Colleges in Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Post-Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 11
Estd: 1956
Website: gcg11.ac.in
Star streams: BA; BCA; BSc (medical,non-medical); BSc Computer Science; BCom
Seats: BSc (med) 140; BSc (non-med) 140; BSc (computer science) 50
USP: The students excel in academics, sports and extra-curricular activities and the faculty is highly research-oriented with a large number of wide-ranging projects and publications.
MCM DAV College for Women,Sector 36
Estd: 1968
Website: www.mcmdavcw-chd.edu
Star course: BSc Microbial and Food Technology
Seats in star course: 68
USP: MCM has been rated the topmost women’s college in the region in different surveys. The college has become the first institution in the region to introduce the adventure sport, rock climbing. The college stands tall among regional competitors and has won the Panjab University Women’s General Efficiency Shield for a record 37 times in the 44 years of its existence.
DAV College, Sector 10
Estd: 1958
Website: www.davchd.com
Star stream: Science
Seats in star stream: BSc Biotech — 40
USP: With student strength of 7,600 and faculty of 225, it is one of the biggest colleges in the region. The college has got a grant of Rs 92.3 lakh to run Advance Diploma in Medical Lab Technology under UGC Community College scheme. Students have excelled in academics, sports and cultural activities. During more than 50 years of its existence college has produced great administrators, jurists, academicians, artists and sports persons of international repute. College has p r o d u c e d 6 8 I n t e r n a tio n a l Sportsmen like the legendary Kapil Dev, Yuvraj Singh, Yograj, Dinesh Mongia, Jeev Milkha Singh and Irina Brar.
Post-Graduate Government College, Sector 11
Estd: 1953
Website: www.gc11.ac.in
Star stream: BCom
Seats in star stream: 140
USP: It is one of the oldest government college in the City Beautiful. It is the only college in North India to offer four-year Bachelor of Physical Education (BPEd) course. The college has state-of-the-art infrastructure with swimming pool, gymnasium hall, golf course, tennis court, sports pavilion.
Post-Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 42
Estd: 1982
Website: www.gcg42.ac.in
Star stream: Science, Commerce
Seats: BA (Functional English) Elective — 30; BA (Police Administration) Elective — 30; PG Diploma in Mass Communication — 30; PG Diploma in Computer Applications — 30; PG Diploma in Cyber Crime — 30.
USP: As many as 22 research projects have been sanctioned by UGC and other government agencies. This is the first college in Chandigarh to get approval as Research Centre in Zoology. The college has a well-maintained 18-acre campus with a one-of-its-kind eco-park.
Government Home Science College,Sector 10
Estd: 1961
Website: www.homescience10.org
Courses offered: BSc Home Science (Apparel and Textile, Design, Dietetics, Human Development and Social Welfare, Interior Designs Management, Composite); B.Sc. Fashion Designing
Seats: BSc Home Science — 120; Apparel and Textile Design — 20; Composite — 40; Dietetics — 20; Human Development and Social Welfare — 20; Interior Design Management — 20. B.Sc. Fashion Designing (Self Financing Course) — 30.
Claim to fame: Offers a revamped career-oriented undergraduate programme in BSc.
Dr Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Technology
Estd: 1990
Website:
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