Guru Nanak Dev University
{{Short description|Public university in Amritsar, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Guru Nanak Dev University
| image_name = Guru Nanak Dev University Logo.png
| caption = The Official Logo of Guru Nanak Dev University
| motto = ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨ ਦੀਪਕ ਉਜਿਆਰੀਆ
| mottoeng = The Lamp of the Guru's Wisdom Illuminates
| established = {{start date and age|24 November, 1969}}
| type = Public state university
| chancellor = Governor of Punjab
| vice_chancellor = Dr. Karamjeet Singh
| city = Amritsar
| state = Punjab
| country = India
| campus = Urban
| campus_size = {{convert|500|acre}}
| nickname = GNDU
| undergrad = 5741 (2023) {{citation|title=NIRF 2023 Overall Application|url=https://online.gndu.ac.in/nirf2023.pdf}}
| affiliations = UGC,{{citation|url=https://assessmentonline.naac.gov.in/public/index.php/admin/get_file?file_path=eyJpdiI6InlVcUNPQUgxMSs1TDdMNElVTzBETWc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiUUxwaGxac1ZQZFQwcU55ZWxNb3R1dkZvaWRuUU1FZklBa0xUSWVxTEFBZEJNTGRWenRjRnhRZ29kNVZLS1Iyd2E3VjI4dkVXeFI5UHlvalFtSkp1Q3c9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImIyYWQ0ZTU4ZjU5ZGYzMzM3YTlmNTQ4NzBkNzkzYmM3MDE1MDNkZGQyY2E2NzhkZmM1NjczM2E0ODMwM2YxYzQiLCJ0YWciOiIifQ==|title=UGC Status}} PCI,{{citation|title=PCI Affiliation Document|url=https://assessmentonline.naac.gov.in/public/index.php/admin/get_file?file_path=eyJpdiI6ImRZbUdPKytsS2lNTUVaQmRrWjJvSEE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiTjJhWUpKUzBGZ2gwV0RVL2dxR1I1SC94cTJzeFVLcUJaYUJ2NlBXOHR3RWsrZnBpWHkrTGpsZC9GaWpYOUdHUE5DVTRFS0U0NU1LbXorNVF2RWhOR1E9PSIsIm1hYyI6IjNhMGJkZTVlZDM3ZWZkM2QzMDFhN2NjOWM1ZGU2OGU3MGIyNjIwNTE5MTdiODNmMWFiMDA2MmZhYWM1MWQ2MjgiLCJ0YWciOiIifQ==}} BCI,{{citation|url=https://assessmentonline.naac.gov.in/public/index.php/admin/get_file?file_path=eyJpdiI6Ii9ZeG84LzdocUYyV1R6OC9tQU5OcVE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiMWhGTmhaKzRNSmV4V3VucXRSVXROZ3hlMlFYallVcVNING5URzBBa0pPOXkvTDFBVXRQbVZ6M0F6alc4NStnQk5RMUlYSTkraTFHVFB1U1oxck9DWlE9PSIsIm1hYyI6IjZiZGI2MDExNGQyZGVlNzFiZGU4MTQ0ODUwMTJhOGI3ZmZjYzkyYjExMThlYmZmYTVlMWM2MjMxYTMzZmM0MGUiLCJ0YWciOiIifQ==|title=BCI Affiliation Document}} COA,{{citation|url=https://assessmentonline.naac.gov.in/public/index.php/admin/get_file?file_path=eyJpdiI6IlNaVXQ1dzJRL0Y1MWpJVjZtNkJ0TWc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiK1JTbVJmNXFNOXJ0bjQ0Z1lXeW1ZdjUyQUhsdzM0VVpsZEVLWmxWbys5NWdDMmQ3OXNiSEVYd2tHK2lQWWYvVVY1V1NNSFUrSEx0V2RkQkM1UUs0dnc9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImNiMWI5ZjZlOWM2MjAwMjc2YmVmNzk0YWI2MGQwODUxOGU3MTg2ZjA4MTQ1MmM0NjMyZTBjMjMzN2RjNWM2ODIiLCJ0YWciOiIifQ==|title=COA Affiliation Document}} NCTE{{citation|title=NCTE Affiliation Document|url=https://assessmentonline.naac.gov.in/public/index.php/admin/get_file?file_path=eyJpdiI6ImhaZmt1MnFwblk3NUZjZGE3aFVuT0E9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiMFQ3L2pNd0dTUnJHMGM1R0VBKzdoWnFrMWpDTmVJWUxURWZjWU84ZmxwaHZmdjFjaFZHTlVOM2FGWVhIcHpNZGVNWW9oaFFUejFCTlNUU3hXVk9obGc9PSIsIm1hYyI6Ijc5NzBlYTJiOGFmOGU3OGIzMTlmMGZkNDYyMTMwMzExMjVkYmY2MmU5NTkzMzE4YzljYWMwNjEyYzA3YmMyMWIiLCJ0YWciOiIifQ==|access-date= 28 October 2024}}
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| website = {{URL|http://gndu.ac.in/}}
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Guru Nanak Dev University is a Public State University in Amritsar, India. It also offers many higher studies degree courses online. The university's campus is spread over {{cvt|500|acre}}.{{Cite web|title=Guru Nanak Dev University|url=https://online.gndu.ac.in/about-university.aspx|access-date=2021-06-19|website=online.gndu.ac.in}}
Campus
File:Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) Banner, Amritsar 3-5-2009 12-48-51 PM.JPG
Guru Nanak Dev University campus is spread over 500 acres (200 ha) near Kot Khalsa, approximately eight km (5.0 mi) west of Amritsar on the Amritsar-Lahore highway, next to Khalsa College. The university was founded in 24th of November, 1969 and is named after the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev. The university is home to several research centers and institutes, including the National Institute of Punjabi Language, Literature and Culture, the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, and the Indian Institute of Public Administration.{{Cite web |title=Guru Nanak Dev University |url=https://online.gndu.ac.in/about-university.aspx |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=online.gndu.ac.in}}
