Goswami Ganesh Dutt Sanatan Dharama College, Chandigarh established in the year 1973 is accredited by the NAAC with A+ grade and honored with the status of ‘A College with Potential for Excellence’ by the UGC. GGDSD is ranked 99th in All India Ranking by NIRF (2019). The college offers profuse UG, PG, and doctorate level courses with multiple specializations. Admission to all the courses is done on the basis of merit except M.Sc. For M.S. students are required to present PU CET scores. Candidates who wish to take admission in the GGDSD college have to register themselves online on the college official website and apply for the respective courses there. Also, the NCCMP Course of the college is recognized by NSE.

GGDSD College Chandigarh Highlights

Established I Institute Type  1973 I Private 
Courses offered UG, PG, Doctoral level courses
Admission criteria Merit and Entrance based
Facilities Library, canteen, hostel, Sports
Mode of education Full-time
City Chandigarh
Entrance exam PU CET
Application mode Online 
Campus 16.5 acres
Scholarships Yes
Official website ggdsd.ac.in

GGDSD College Chandigarh Ranking

  • Goswami Ganesh Dutt Sanatan Dharama College has been ranked 12th rank in BCA, 23rd rank in Commerce, 23rd rank in Science, 18th rank in BBA, and 41st rank in Arts at All India level in a survey conducted by ‘India Today’ in collaboration with Nielsen India survey in 2020.
  • Selected under ‘Star College Scheme’ by the DBT, Govt of India
  • Sanctioned ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyay Knowledge Acquisition and Upgradation of Skilled Human Abilities and Livelihood ‘(KAUSHAL) Kendra’ status by UGC to run B.Voc. Courses.

GGDSD College Chandigarh Courses

Goswami Ganesh Dutt Sanatan Dharama College offers UG, PG, Doctorate level courses. Below given is the detailed representation of the same:

Courses Specialization Details
B.A. (Hons.)  Economics, English, Hindi, History, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: Intermediate Graduate with English as one of the subjects
B.Com.(Hons.)  Accounting and Finance, Economics, Banking
B.Com/ B.A. General
B.B.A. / B.C.A General 
B.Sc. Medical, Non-Medical
B.Sc. (Hons.) Bioinformatics, Biotechnology
B.Voc Agri-Business and Agrarian Entrepreneurship, (Fashion Technology and Apparel Design
M.Com. General, Entrepreneurship & Family Business Duration: 2 Years
Eligibility: Graduate Degree in the relevant subject
M.A Economics, English
M.Sc Biotechnology, Information Technology, Physics, Applied Chemistry, Bioinformatics
Ph.D. Biotechnology, Chemistry, Physics, Commerce Duration: 3 Years
Eligibility: Post Graduate degree in the relevant subject

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GGDSD College Chandigarh Admission

The admission process at Goswami Ganesh Dutt Sanatan Dharama College is done through online mode. Admission to all the courses is provided on merit basis whereas admission to M.Sc. (Biotechnology, Physics, Bioinformatics, Entrepreneurship and Family Business is done on entrance basis i.e. PU-CET Interested and eligible candidates are required to submit their application form.

How to Apply?

  • Check the official website and fill the admission form.
  • After that, you need to click on ” New applicant’ and fill in all the required details related to the course.
  • Pay application fee i.e. INR 800 and an additional INR 600 for hostel fees (if applicable).
  • Upload all the required documents
  • After the successful transaction students will receive login credentials through the mail.
  • After that students will be informed about counseling through SMS.
  • Admission to the eligible students will be provided on the basis of merit list.
  • On the day of admission, students are required to carry original documents for verification
  • For the finalization of admission process students need to pay fee challan provided by the college after the successful verification of documents

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GGDSD College Chandigarh Placement

Goswami Ganesh Dutt Sanatan Dharama College has its own career development cell which helps students to land among job opportunities and internships are also made available to students. Approximately 90+ companies come to recruit students from the institute and some of them are Federal Bank, South Indian Bank, HDFC Bank, Airtel Bharti, AuthBridge Research Services Pvt.ltd., Aviva Life Insurance, Bajaj Automobiles, Barclays Global Shared Services, Bose Corporation, Canam Consultants, Career Launcher, Bank Of America, Bharti Axa Life Insurance.

Academic year Students placed Median Salary
2016-17 210 3,80,000
2017-18 83 4,24,000
2018-19 201 3,36,000

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GGDSD College Chandigarh Scholarship

Goswami Ganesh Dutt Sanatan Dharama College provides scholarships and freeships in terms of tuition fee waiver and books fees waiver to the meritorious and financially weak students.scholarships are provided only to top 10 score holders in end semester examination by Punjab University.

