Colleges in Punjab

Amritsar

BBK DAV College for Women

Estd: 1967

Website: www.bbkdav.org

Star stream: Commerce

Seats: BCom (regular) - 225 seats; BCom (professional) - 180 

USP: Re-accredited A by NAAC, adjudged a College with Potential for Excellence and a Model College for Vocational Education by UGC, acclaimed as a sterling example of holistic education by NUEPA, 'STAR COLLEGE'-status conferred by Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, it is a top-ranking college of North India. In the current year, the college scholars have won nearly 290 merit positions. The college enjoys the rare honour of having given to the nation one Arjuna Awardee, one Olympian, one Gold Medalist in Asian Games.

DAV College

Estd: 1955

Website:  www.davindia-asr.org.

Star stream: BCA

Number of seats in the star stream: 200

USP: It has been given the title of College with Potential for Excellence and is accredited as A+  by NAAC, Bangalore. The college is using web-based teaching methodologies.

Global Institutes

Estd: 2008

Website: www.globalinstitutes.edu.in

Seats:  540

USP: Its students have won five university gold medals and 24 university top positions. It has also bagged various national prizes and recognitions like: Outstanding Engineering Institute Award by ET NOW, Campus Excellence Award by Discovery Education Media, Outstanding B School Award by DNA for All Round Achievements, Prestigious Dewang Mehta B School Leadership Award. 

Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology

Estd: 2002

Website: www.acetamritsar.ac.in

Number of seats in the star stream: Computer Science and Engineering - intake 180

Cut off:  62 per cent

USP: Accredited by NBA (National Board of Accreditation) and NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council in 2009 and 2012, respectively.  It has signed MOUs with several international universities (Flinders University Australia, Pittsburgh University, USA, Thomas River University Canada). Students have got placements in companies like TCS, Infosys, Oracle, IBM, Dell, Ericsson, Accenture.

Khalsa College for Women

Estd: 1968

Website: [email protected]

Star stream: BSc (non-medical)

Seats: 75

USP: NAAC A Grade. Besides state-of-the-art science labs, the college also has five computer labs, more than 140 latest computers having Wi-Fi Networking and loaded with latest software for the use of students.

Global Institutes

www.globalinstitutes.edu.in

Seats: B.Tech: ME (120) ; CSE (120) ; ECE (60) ; IT (60) ; CE (120), MCA (60), MBA (120), B.Sc (Agri) (90), B.Sc (Hotel Mgt) (120), B.Sc (Airlines Tourism) (60), B.Com (Prof) (60), BCA (60)

USP: Placements in 200+ Companies, Winner of 7  Prestigious Awards, Tie-Up with University of North Alabama, USA & University of Mauritius, International Internships Opportunities, 5 University Gold Medals, 24 University Toppers & 150+ Merit Positions.

Bathinda

Punjab Technical University Giani Zail Singh Campus

Estd: 1989

Website: www.gzscetbti.gov.in

Star courses: Mechanical, electronics and civil. All the workshops and labs are complete and fully equipped with the latest technology.

Cut off: As per AIEEE ranking, last year admissions started from 4000 rank.

USP: The college was upgraded to the status of a campus of the Punjab Technical University in December 2011.   

Baba Farid Group of Institutions

Estd: 2008

Website: www.bfcet.com

Star courses: BTech (CSE, ECE, IT, civil, mechanical, electrical, computer sciences); BCA, BA (open); BCom (open); BSc (computer science, medical, non-medical,biotech, maths); BSc Agri (integrated), agri (four-year program); BBA; Airline Tourism and Hospitality Management.

Cut offs: AIEEE ranking.

USP: The USP of this group of institutions is its huge campus and the fact that it offers hundreds of courses in every stream. Its two-day long annual festival, Vibgyor, is a packed-to-capacity affair and adds to the lure of the college.   

Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (AIMSR)

Estd: 2005

Website: www.adesh.in

UG courses: MBBS 150 seats

Cut off: Admissions as per the PMET rankings

USP: AIMSR is the first 100 per cent self-financed private medical college of state started by the Adesh Group of Institutes. The 50-acre campus is located on Bathinda-Bhucho road and has the latest state-of-art machines available and runs a 150-bed hospital that was much-needed in this cancer-stricken belt of Punjab.

Government Rajindra College

Website: www.grcb.ac.in

UG courses: BSc (medical and non medical); BCom; B Sc(economics); BCA; BBA; BSc (biotech and hotel management courses).

