Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College was established by the Nankana Sahib Education Trust [NSET].
NSET was founded in memory of the most sacred temple of Nankana Sahib, birth place of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, Amritsar, a premier organization of universal brotherhood, was the main force behind the mission of "Removal of Economic Backwardness through Technology". With this mission, a Polytechnic was started in 1953 and Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College was established in 1956. The Trust deed was registered on 24th February 1953 with a commitment by The Nankana Sahib Education Trust to uplift the vast weaker section of Indian polity comprising Rural India by admitting 70% students every year from Rural Areas.
This commitment was made to the nation on 8th April, 1956. The day when foundation stone of the College Building was laid by Late Dr. Rajendra Prasad Ji, the First President of India.
Nearly 10,000 graduate and 3000 Post Graduate Engineers have passed out from this college during the last 50 years and are at present successfully employed in India & abroad.The college is now ISO 9001-2000 Certified, NBA accredited and have signed MoU with IOWA University [USA] for exchange of students and faculty.
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (GNDEC) is the oldest & one of the most prestigious Engineering College in Punjab as well as Northern India. It is located in the beautiful campus spread over 80 acres of land in clean and peaceful environment in the important industrial town of Ludhiana.It was established by Nankana Sahib Education Trust in 1956,with the objective of filling the void in technical education created by the partition of the country in 1947. The GNDEC is today recognised among the leading engineering institutions of the country. The college has fulfilled the expectations of its visionary founders and during the four the four decades of its glorious existence contributed more than 6200 engineering Graduates at the global level.
The college is affiliated to Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar(Previously Panjab University Chandigarh) and is recognised by AICTE for the award of Undergraduate(B.Tech) as well as Post Graduate(M.Tech.) degrees.The college is recognised research centre for the award of Ph.D.degree in engineering.The admission is purely on merit through a Common Entrance Test(C.E.T.) held at the state level.
Gill Park
Ludhiana
Punjab
Phone No. 0161-2490339, 2502700
Fax No. 0161-2502240
gndec@ldh.chd.nic.in ; gndec@satyam.net.in
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