with a LED Tv.
To ensure the safety and security of the hostellers, the hostel entrance and boundaries are under 24 hrs CCTV surveillance (Now this is something that makes my parents very happy)
Talking about placements, as the statistics say, more than 7500 students have been placed through campus placements / off campus placements / joint campus placements. Students of professional courses are helped to do their industrial training in multinational companies in India and abroad. Major recruiters such as 99acres.com, Accenture, Airtel, Axis Bank, Asian paints, Just dial, Kent RO, Kotak Mahindra, L & T Infotech, Britannia, Oracle, to name a few, recruit here.
Now, comes my favorite part, the amazing infrastructure of GNDU. Starting with sports, the Department of Physical Education organizes games and sports in the affiliated colleges to raise the University teams in various disciplines. It organizes special training camps and inter-college tournaments in about 60 to 65 men and women events and participates in inter-university tournaments in 40 to 45 games involving more than 6000 students. Spread over a sprawling vast expanse, its sports complex houses an international quality Astro-turf Hockey stadium, an Olympic standard swimming pool stadium, with separate facilities for training, diving and competition, and exclusive playgrounds for all sports like football, cricket, lawn tennis, basket ball, volleyball, handball, softball, kho-kho and kabaddi etc. Players of all sports are welcome here. It also has an open air gymnasium. Indoor gymnasium is likely to come up in a very short while.
Now time for some boasting ! The sports achievements of the University are unparalleled in the history of University games in India. It has won India’s prestigious Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy for being overall best University for a record period of 16 times, the Dr. B.L.Gupta Overall General Championship Trophy 10 times, got runner-up position for 5 times and remained third 5 times. Besides these national trophies, it has also won prestigious Osmania University Platinum Jubilee Trophy four times. Every year about 10 to 15 outstanding University players participate in the International competitions and about 60-70 players represent in the National competitions. Over the years, 24 of its players have been honoured with ARJUNA AWARD.
Youth Activities
A lot of youth activities tale place here. GNDU organizes University Zonal, Inter-zonal Youth Festivals, Youth Leadership Training & Hiking, Trekking Camps, Inter-State Tours, coaching camps and prepares teams for participation in North Zone Inter-University & All Indian National Inter-University Youth Festivals and other Inter-University competitions organized by Punjab Government/D.P.I.(Colleges) Punjab and different states Universities. The department also holds Seminars, Workshops for students for the promotion of Art & Culture. The University maintained its supremacy in the Cultural Field by retaining OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP in the All India Inter-University National Youth Festival, 2007 held at University of Chennai, Madras as well as in North Zone Inter-University Youth Festival for the seventh time in succession.
GNDU also boasts of a lovely library. The University library building is a marvel and a masterpiece of architecture. This building is five storeyed, inverted pyramid shaped magnificent building directly visible from the main gate of the university on the Grand Trunk Road. It is centrally located with teaching departments all around.
GNDU has also established a well equipped media center on its campus. Keeping in mind that the world has become a global village because of the meteoric pace of information technology, the Media Centre would go a long way in accessing useful information about the developments occurring in any part of the world.
Another feather to GNDU’s hat would be the upcoming Punjabi folklore museum. The Museum will provide a fairly desirable knowledge of the rich diversity of the Punjabi folklore which forms the true spirit of the rural Punjab, but which is at discount in the face of materialistic onslaughts.
Overall I would definitely recommend GNDU to the college seeking aspirants to experience engineering with bliss!
- Infrastructure
- Placements
- Academics
- Value for Money
- Campus Life
- Industry Exposure
- Student Crowd
- Hostel