Ranking
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University
| NIRF_O_2022 = 80
| NIRF_O_2023 = 87
| NIRF_O_2021 = 85
}}
Guru Nanak Dev University was ranked 48th among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023{{Cite web |title=University Ranking |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2023/UniversityRanking.html}} and 87th overall.{{Cite web |title=Ranking |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2023/OverallRanking.html}}
Vice Chancellors
- Prof. Bishan Singh Samundri (1969 to 1978){{Cite web |url=http://www.gnduaa.org/University/OurViceChancellors/tabid/71/Default.aspx |title=Our Vice Chancellors |date=29 December 2018 |website=www.gnduaa.org |access-date=29 December 2018 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208050943/http://www.gnduaa.org/University/OurViceChancellors/tabid/71/Default.aspx |url-status=dead }}
- Karam Singh Gill (1978 to 1981)
- J. S. Grewal (1981 to 1984)
- S. S. Bal (1985 to 1988)
- Gurdip Singh Randhawa (1989 to 1996)
- Harbhajan Singh Soch (1996 to 2001)
- S. P. Singh (2001 to 2006)
- Jai Rup Singh Pannu (2006 to 2009)
- Prof. Ajaib Singh Brar (2009 to 2017)
- Jaspal Singh Sandhu (2017–2024)
- Karamjeet Singh (2024 onward)
Gallery
File:Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar- Administarion Block and Post Office.jpg|Administration block and post office
File:Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 3-5-2009 12-49-09 PM.JPG|Main entrance
File:Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar- main gate 2009-03-05.JPG|Main entrance gate
File:Guru Nanak Dev University3.jpg|alt=Maharaja Ranjit Singh Bhawan Photo|Maharaja Ranjit Singh Bhawan
Notable alumni
{{Alumni|date=July 2022}}
Some of Guru Nanak Dev University's notable alumni include:{{Cite web|title=Guru Nanak Dev University|url=https://online.gndu.ac.in/ProminentGNDUAlumni.aspx|access-date=2021-11-13|website=online.gndu.ac.in}}
- Ajit Pal Singh, Indian hockey Olympian and both Padmashri and Arjuna Awardee
- Prof. Bhura Singh Ghuman, former Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Alumni share memories at GNDU meet|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/amritsar/alumni-share-memories-at-gndu-meet-726796|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}
- Surjit Pattar, Punjabi writer and poet (currently President of Punjab Arts Council, Chandigarh and Padmashri Awardee){{Cite web|date=2020-02-21|title=Can't become original thinker if weak in mother tongue: Surjit Patar|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/can-t-become-original-thinker-if-weak-in-mother-tongue-surjit-patar/story-hw89SV3yxY9Z9F14jM9XYK.html|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2017-08-22|title=Surjit Patar appointed chairperson of Punjab Arts Council|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/surjit-patar-set-to-replace-satinder-satti-as-punjab-arts-council-chief/story-mNuxSAOuKXEEd09BZC6InM.html|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}
- Satinder Satti, anchor and actress
- Amrinder Gill, singer and actor
- Ranjit Bawa, singer and actor
- Kapil Sharma, Comedian, actor,singer
- Sugandha Mishra, singer and actress
- Gurpreet Ghuggi, comedian and actor
- Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police{{Cite web|title=Meet IPS Sanjeev Yadav, who is set to receive President's Gallantry Medal for the 11th time|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-meet-ips-sanjeev-yadav-who-is-set-to-receive-president-s-gallantry-medal-for-the-11th-time-2930306|access-date=2022-01-26|website=DNA India|language=en}}
See also
{{Portal|India|Punjab}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.gndu.ac.in/ Official University website]
- [http://online.gndu.ac.in/pdf/naac_certificate.pdf NAAC Certificate]
{{Universities in Punjab}}
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Category:Universities in Punjab, India
Category:Universities and colleges established in 1969
Category:Education in Amritsar
Category:1969 establishments in Punjab, India