Guru Nanak Dev University

Guru Nanak Dev University is a state university in Amritsar, Punjab, established on 24 November 1969 under the Guru Nanak Dev University Act (Punjab Act No. 21 of 1969) to mark the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Its campus covers about 500 acres on the western side of the city. The University Grants Commission lists it under sections 2(f) and 12B and has given it Category-I status and the title 'University with Potential for Excellence'. NAAC re-accredited it in December 2022, in the fourth cycle, at A++ grade with a CGPA of 3.85 out of 4. The 2026-27 prospectus counts 45 teaching departments on the campus, two regional campuses and 170 affiliated, university and constituent colleges, with more than 20,000 students across them.

Teaching departments cover engineering and technology (computer science, electronics, civil, mechanical, food technology, textile processing), basic and applied sciences, social sciences, languages, commerce and management, laws, pharmacy, architecture and planning, physiotherapy, sports sciences, education, agriculture and performing arts. The 2026-27 prospectus lists seats and fees department by department, from five-year integrated and two-year postgraduate degrees to B.Tech, B.Arch, B.Pharm, LL.B and MBA. Admission runs through the university's online portal: B.Tech seats follow JEE (Main) 2026 scores, B.Arch uses NATA and JEE (Architecture) scores in a 50:50 ratio, and other programmes use the university entrance test, state or national counselling, or merit in the qualifying examination, as each department notifies.