Cut offs: BA - 60 per cent; BSc 65 per cent ; B Com 70 per cent; B Sc economics 70 per cent; BCA 60 per cent; BBA 60 per cent; B Sc biotech 60 per cent.

USP: Among the top three government colleges, having conventional courses, in the state. This year the college has made it to the list of model colleges which will get Central-State government grant of Rs 4 crore under the Rashtriya Uchhatar Shiksha Abhiyaan.

DAV College

Estd: 1969

Website: www.davbathinda.com

Courses: BA (open), BCA, B Com, BBA and B Sc

USP: DAV College is the first private college students turn to after the seats in the local government college are filled. Some of the courses offered by the college, such as BCom (Professional) have gained popularity among the students of the region.  

Ferozepur

Shaheed Bhagat Singh State Technical Campus

Estd: 1995

Website: www.sbscet.ac.in

Courses offered (seats): B Tech  CSE - 120; ECE - 90; Mechanical - 180; Electrical - 60; Chemical - 30; Civil Engg- 120.

USP:  It is the first government engineering college declared by Government of Punjab as State Technical Campus. The institute got Rs 10 crore grant from Government of India for Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP-II). Students have got placements in 250+ multinational/national companies with highest package of Rs 7 lakh.

Gurdaspur

Shanti Devi Arya Mahila (SDAM) College, Dinanagar

Established:  1965

Website: www.shantidevi.org

Star Stream: Msc (Fashion Designing)

Seats: 30

Cut off: 85 per cent

USP: Apart from being the oldest, it is the only college in the entire district which has a strength of more than 4,000 female students and offers 45 courses run under the GNDU/UGC and ITI. It is the only GNDU-affiliated institute that offers a BA in Education course.  The Institute has been given grade A by NAAC. 

Golden College of Engineering and Technology

Established: 2008

Website: www.goldengroups.in.

Star stream: Mechanical Engineering

Cut off:  60 per cent

USP: The college boasts of having state-of-the-art infrastructure which can be compared with the best in the region.   

Jalandhar

Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya

Estd: 1927

Website: www.hrmmv.org

Courses offered: BA/BSc (Med., Eco., Non-Med. with Bioinformatics as a subject, Comp.Sc., Biotech.); BBA, BCA, B.Sc.(IT), BFA, BD, BMM, BCom (regular and professional), BSc (Fashion Design)

Star streams: Humanities, Commerce, BFA (Painting), BD (Textile, Fashion, Interior Designing).

USP: It is the only college of Punjab which is running PG Diploma in Cyber Law and Information Security. Four-year professional skill courses - Bachelor in Multimedia, Bachelor in Design and Bachelor in Fine Arts.  It is one of the best girls colleges in the state with its student strength last year being 5,348. The college has been re-accredited A Grade with 3.83 score (highest in the country) by NAAC and  is recognised as a College of Excellence by the UGC. It has also been called a Role Model College by NAAC Peer Team.

Lyallpur Khalsa College

Estd: 1908

Website: www.lkc.ac.in

Courses offered (seats): BSc (med, non-med) - 80; BSc (Comp.Sc.)  - 90, BSc. (Eco.)  - 90; BCom - 225; BCA -100; BSc (IT) - 80; BSc (Biotech)  - 80; BBA  - 100; BCom-(Prof.)  - 150; BPT - 40; DCA  - 40;  DCM -40; BCom (Hons) - 150; BCA -50; B.Voc. in Software system (from 2014 onwards), B Voc. in Printing technology.

Add on courses: Plant Tissue Culture, Gurmat Sangeet, P.C. Assembling and Trouble Shooting, Banking Services.

USP: Re-accredited as 'A' grade with a high 3.74 CGPA score by NAAC. The college also has to its credit Star College Status awarded by the Department of Science and Technology. It has won Teja Singh Samundari Trophy consecutively for 12 years. 

DAV College

Estd: 1918

Website: www.davjalandhar.com

Courses offered: BSc (biotechnology, medical, non-medical, computer science, IT, economics), Food Science & Technology (Hons.) 8 semester; BA; BCA; BBA; BCom. (regular and professional); BA in Journalism & Mass Communication.

USP: Re-accredited by NAAC with 'A' grade securing 3.76 CGPA it is the only college in India to win SAIL Nehru Hockey Championship for unprecedented 12 times.  

