Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (GNDEC) Ludhiana

Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College is located in Ludhiana. It was established in 1956 and is one of the oldest engineering colleges in Northern India. Foundation stone was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India.

The campus covers 88 acres. Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College operates as a government-aided autonomous institute. It is affiliated with IK Gujral Punjab Technical University.

The college offers 25 postgraduate and 25 undergraduate degree and diploma programs. Courses focus on disciplines like engineering, IT, architecture and business management. Flagship program is BTech.  The college has student count of 3,800+ and a faculty count of around 150.

The college provides many facilities, including hostels, medical services, a library, gym, sports areas and more. 

For admission, the college accepts scores from multiple entrance exams, like GATE, JEE Main and CMAT. 

The college is approved by AICTE and NBA. It has been accredited by NAAC with a Grade A. The college has received accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation three times since 2004.

In rankings, the college was placed 80 out of 281 colleges in India in 2023 by India Today and 251 out of 300 by NIRF in 2020.

It has different exchange programs with international universities, including a Memorandum of Understanding with IOWA University in USA.

The college has a placement percentage of 70%. The highest salary package offered is INR 10 LPA while the average package is INR 4.2 LPA. Notable recruiters include Infosys, Accenture, TCS and Wipro.