Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College started its operations in 1973 in Chandigarh. The College functions under the aegis of GGDSD Society. It is affiliated with Panjab University, Chandigarh and is recognised by UGC. The College is approved by AICTE and accredited by NAAC.
GGDSD College Chandigarh is renowned for its excellent placements records, diverse course curriculum, and engaging educational atmosphere. Furthermore, the University has over 40 courses available at Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Diploma, and Doctoral level.
The College has a number of departments, some of which are Department of Commerce & Management, Department of Computer Science and Applications, Department of Chemistry & Industrial Chemistry, etc.
BBA is one of the renowned courses of GGDSD College Chandigarh and the annual fee of the same is Rs. 35,266/-. The admission to this course is based on merit i.e., past academic qualifications of the student.
GGDSD College’s highest package is 10 LPA and the average package in the year 2023-2024 is 6.07 LPA. Along with this, more than 200 students of the College secured placements in the leading companies which are established across the World, some of them includes Google, Wipro, Infosys, IBM, HDFC Bank, EY, etc.
The below-mentioned pointers are of some of the significant GGDSD Chandigarh rankings:
Vision: GGDSD Chandigarh has the objective to be a renowned educational institution of India which facilitates the students with quality higher education along with amenities for research, innovation, etc. for betterment of the society.
Mission: The mission of Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College Chandigarh is to impart a kind of knowledge that enables students to become competent ethical and socially-aware leaders in the corporate world.
| Institute Name | Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College, Chandigarh |
| Estd. Year | 1973 |
| Affiliated to | Panjab University, Chandigarh |
| Approved/Recognised by | UGC Section 2(f) & 12(B) |
| Type | Private |
| Accreditation | NAAC-A+ |
| Programmes offered | UG/ PG/ Diploma/ Doctorate |
| Principal | Dr. Ajay Sharma |
| Address | Sector 32-C, Chandigarh - 160030, Punjab, India |
| Contact Number | 0172-4912400, 4912405, 2662816 |
| Official Website | https://ggdsd.ac.in/ |
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To get admission in the courses offered by the College including BBA, BCA, B.Com, M.Sc, M.A, M.Com, etc., students are required to fulfill certain eligibility criteria and pay the prescribed fees.
The comprehensive details about the GGDSD Chandigarh Courses and Fees are mentioned in the table given below:
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Course |
Total Fees |
Eligibility Criteria |
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BBA (Hons.) |
Rs. 1,41,064/- |
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BCA (Hons.) |
Rs. 1,16,592/- |
*A weightage of 5% will be given to the students who have passed 12th Class with Mathematics / Statistics / other equivalent subjects. |
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B.Sc (Hons.) |
Rs. 98,000/- |
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M.Sc (Bioinformatics) |
Rs. 7,400/- |
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M.Com (General) |
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M.A (Economics) |
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* It is to be noted that the eligibility criteria defined for B.Sc in Data Analytics differs from the above-mentioned. In addition to this, for BBA (Hons.), BCA (Hons.), and M.Com (General), students are required to secure a minimum of 50% marks in the qualifying examination.
Admission Process
Students are required to apply via the online mode to enroll in the desired course of the College. For the same, applicants can navigate the official website of the College. Along with this, the GGDSD Chandigarh admissions to the programs are merit-based. However, for some of the courses, a valid score in the prescribed Institutional entrance exam is required.
Reservation Criteria
The reservation criteria for the students is segregated on the basis of 2 categories i.e., for UT pool and General Pool. The students who have completed their primary education and lower qualifying examination from the educational institutions of Chandigarh (the Union Territory) belong to the UT Pool. On the other hand, General Pool students are the ones who have completed their education / lower academic qualifications from outside Chandigarh.