Doaba College

Estd: 1941

Website: www.doabacollege.net

Courses offered (seats):  BA in Journalism and Mass Communication (40); BTHM (40); BCom Professional (150); BCom (225); BCA (100); 

Star streams: Journalism courses; B Com; BSc IT.

USP: The college offers industry-relevant and market-sensitive traditional and latest professional courses.. 

Prem Chand Markanda SD College for WomenWebsite: pcmsdcollegeonline.com

Courses offered: BSc (economics, computer science, non-medical, fashion design); BCA; BA Honours ); BCom (regular and professional); BBA.

USP: Various dual degree courses are offered by the college. These include, Communication Skills in English; Fashion Designing; Internet Applications  etc.

Ludhiana

Government College for Girls

Estd: 1943

E-mail: [email protected]

Courses offered: B.Sc (Non medical) 160 seats, B.Sc (Medical) 120 seats, BCA 40 seats, BBA 40 seats, B.Com 170 seats, BA 550 seats.

Star stream:B.Com

Cut off: 75 per cent (last year)

USP: Maximum university positions in different undergraduate courses and national championships in sports. 

Punjab Agricultural University

Estd: 1962

Website: www.pau.edu

Courses offered: BSc Agriculture Hons.;B.tech Hons. Food technology, Agricultural Engineering; BSc Hons.  Home Science

Star Stream: B.Sc Agriculture Hons.

Cut off: Entrance test for admission

USP: PAU is well-known international recognised institute of agricultural science. Highly qualified faculty and world class infrastructure. Collaboration with top international organisations of the world.

Mohali

University Institute of Emerging Technology, Chandigarh University (UIET - CU)

Estd:  2009

Website: www.cuchd.in

Star stream: BE (Honours) in collaboration with IBM in CSE (Cloud Computing, Big Data & Information Security)

Number of seats in star stream:  60

USP: The institute has got the Outstanding Institute of Engineering-North India award and boasts of partnership with elite corporates like Microsoft, IBM, Wipro, Tech-Mahindra and Oracle that has resulted in industry-sponsored advanced infrastructure for cutting edge technical training to engineering students.    

Aryans College of Engineering

Estd: 2011

Website: www.aryans.edu.in

Star stream: BTech (Civil)

Seats in star stream: 180  

USP: Experienced faculty, well-equipped labs, various scholarship schemes and a good placement record. More than 500 companies visited the college last year offering good job opportunities to students. 

Rayat Bahra University, School of Engineering and Technology

Estd:  2005 under PTU and AICTE upgraded  to university later 

Website: www.rayatbahra.com

Star stream: Automobile engineering

Seats in star stream: 60

USP: The institution offers various PG and UG courses approved by the AICTE. All these courses have been developed in association with industry giants under the university's Skill Development Centre which houses major industries like Volkswagen, Volvo, Eicher, Royal Enfield, Ford, Bosch, TCS and IBM under one roof.  

Government College, SAS Nagar

Estd: 1984

Website: www.gcmohali.com

Star stream: B.Com

Seats: 120

USP: The college has sports facilities, including cinder track and gymnasium.  

Patiala

Government Mohindra College

Estd: 1875

Email; [email protected]

Star Stream: Science

Cut off: BA — 60%; BSc Non Med — 80%; BSc  Med — 70%; BSc computer — 72%; BSc Agriculture — 70%; BCom Professional — 70%

USP:  This 140-year-old heritage status educational institute is the only government college in Punjab which has been accredited with A+ grade by the national agency NAAC. It has also got the coveted “College with Potential for Excellence” by the UGC. It was adjudged as Star College in life Sciences by the Department of Biotecnology, Govt. of India.   

Government Bikram College of Commerce

Estd: 1945

Email: [email protected]

Star Stream: Commerce

Cut off: 94.6 per cent for admission to BCom. Part I

USP: One of the oldest exclusive commerce education college, it has earned a brand name in the field of industry and commerce all over India and abroad.

Multani Mal Modi College

Estd: 1967

Email: [email protected]

Star stream: Commerce and Science Cut off: BCom —78%; BCom. (Professional) — 76%; 

USP: The college is about to complete 50 years, and during this period it has established itself as a leading Educational institution with the student strength of 3745. 

Centre for Advanced Media Studies, Punjabi University

Estd: 2009

Email: [email protected]

Course: BA (Hons) in TV & Film Production. (20 seats); BA (Honors) in Journalism, Mass Communication & Media Technology. (20 seats)

Cut off: 50 per cent; 75 per cent

USP: Punjabi University took the exclusive initiative by evolving a Centre for Advanced Media Studies (CAMS) to start technical, professional, advanced and specialized courses to train students for Television and Film world. 

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law

Estd: 2006

Website: www.rgnul.ac.in

Course: BALL.B. (HONS.) — Five-year integrated course

Seats: 180

Cut off : All India Merit 913

USP: The University is running five-year integrated law course BALLB. (Hons.) and one-year PG course in Law (LLM.)

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.

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.

Phagwara

GNA - Institute of Management and Technology

Estd: 2004

Website- www.gnaedu.in

Courses offered (seats): BBA (60); BCA (60); BCom (P) (60)

USP: The college has strong industry links and students are involved in live projects from industry apart from having project-based learning. The -placement record of the institute is also commendable.

Ramgarhia Institute of  Engineering & Technology

Estd: 2003

Website : www.riet.ac.in

Courses offered (seats): BTech (Electronics & Comm. Engg., Computer Sci. & Engg.) (120 seats); BTech. (Mechanical, Civil, IT) 

(60 seats) 

USP: The college provideds an efficient career development centre to students and a number of students have got placements in reputed MNCs and national level companies. 

Sangrur

Government Ranbir College

Estd: 1939

Website:  www.ranbircollegesangrur.org

Courses offered: BA, BSc (medical and non-medical), BCom, BCA, PGDCA, BBA, 

Seats in different courses: BA-1250; BSc(medical/non-medical) -60 each; BCom.-60; BCA-40; PGDCA-30; BBA-40

Claim to fame: Re-accredited with B grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in May, 2014.  

Akal Degree College for Women

Established: 1970

Website: www.adcwsangrur.com

Courses offered: BA, BCA, PGDCA, M. Sc. (IT).

Star stream: Humanities

Seats in different courses: BCA-40 

Claim to fame: Besides BA course, the college has also been running BCA, PGDCA and MSc (IT) courses.. 

Guru Nanak Dev Dental College and Research Institute,Sunam

Estd: 1997

Website: www.gnddentalcollege.com

Courses offered: BDS, GNM and ANM.

Star stream: BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)

Seats: BDS - 100; GNM - 50; ANM - 30.

Claim to fame: More than 50 students of this college have joined post-graduate courses (MDS) in dental colleges of Punjab and other states after passing PGET. 

Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering and Technology

Estd: 2002

Website: www.bgiet.ac.in

Courses offered: BTech. in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Information Technology (IT), Electrical Engineering (EE), Civil Engineering (CE) and Food Technology (FT). M. Tech. in CSE, ECE, ME, EE, Power System Engineering (PSE), and MBA.

Cut off:  As per University's rules of merit in admission test.

Seats: BTech: CSE-120; ECE-120; ME.-120; IT -60; EE -60; CE.-60; FT.-60

Claim to Fame: BGIET is an NBA accredited institute ranked among the  top five engineering institutes of Punjab in terms of infrastructure. It is also ranked among top five institutions of PTU in terms of placements, A+ in All India Rating Category among B-School (Indian Management 2013).

Bhai Gurdas College of Law

Estd: 2003

Website: www.bhaigurdas.com/bgcl

Course Offered:  BA, LL.B five-year, and LL.B three-year

Seats: 160 seats in BALL.B and 80 in LLB

Claim to fame: In the judicial examinations of Punjab 2012 and 2013, seven students of the college were selected as judicial magistrates.

Akal College of Physical Education, Mastuana Sahib

Estd: 2006

Website:  www.acpe.ac.in

Courses offered: BPEd. (one year); BPE (three-year); DPEd.; P.G. Diploma in Health and Fitness Trainer and Certificate Course in Yoga.

Seats: DPEd - 50; 100 in BPE -100

Claim to fame: During 2013-14 all five university merit positions of DPEd and BPEd classes were obtained by the college students. 

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal 

Estd: 1991

Website: www.sliet.ac.in

Courses offered: BTech 

USP:  Accredited by NAAC and NBA. The institute is an autonomous body, fully funded by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD). The institute awards its own certificates, diplomas, UG and PG approved and recognised by AICTE, New Delhi. PhD programmes have also been started after it attained status of Deemed to be University.