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Campus

College campus is spread over about from bus stand and from

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Road. Campus has various amenities such as college building, auditorium, girls and boys hostels,

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, sports and gymnasium hall complex, Gurudwara Sahib, bank branch, dispensary, post office and

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Central facilities

*Central library *Mechanical workshop block *Computer center *Genco alumni home *Day scholar club

Academics

The college was earlier affiliated with

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since beginning. But after establishment of

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in 1997 as a single affiliating university for all technical colleges of Punjab, college became affiliated with

. GNE is the first Engineering College of Punjab, which was conferred Autonomous Status by University Grants Commission in 2012. The college is one of the few technical institutions of Punjab selected for

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financial assistance under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP).

Courses offered

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** Computer Sciene & Information Technology **

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* B.Arch *

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* Ph.D. under QIP

Reputation and rankings

GNE was ranked at place 70 among engineering colleges in India by

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in 2020.

Admissions

* LEET for diploma holder *

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(CMAT) for admissions to postgraduate degree program in Management (MBA) *

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(GATE) as well as through

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merit, as per

guidelines for admissions in

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Campus placements and industrial interaction

The college has an impeccable placement record of students in reputed companies since its inception. The college has tie-ups and signed MoUs with many industrial and research institutes. The college also runs very active testing and industrial consultancy cell, which provides consultation to a large number of Govt. and industrial houses.

Student activities

Festivals

*ANAND UTSAV is the annual cultural festival held in March every year *GENESIS was the annual cultural and arts festival held in February or March *ATHARVA is the annual Technical festival held in September or October and invites participants from various renowned colleges of North India.

Professional societies

Chapters of the following professional bodies have been established at the college. * Association of Civil Engineering Students(ACES) *

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(CSI) * Linux User Group * Helps welfare society

NSS/NCC

An NSS wing and an NCC wing has been established.

Academic extension

* Guru Nanak Dev Polytechnic College, Ludhiana * Science & Technology Entrepreneurs’ Park (STEP-GNDEC) * Centre for Development of Rural Technology (CDRT) * Nankana Sahib Public School, Gill Road,

Notable people

GNE graduates (Genconians) have found success in a variety of diverse fields including cultural, political, public and private sectors in India and abroad. Various Alumni chapters of college are active around the world. The list contains many people including faculty members and Alumni. *

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(CE-1983) *Nazar Singh Manshahia, MLA (

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(CE-1982) *

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alias Shubdeep Singh Sidhu (EE-2016) * Gurpartap Singh Wadala (EE-1985) *Baldev Singh Sra, CMD, PSPCL (EE-1982) * Sukhpal Singh Gill,

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References

External links

*
GENCO alumni website

T&P Cell, GNE

Punjab Technical University website
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