The below-given table has the comprehensive details about the reservation criteria for both the categories:
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Category |
Seats Reserved |
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UT Pool |
General Pool |
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Schedule Caste |
15% |
15% |
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Schedule Tribe |
- |
7.5% |
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Differently-able / Physically Challenged person |
5% |
5% |
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Wards of Freedom Fighters |
2% |
2% |
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Wards of Defence / Para Military Personnel |
5% |
- |
* 2% seats of the total intake in each course are reserved for the students in the sport category. Additionally, this is available for sports players who belong to Chandigarh only.
Furthermore, GGDSD College Chandigarh reserves additional seats for students belonging to the different categories, above and over the sanctioned intake, the detailed information is as follows:
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Category |
Reserved Seats |
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Economically Weaker Sections |
10% |
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Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (non-migrants living in Kashmiri Valley) |
5% |
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Wards of Permanently Disabled and Martyrs of Kargil War |
1% * not available for partially financed / self-financing courses. |
*There are seats reserved for various other categories in the above and over the sanctioned intake.
Documents Required
* For more detailed information regarding the admission process, documents required, reservation policy, and eligibility criteria, kindly navigate the official website of the College.
There are a number of GGDSD Chandigarh scholarships which students can avail after fulfilling the defined eligibility criteria. One of the College scholarships includes ‘Shri Upkar Krishan Sharma Scholarship’ which is granted to a girl student on merit-cum-means basis.
Additionally, GGDSD College Chandigarh has prescribed several scholarships which are granted to the students who belong to the following categories:
* To be able to avail the above-mentioned scholarships, students are required to present valid documents to the College authorities for verification.
In addition to this, other scholarships which are granted on several categories by the affiliating University of the College i.e., Panjab University are mentioned in the following table:
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Scholarship Category |
Eligibility Requirement |
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Means-cum-Merit |
*Students who have failed, re-appeared, or passed with third division are not eligible for this scholarship. |
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Sports |
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Youth Welfare |
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AIDS / Cancer Patient |
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Single Girl Child |
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Physically Disabled |
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Transgender |
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Furthermore, students can access a diverse range of government scholarships as well which are managed by the Scholarship Cell of the College. Some of them include ‘Post Matric Scholarships for SC Students’, ‘National Means Cum Merit Scholarship’, ‘Ishan Uday – Special Scholarship Scheme for North Eastern Region’, and others.
* Students can avail a single scholarship at a time. Moreover, for some of the scholarships, application from the head authorities of the College is required. For more information, kindly visit the official website of the Institution.
| Rank By | Rank | Year |
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70 out of 300 | 2025 (Colleges) |
| 70 out of 300 | 2024 (Colleges) | |
| 101-150 out of 200 | 2023 (Colleges) | |
| 101-150 out of 200 | 2022 (Universities) | |
| 101-150 out of 200 | 2021 (Colleges) | |
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34 out of 35 | 2022 (Private Mass Communication Colleges) |
| 43 out of 120 | 2021 (Arts Colleges) | |
| 43 out of 120 | 2020 (Arts Colleges) | |
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Band-Beginner | 2021 (Non-Technical Universities & Institutes) |
GGDSD College Chandigarh has a Placement Cell through which it conducts on-campus hiring drives to enable students to secure high paying job roles in the leading companies across the World. In addition to this, prior to the GGDSD Chandigarh Placement drives, a number of training activities are conducted that ensures the students are equipped with necessary employability skills.
The below-mentioned pointers are of the pre-placement activities conducted by the College before the recruitment drives:
The leading companies which visit the campus of the College to hire students for diverse job roles are Deloitte, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, Infosys, TCS, Amazon, Google, Wipro, IBM, HDFC Bank, Genpact, etc.
The campus of the College spans across a vast area of about 16.5 acres and is surrounded by lush green environment. Moreover, the premises have several blocks, some of them are ‘Administrative Block’, ‘Pt. Mohan Lal (Commerce) Block’, ‘Science Block’, and others.
In addition to this, there are a number of spacious classrooms at the premises of the College along with smart rooms and lecture theatres, which are equipped with adequate multimedia systems to facilitate students with engaging lectures.
Some of the other facilities which are available for the students in GGDSD Chandigarh Campus are as follows:
