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:    www.ihmchandigarh.org

Star courses: BSc Hospitality and Hotel Administration;  Diploma in Food Production

USP: The Institute has been recognised for its commendable work by Govt. of India and Chandigarh Administration. Students of the institute have acheived many top merit position on all India Rank and job placement after training has almost been 100% last year for the past several years.

Chandigarh College of Architecture

Estd: 1961

Website : cca.nic.in

Courses offered: The college offers a five-year programme leading to the degree of Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) for which it is affiliated to the Panjab University in the Faculty of Design and Fine Arts.

Seats: 40

USP: Students are trained by exposure to live problems, situations and circumstances. Teaching, throughout the course of five years, is based on an inter-disciplinary approach which in addition to classroom learning through lectures, slide talks, discussions, assignments, comprehension tests, etc. entails numerous site visits and on-the-spot studies.

Chitkara University, Chandigarh

Estd: 2002

Website: chitkara.edu.in

Star stream: BTech; BArch

USP: State-of-the-art facilities on the campus. Strong on-campus recruitment due to intensive focus on making students industry ready.

Desh Bhagat University & Desh Bhagat United, Mandi Gobindgarh

Estd: 1996

Website: www.deshbhagatuniversity.in

Courses offered: Ph.D I M.Phil I M.Tech. I Master’s Degree I Bachelor’s Degree I PG & UG Diplomas in almost all Streams.

USP: A Centre of Innovation, Research & Entrepreneurship with excellent results & grand placement record.

 

Gurukul Vidyapeeth Institute of Engineering & Technology, Banur

Estd: 2008

Website:  www.gurukul.cc

Courses offered: BTech, BBA, BCA, BSc IT

USP: This institute not only imparts technical education but emphasis is laid on Vedic Education as well. The aim is to produce engineers with a holistic bent of mind.