Scholarships are provided to the economically weaker students whose parents annual income falls between INR 1 Lakh - 2 Lakh. students are required to submit the scholarship application form at the time of admission and scholarships are provided only after verification of all the documents.

In addition to the students can also get themselves registered on “National Scholarship Portal” to avail the scholarship provides under multiple schemes by the state and central government

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GGDSD College Chandigarh Facility

Goswami Ganesh Dutt Sanatan Dharama College provides the following facilities to the students during their admission tenure with the university colleges:

  • Hostel: College has well-equipped hostel facilities for both boys and girls. Girls hostel has nearly 300 seats whereas boys hostel has accommodation of 275 students. These hostels are provided on a merit basis.
  • Library: College has an elegant Library with more than 69,448 books, 31,35,000 e-books, 6,000+ e-journals, 110 periodicals, 22 Newspapers, and 3495 CD/DVDs, 68,850 books and e-books. The library has a sitting capacity of up to 1000 persons.
  • Classrooms: College has 120 spacious classrooms consisting of 22 smart rooms equipped with modern technical amenities, 2 lecture theatres, 4 seminar halls, and 53 labs. 
  • Auditorium: College has a multipurpose auditorium with a seating capacity of 850 students. It is well equipped with the audiovisual facility, state-of-the-art badminton courts, centrally air-conditioned, fully Computerized Curtain System, and four ante-rooms.
  • Communicative English Lab: college has a CEL which is well equipped with top-of-the-line software like Apple's Final Cut Pro, Quarkxpress, Clarity's Speech skills, and Business Writing.
  • Research Labs: College has a research lab that is well equipped with various equipment such as es Orbital Shaker, Cooling Centrifuge, Deep Freezer, Incubator, Laminar Air Flow, Oven, Autopipe, Microfuge.
  • Other facilities: College provides some additional facilities within the college campus such as Cafeteria, health center, internet facility, Bank, Parking, ERP Portal

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GGDSD College Chandigarh Faculty

The faculty at Goswami Ganesh Dutt Sanatan Dharama College has a dedicated team of more than 228 faculties to teach and to achieve the objectives of the College. The faculty of the GGDSD college holds masters and Ph.D. degrees in their fields of expertise and has worked in their field for a long time. In total college has 78 Ph.D.s, 31 M.Phil.s, 8 M.C.A.s, 4 CS, and 5 M.B.A.s in multiple departments such as Commerce and Management, Science and Technology, Biosciences, Humanities, and Information Technology.

Under the guidance of Dr. Balraj Thapar the college is led with expert leadership of Mentors and Professors:

  • Assistant Professors: 88
  • Associate Professors: 17
  • Others: 123

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GGDSD College Chandigarh FAQs

Ques. What are the events that are organized at GGDSD College?

Ans. Goswami Ganesh Dutt Sanatan Dharama College organizes an annual Sports Day which promotes extracurricular activities of the students. It also organizes various workshops and seminars where students learn the necessary skills to successfully enter the job market, and learn how to effectively present and conduct themselves for professional success.

Ques. Is there a cut off trend in Goswami Ganesh Dutt Sanatan Dharama College admission criteria?

Ans. No, there is no cut- off criteria in Goswami Ganesh Dutt Sanatan Dharama College as admission is done on the basis of merit.

Ques. Is there any Grievance cell present on the campus?

Ans. Yes, The Goswami Ganesh Dutt Sanatan Dharama College has a well-organized Grievance Redressal Cell to look into the genuine problems of students and to suggest possible remedies to the problem. They ensure smooth functioning inside the premises. The problem can be registered online through the official website.

Ques. Are there any Diploma Courses offered by GGDSD College?

Ans. Yes, College offers more than 14 diploma courses with a duration of 4-6 months to all the admitted students. Some of them are Fashion Designing, Child Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, French Environmental Auditing.

Ques. Are there any Ph.D. courses available?

Ans. Yes, College offers Ph.D. Courses for admission. The college offers a Ph.D. in the areas of Biotechnology, Chemistry, Physics, Commerce

Ques. Does GGDSD College have an incubation center?

Ans. Yes, College has a well-established incubation center that mainly focuses on Operationalizing the business, legal and regulatory compliances, Business model creation.

Ques. Does college organize industrial visits? 

Ans. Yes, College conducts industrial visits for their students to have practical exposure to the real world.